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Hydration is Key
Our Favorite Winter Skin Care
by: Jessie Garten
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As January comes to a close . . .
the drop in temperature as we near the middle of winter causes dry skin that can be very frustrating. The air is cold and dry because of a decrease in humidity levels, resulting in a natural evaporation of the water in your skin. Consequently, you are left with dry, tight, or even flaky skin. To revitalize your skin, pharmacies and beauty stores offer a variety of products. Many people turn to switching soaps and daily products, considering milder ones which don’t strip the essential oils in one’s skin and increase moisturization within the skin.
graphic by: Clara Longo de Freitas
On the expensive side for hydrating products, the Drunk Elephant B-Hydra Intensive Hydration Gel can be applied to all skins, but especially to those that are oily or have acne. This intensive gel does not contain any animal products, making it completely vegan. It can be used on its own, but tends to work better when under other water based moisturizers. Not to mention the lightweight, thin tube is great for travel.
Belif The True Cream Moisturizing Bomb
Tatcha The Water Cream
Tatcha the Water Cream is an oil-free, highly effective pore minimizing moisturizer. By scooping a small amount of cream and massaging it onto the skin in strokes, the product heals the skin from dryness. This product can be used daily morning and night. This product consists of Japanese Wild Rose, Japanese Leopard Lily, and Tatcha’s Signature Hadasei-3. These ingredients work to balance skin, reduce oil production, and restore healthy, radiant skin. Belif’s True Cream Aqua Bomb is a gel cream that hydrates, cools, and refreshes dry skin. This product consists of Lady’s Mantle (known for its anti-inflammatory properties which minimize pore size), ceramide, and glycerin, which maintain moisture levels in the skin. To put the cherry on top of the sundae, this lightweight gel isn’t heavy or greasy on the skin.
The First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream Intense Hydration is a rich cream moisturizer that includes FAB Antioxidant Booster Complex, often used to protect the skin from UV rays and other outdoor dangers to the skin. The formula includes lightweight and nutrient-rich ingredients like shea butter, colloidal oatmeal, meadowfoam seed oil, licorice root, and both feverfew and white tea to strengthen the skin.
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel
Neutrogena’s Hydro Boost Water Gel was designed to keep pores from getting clogged because it does not include oils, dyes, or alternative fragrances. The water gel absorbs quickly and delivers powerful hydration to the skin. The formula is free of synthetic ingredients that may disrupt the skin, such as alcohol, and rich in ingredients found in the skin naturally, like hyaluronic acid.
