A key focus of my blog is Health/Wellness. The winter months are tricky and can have adverse effects on our personal health and wellbeing if we don’t know how to take care of ourselves. The following contributed post is entitled, Great Ways To Look After Your Appearance In Winter.
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The winter season is a bad one for your appearance. It can dry out your skin, make your lips all chapped, and it can take ages to recover once the springtime rolls round. And even when it does, the hotter weather can affect you in different harmful ways!
So, maybe it’s best to learn how to take better care of your overall appearance when it’s cold out? Don’t worry – that’s not as difficult as it might sound. There are some great little ways to stay hydrated and keep the cold weather out; here are the tips you’ll need for the upcoming months.
Drink More Water
Even though it’s cold outside, and it’s been raining for most of the month, it’s more crucial than ever to top up on your water. Even though you drink loads during the hot times of the year, you may need to drink more during the winter thanks to the wind and dry air pulling most of the moisture out of you. For example, if you’re usually fine on a liter per day, you may need to go up by a half-liter for better results. Of course, only drink when you need to, but keep this potential deficit in mind.
Make Your Skincare Routine More Sensitive
The winter can make our skin more prone to blemishes, rashes, and spots. That means our skin is feeling much more sensitive than usual and needs to be handled gently. You can do that by swapping out your skincare products for ones that are lighter, or made for more sensitive, redness-prone skin. And if you don’t have a skincare routine at all, now could be a very good time to put one in place. Even if you don’t keep it up for any longer than wintertime, you’ll be doing wonders for your appearance.
Invest in Light Therapy
Light therapy is very good for both your brain and body. Not only will it beat the darkness blues you may be feeling, but it can help your skin to recover from any wintertime damage. Take red light therapy as a good example here. If you’ve got patches of dry skin and chapped/bitten lips, you can switch on the red light to help hasten the healing process. Check out The best red light therapy devices if you’re interested, and then use your light for at least half an hour every day for a month.
Don’t Forget Your Hands
Your hands are going to receive the biggest battering during the winter months. You use them to interact with everything, and if you’re not constantly wearing gloves as you go, these will dry out too! But thankfully we’ve got an easy fix: you just need some hardy moisturizer. Put it on morning and night to get a consistent cycle going, and then top up whenever your palms feel dry.
Your face, hands, and skin can suffer during winter simply due to the weather changes. Use these tips to prevent dehydration.
