Transitioning your Skin Regimen for Cooler Weather

By: Taylor Pineda

Though Arizona is not known for its intense freezing cold winters, a dry climate leads to a crisp cool fall and a winter season that can mean a lot for your skin. In the summer, it is inevitable to not sweat and produce more oils. In the winter months your skin naturally is dryer, leaving your summer skin routine and products outdated for the elements.

At the end of the summer moving into fall, sunscreens that we had been using are clogging pores because of the temperature change. Fall treatments should include really great exfoliation. A great at home fall beauty mask is combining yogurt with honey.

Your skin needs more TLC during the fall. Your dry skin is so fragile, you have to do more to protect your skin. Add a day cream to your routine that contains soothing Shea and cocoa butter – they melt at body temperature so they absorb right into the skin and stay there all day. You don’t end up feeling dry halfway through the day.

Sleep with a humidifier on in your bedroom. It will add just enough moisture to the environment to give your skin the chance to do some real healing. For those who are afraid of the bacteria that sometimes can accumulate in a humidifier, you can even get a little one that attaches to a mini water bottle.