DIY Skin Care Tips For Winter
Winter is here, and with it comes an abundance of changes that can wreak havoc on our skin. From the cold weather that dries out our skin to the stress and unhealthy eating habits during holiday celebrations that lead to unexpected breakouts, winter is the season to be conscious about your skincare routine.
For most, skincare is synonymous with topical approaches. We think of cleansers, creams, hydrating masks, exfoliating scrubs, and many other products designed for topical use. However, there is much more to caring for your skin than a surface approach.
Supporting Your Skin From the Inside-Out
Fun fact. Beautiful glowing skin actually starts on the inside. The effects may not always be as immediate as that scrub or face mask, but they are definitely more profound and long-lasting. Let’s take a look at a few approaches to inside-out skincare.
- Stay Hydrated. Proper hydration has amazing benefits for your skin. It helps prevent acne, reduces puffiness, slows premature aging, and so much more. The problem is that staying adequately hydrated during winter is not always easy. Who wants to chug a bottle of cold water when temperatures outside are near freezing?
If you’re struggling to stay hydrated during these colder months, consider switching to warm water. You can even spruce it up by adding something like lemon or ginger to make it less bland. Whatever strategies you employ, ensuring you are drinking plenty of water each day will help support your skin from the inside-out.
- Manage Stress Levels. Winter is more or less synonymous with the holidays. While there is a lot to look forward to with the upcoming festivities, it is also often a stressful time.
Stress can really set you back in terms of the progress you have made with skin health. One way this happens is through stress hormones like cortisol that increase the secretion of sebum. This could leave you looking greasy, or worse, lead to breakouts.
Stress also negatively impacts your body’s immune capacity which can lead to a whole host of skin issues like rashes, redness, and more.
To avoid all this, manage your stress levels by getting adequate sleep, meditating, and not taking on too much responsibility over the holidays.
- Practice a Healthy Diet. Diet affects the skin in more ways than many of us realize. A healthy diet provides the skin with the nourishment it needs to thrive. This includes crucial minerals, vitamins, essential fatty acids, and amino acids which are all required to keep the skin healthy and vibrant.
Practicing a healthy diet that features whole foods like clean protein, colorful vegetables, fresh fruits, healthy fats, and whole grains can do wonders for your skin. You may see improved skin texture, a healthy glow, and even reduced signs of premature aging.
Recipes to Support Your Skin From Inside-Out & Outside-In
Speaking of diet, what you eat clearly has a huge impact on your skin health, especially during winter. To help you out, here are three simple recipes that will help nourish and hydrate your skin from the inside-out to keep it smooth, supple, and wrinkle-free for as long as possible.
Skin-Friendly Smoothie for All Skin Types
- 1 teaspoon Essentials Blend from New Earth
- ¼ cup raspberries
- ¼ cup pineapples
- 1 small carrot, peeled and chopped
- 3 tablespoons rose water
- ¼ cup water
Blend everything together until you get a homogenous smoothie. This makes for a great breakfast, lunch, or even post-workout snack. The raspberries and pineapples are packed with Vitamin C, which is great for skin health. Carrots contain a variety of minerals and vitamins, but it is their fiber content and the subsequent improvement to gut health that is most worth celebrating.
Daily Cleanser for Dry Skin:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 tablespoons rose water
- 1 teaspoon Essentials Blend from New Earth
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 4 tablespoons water
Mix all these ingredients in a recycled pump bottle. Give it a good shake and you are good to go. The olive oil provides essential oils needed for sebum production to keep the skin nice and supple. Honey and rose water on the other hand help by promoting collagen formation and reducing puffiness.
Daily Cleanser for Acne-Prone Skin:
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 4 tablespoons brewed chamomile tea
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon Essentials Blend from New Earth
- 2 drops of tea tree essential oil
- 4 tablespoons water
Mix them all together in your bottle and shake to mix everything uniformly. Here, the soothing and puffiness-reducing effects of chamomile and tea tree oil are what shine the most. The Essentials Blend further offers support with its combination of nutrients, enzymes, and probiotics for restoring the skin to a healthy glow.
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With Essentials Blend, healthy glowing skin is a few simple steps away: cleanse, eliminate, and nourish inside and out.
Give it a try as you go into the holiday season and see just how big of a difference this inside-out, out-side in approach will have. We bet you will be using our recipes and tips long after winter.
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