December is just around the corner and while it brings with
it festivity and celebration, it could also spells severe skin and hair
problems if you don’t pad up. Here are the most common winter worries you
should watch out for…
Winter skin
While the seasons change, our routine (sadly) doesn’t. This
means that even though the temperatures outside are dipping, we’re still
subjecting our skin to the same air conditioning, the same
cleanse-tone-moisturise routine and the same diet. When December rolls around,
it brings with it dry, itchy, winter skin. Keep it well-nourished and hydrated
by increasing your intake of liquids and moisturiser for your skin to lap up.
Dry lips
You’ll feel the onset of winter on your lips faster than the
newscasters. Look out for lips that hurt when they stretch and sting every time
you eat something that’s even a wee bit spicy. If you want to be wearing
lipstick by New Year’s Eve, indulge your lips with a homemade lip scrub and
treat it to generous amounts of Vaseline Lip Care every night before bed.
Chalky elbows and knees
The other part of your body that will shows signs of winter
will be your elbows and knees that get terribly chalky. The solution is simple
and age-old – in dire cases, massage coconut oil on the dry skin every night,
in not so dire cases, remember to shower with lukewarm water instead of hot water
and apply moisturiser right after you shower while your skin is still damp so
that your skin can absorb it better.
Cracked heels and toes
All those exaggerated television commercials were right –
the most common concern during the winter months can indeed turn out to be an
embarrassment if you don’t have too many ballerinas to wear to work. A quick
remedy is to squeeze a lime into a quarter bucket of warm water and dip your
feet into it for 20 minutes. Next, exfoliate and get rid of dry skin with a
pumice stone. Wipe your feet dry, apply a generous amount of olive oil to the
affected areas (or your whole sole), and cover your feet with socks.
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