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8 Tips To Keep Your Skin Healthy During Winter

8 Tips To Keep Your Skin Healthy During Winter Nobody likes it when their skin feels and looks tight, dry and flaky. But, winter creates these problems for the skin. Cold air, harsh winds and pumped-up indoor heat can increase facial tissue sensitivity and leave the skin dry. But don’t worry! We have some tips to keep your skin healthy this winter!

8 Tips To Keep Your Skin Healthy

  1. Hydrate: It would be a great idea to make sure that you have lots and lots of water to keep your cells alive. It indirectly will affect your skin to keep it amazingly glowing. Ideally, you need to drink 2-3l of water a day.
  2. Moisturize: Use the right moisturizer for your skin type and an oil-free skin serum underneath for additional hydration. For dry skin, using moisturizer with ingredients such as safflower oil, soya bean oil, sweet almond oil, carrot oil, Shea butter or evening primrose oil on a regular basis will help in correcting the lack of oil and hydration deep within the skin. It will help you get that moist, supple and smooth skin. Oils like Coconut oil, Olive Oil, or Mustard Oil, can be applied 10-15 mins before bathing.
  3. Cover Up: Avoid prolonged exposure to cold air. Wear hats, scarfs, and gloves for your hands to avoid them. Slipping on a cotton glove over a moisturized hand will help you protect your skin.
  4. Eat Right: Add more of Omega 3 fatty acids, and foods full of mono-unsaturated fats such as fish, nuts, olive oil, flax seeds, sardines and avocados to your diet. These foods are great for healthy skin.
  5. Include More Vit C: Eat more foods that are rich in Vitamin C as they can help boost your body’s collagen, a protein that maintains skin and other connective tissues.
  6. Handle With Care: To prevent chapping parched hands, use wipe-off, soap-free cleansers and alcohol-free hand sanitizers.
  7. Right Clothing: If your skin does get irritated, wear breathable soft fabrics, such as cotton instead of polyester or itchy woollens. Less fitting clothes will also prevent your skin from irritation due to perspiration and chaffing.
  8. Lastly, winter can also mean reduced sun exposure. Sunlight is very important not only for the skin but for the whole body as well to produce Vitamin D and get enough calcium that way. So consult a doctor if you have a deficiency.

These tips will help you keep your skin healthy through the winter season! We hope this article helps! Do leave your thoughts in the comments below.

For more tips to stay healthy during winter, check out Healthy Reads or speak to an expert by subscribing for GOQii’s Personalised Health Coaching here.

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7 Simple Winter Skincare Tips For Dull and Dry Skin

winter skincare tips

With the temperatures dipping, dry winter air zaps the moisture from your skin and leaves it dry and flaky. But it doesn’t mean you have to live with dull and dry skin all through winter. A few effective winter skincare tips and a proper skincare routine can facilitate your skincare game on point even in the chilly months. Let’s discuss some very useful skin care tips to keep your skin healthy and happy in winter.

7 Simple Winter Skincare Tips 

  1. Cover Up: Winter brings along dry and itchy skin that can be annoying to deal with it but you can prevent them from stripping away your skin’s natural oils. Always wear gloves and cover your mouth and nose with a scarf or the collar of your jacket, especially if it’s  windy. You can apply Vaseline or lip balm and sunscreen of SPF – 15 to lessen direct contact between the cold air and your skin (especially your lips) as the sun’s harmful UV rays can still cause damage in winters. 
  2. Watch your Diet: Your skin texture depends not only on external treatments but also on your food intake. A proper nutritious intake helps in rejuvenating the skin from within. Sometimes, when the skin is incredibly dry, it can also be helped by whole grains, pulses, brown rice, oatmeal and sprouts. Foods containing omega 3 fatty acids like chia seeds, almonds, walnuts, fish oil and flaxseed oil help increase blood flow to the skin, thus making it smooth and supple.
  3. Make Hydration Easy: You’ve probably been told to drink plenty of water during winter, so don’t forget the ‘drinking 8 glasses of water’ rule that applies to winter as well. 
  4. High Water Content Foods: Vit. C rich fruits like guava, papaya, Amla, oranges, lemon juice, green tea, avocado and green veggies such as spinach, beetroot or carrot, broccoli soups and stews made with broth, can also help keep your body and skin from getting too dry by synthesising collagen. Collagen is the protein that holds the skin cells together, thus promoting the generation of clear skin and a fresh complexion.
  5. Moisturize & Apply Natural Butters: Moisturizing is one the pretty basic winter skincare tips. Take it a step further by selecting moisturizers or natural butters like Shea, primrose, kokum, coconut oil or ghee, and almond butter. These can be applied to the skin after showering. Treating dry lips can also be done using a few common home ingredients like aloe vera gel and honey or Vaseline.
  6. Practice Abhyanga: Abhyanga is an important aspect of Ayurveda, a treatment that involves self-massaging the skin with oil. You can use cold-pressed oils like olive oil, sesame seed oil, mustard oil, coconut oil, almond oil and castor oil, etc. that offers a great healing treatment for dry skin, bringing comfort and balance to the entire body.
  7. Avoid Hot Baths: Always use lukewarm water instead of hot water while bathing to revive natural oil from the skin. You can also use mild soaps, bath oils or a good home-cleanser just like the top of the milk cream blended with a few teaspoons of gram flour (Besan) and a pinch of turmeric powder rather than a harsh soap which can dry out the skin. 

These are some simple Winter Skincare tips to help you keep your skin moist, supple and healthy all season long. Include the easy changes above to your everyday routine to be able to feel your best! 

We hope this article helps you. Do leave your thoughts in the comments below. To read more on how to stay healthy during winters, check out Healthy Reads or speak to an expert by subscribing for GOQii’s Personalised Health Coaching here: https://goqiiapp.page.link/bsr

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