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Wednesday,Nov 11 2009, 06:04:09 AMWinterproof Your Skin Naturally
Winter can be beautiful but the cold dry air along with traditional
beauty and body care products can cause total skin havoc. Luckily,
natural goods and some common sense can help keep skin supple and soft
even during the harshest winter months. Following are some tips…
Avoid
harsh astringents and toners: Both astringents and toners can contain
high amounts of alcohol. Alcohol is drying, so on top of winter (with
naturally drying air) your skin can suffer. Instead of conventional
toners try a non-alcohol based homemade facial toner, buy a non-alcohol
toner, or simply wash your face with a gentle non-drying organic or
natural soap once a day.
Scrub naturally: To sooth dry skin and
get a silky smooth feel try a facial scrub made with simple ground
oatmeal and strawberries – which will exfoliate without drying your
skin if you don’t want to grind oats in your blender try my favorite
natural facial grains from Manor Hall. For your entire body try making
a super awesome homemade organic sugar scrub or for an easy fix try
Mango Body Scrub.
Ease winter lips: Lips are easily chapped
during the winter. To avoid this take a dab of honey and a dab of white
table sugar and gently use this to exfoliate your lips a few times a
week. When you head outside make sure you slather on a good
eco-friendly lip balm.
Get some moisture: Long baths and showers
zap skin moisture, so avoid both. Keep a humidifier running in your
bedroom at night – but keep it clean or it’ll breed mold and other icky
stuff. Most of all, drink plenty of good ol’ H20. In the winter our
water intake can go down, but that’s a great way to dry out your skin.
Keep your reusable water bottle handy at all times. As for added
moisture, use a thick cream vs. a lotion. There’s more moisture content
in a cream vs. squirt-ready moisturizer. I like Yes To Carrots
Deliciously Rich Body Butter, which includes Shea Butter, vitamins A
and E, and zero parabens.
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Diya is a content writer. Presently working with an film production, wedding planner and event management company.