wind, If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?
~Percy Bysshe Shelley Winter season can be extremely stressful for our skin due to winds and cold temperatures outside as well as drying-low humidity resulting from heating inside. What exactly happens to our skin in winter: • When you are outside, the cold temperatures result in a poor blood circulation in your facial skin. As a result your skin does not get enough nutrients and oxygen and all the healthy, regenerative processes in your skin slow down. As a result, skin looses its healthy color and becomes dull or pale • When you are inside, your skin is losing its moisture due to the dry environment created by indoor heating. As a result, it feels tight, dry and can start flaking. • When you shift between the cold outside and the warm and dry inside environments the difference is so big and stressful for your skin that your skin naturally cannot balance itself quickly enough. This results in loss of hydration, irritation, widened capillaries and redness. All of the above mentioned co