Longer days, intense wind chill, snowstorms—wintertime brings annual certainties. With the changing weather comes physical factors to consider, perhaps most notably dry, flaky skin.
Freezing wind chills, low humidity levels, and dry indoor heat are all winter conditions that can leave your skin looking less hydrated and radiant than normal.1 These various seasonal characteristics eliminate moisture from your skin, which can cause dryness, redness, flakiness, itchiness, cracking, peeling, and bleeding to the face, hands, feet, legs, and other areas that are exposed.2
“Dry air and wind strip the outer skin layer of oils needed to maintain healthy barrier function. As the skin loses hydration, microscopic cracks develop in the outer layer along with inflammation,” Joshua Zeichner, MD, an associate professor of dermatology and the director of Cosmetic & Clinical Research in Dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, told Health.
The good news, Dr. Zeichner explained, is that making small changes to your skincare routine, as well as using the right products, may help soothe your skin, prevent irritation, and help with hydration.
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