Skin Solutions: Dry Skin & More In The Winter

We can all feel it already, winter is most definitely here. Where can we feel it the most? On our skin. In the winter season, skincare solutions and remedies are vast, but what do you really need to cure dry lips and skin? Dr. Kaplan has you covered.

In this article, we’ll review how to remedy dry skin, chapped lips and how to battle the cold weather with your skin in mind.

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Combat Dry Skin

The winter season is here, and it’s important to start focusing on skincare for dry skin sooner rather than later. The harshness of winter has a drying effect on skin because of the colder temperatures and lower humidity levels. On top of that, indoor heating can remove moisture from the air, and all at the same time a decrease in lipid production makes it hard to retain moisture in the skin barrier. It’s like the perfect storm made for dry skin, and that’s why we need to fight it.

You’ll want to focus on ingredients like hyaluronic acid and other deeply hydrating ingredients. Remember, you don’t have to just get it from a moisturizer! Products like the award-winning Diamond Contour Supercharged 1-Minute Daily Facial give your skin a hit of moisture that it desperately craves during this season plus a number of other benefits.

Wondering what other formulas can give you a deep moisture hit as a solution for dry skin in the winter? In the morning, use the Diamond Contour Spectrum SPF 30 Complete Complexion Treatment so that your skin will stay hydrated, be protected with SPF and is available in 4 different tints. At night, use the Diamond Contour Collagen Boosting Hydration Créme to give an even deeper hydration to the skin to help it repair overnight.

Wondering about your body? Dr. Kaplan has you covered there too. The Insta-Glow Gommage Body Peel not only removes those dry and dead skin cells, but also quenches using babassu oil. 

Fight Against Chapped & Dry Lips

It’s difficult to avoid, and it almost always comes with the winter season. So, what’s the cure for dry lips in the winter? Luckily, the remedies are out there but it’s all about taking preventative measures. For all of the same reasons your skin gets dry, your lips do too, but the difference is that your lips are much thinner skin layers, leaving them incredibly susceptible to the cold weather. That’s why a little bit more love needs to be given to them. The good news is that it doesn’t have to take up much time in your normal routine.

Using the Perfect Pout Lip Mask as a lip treatment regularly in the winter is an easy cure for those dry, chapped lips in the winter. Unlike lip scrubs, which can be harsher on your lips, this mask uses a gel-cream technology that slides onto your lips comfortably and uses papaya enzymes to exfoliate skin in a gentle way. There’s even hyaluronic acid in the formula to hydrate!

Throughout the day, it’s important to use something hydrating and healthy for your lips so that the winter season doesn’t do more damage. That’s why Dr. Kaplan developed the Perfect Pout Lipstick and the Perfect Pout Lip Balm, both not only having deep hydration qualities, but also SPF 30 to ensure your lips are protected all day long.

Remedies for Your Skin in Cold Weather

In the winter season, it’s important to sometimes add in treatments that will help remedy your skin in the cold weather. That’s why, in addition to the powerful formulas already mentioned, there’s a couple key treatments Dr. Kaplan always recommends having it in your routine during the winter (well, actually year round!). 

Since your skin is losing so much moisture, it’s important to replenish that hydration as much as possible. Using the fan-favorite Cellular Rejuvenating Concentrate, you can be sure that your skin is getting just that (and more). This incredible serum formula uses both high and low molecular weight hyaluronic acid to quench the skin at the cellular level. In addition, patented peptides and antioxidants are used to smooth fine lines and wrinkles. 

Did you think we forgot about our hands? Of course not! Dr. Kaplan developed a hand treatment that is anti-aging, and deeply hydrating. The Diamond Contour Intensive Anti-Aging Hand Treatment cures dry skin with 5 essential moisturizers so that it lasts longer and leaves your hands feeling better than ever. 

Timing & When to Start Winter Skincare

One question that’s often asked is, when exactly should you start your skincare routine? The answer isnow. Though you should be focused on deep hydration year round, you’ll want to start skincare for cold weather in September or October so your skin is as healthy as possible, and ready for the winter. By using these remedies for chapped lips, skincare for dry skin and prepping your skin for it, it’ll be easier to fall into the routine and you’ll have glowing skin all year round. 

Remember, though, it’s never too late! So, if you’re reading this in December, we suggest starting now since we still have the full season to go.