As summer isbeginning to wind down, it’s a good idea to change your skin careroutine for the fall. With cooler, dryer weather on its way, yourskin will require different care to stay healthy and hydrated. Thereare plenty of wonderful ways to enjoy the fall weather withoutletting your skin suffer. For the best tips to utilize for thiscoming autumn, check out these 7 changes you should make to your skincare routine in the fall.
Keep usingsunscreen
Because your skin isstill susceptible to UV radiation throughout the year, don’t makethe mistake of only wearing SPF during the summer. It is a good ideato apply an SPF between moisturizing and applying makeup.
Take shortershowers
Even though thoselong, hot showers may feel great in the moment, they may actually bedoing more harm than good during the fall months. Extended heatduring showers can intensely dry out your skin. It’s recommended toshower no longer than five to ten minutes, and only with lukewarmwater.
Increasemoisturizing routines
Depending on yourgeographical location, the fall may mean more windy weather, whichcan have a damaging, drying effect on your skin. This makes itessential to boost your moisturizer regimen during the fall. Try aheavier, denser moisturizer to your routine. If you need to take it astep further, you can add a serum to your routine for a deeper, morepenetrating hydration technique.
Give your lipssome love
As the weather getscolder, your lips are sure to get dryer. Exfoliation is a great toolto rid your lips of dry, dead skin cells. This will ensure you do notend up with chaffed, chapped, and cracking lips. The next step is togenerously apply lip balm or Vaseline to your lips.
Eliminate toners
Because you willneed to watch out for anything that will encourage dry skin, the fallis the perfect time to cut back on your toner usage. The alcohol inmost toners dries out skin. Go for hydrating oils and essential oilsinstead to keep your skin moisturized and healthy during the comingcold weather.
Try a fewfacemasks
Facemasks are not only great for your skin, butthey are really relaxing and fun. Facemasks in general are greattools to add to your fall skincare arsenal, as the skin can easilyabsorb the mask’s contents. Pick up facemasks from almost any majorstore, or make a night of it by making your own DIY mask.
Spend some timewith your hair
After all of the hot weather, possibly some fun hair coloring or blow drying, our hair can use some much needed attention and restoration. Furthermore, the dryer weather of fall will further damage hair. Try some additional hydrating products for your hair as the weather changes. Even consider satin pillowcases to further protect your hair from potential damage that can occur during sleep with cotton pillowcases.
