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Kate Somerville’s Seasonal Skin Care Routine
How do environmental conditions affect your skin?
When skin is exposed to environmental aggressors and climate change, it can cause visible signs of aging, rough, uneven texture, sun damage, and pigmentation issues. It’s really important to replenish skin, while forming a protective barrier against the elements—humidity, wind, heat, cold, dryness, etc.When exactly should we start changing our routine?
Listen to your skin, it will let you know when you need to change your routine. If you’re starting to feel more dry in the fall, that’s when you should start using a heavier moisturizer.
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How do seasonal foods affect your skin?
Your skin really reflects what you put into your body. It’s important to feed your skin by eating a variety of fresh, healthy foods that give the depth of nutrients we need throughout the year. Avoid refined sugar, salt, flour, and grain products, trans and saturated fats, and limit your intake of dairy, caffeine, and alcohol. This can be especially challenging during the holiday season! Hydration is also key, especially during summer. Skin that feels dry and tight from the sun is dehydrated, so it’s all about putting moisture back into the skin. Drink plenty of water and eat water-rich fruits and vegetables. I love starting my day with a green juice or smoothie, incorporate ingredients like aloe juice, celery, spinach and cucumber.What’s the best skin care routine for the fall and winter?
The fall and winter is a great time to repair skin and incorporate serious skin care products, like retinols, and exfoliate more frequently. Winter is when you want to do the work, getting rid of the damage done during the summer months. I up all my clients on their usage of retinols and peeling products during winter and have them use a heavier moisturizer. The biggest challenge is dry, dull skin. Dry skin is dead skin cells, so you need to exfoliate, hydrate, and moisturize. People are often wary to exfoliate when they’re dry. Look for a gentle exfoliator, like my ExfoliKate, which exfoliates enzymatically to give you that glow.What are the best products and ingredients to use in the winter?
Help lift dull, dry skin by exfoliating regularly. After months of sun exposure, skin can appear dull and rough. Polish skin with an exfoliator containing fruit enzymes and round beads. Hydrate skin with a targeted serum that addresses your skin concerns. Ingredients like hyaluronic acid will help bind moisture to skin, improving the look of elasticity, firmness, and texture. Retinol is the absolute most important ingredient you can use in a regimen, if you’re over the age of 30. There are so many benefits—it stimulates collagen, removes environmental damage, aids in wrinkle reduction, helps with breakouts, reduces scaring, minimizes pore size, helps skin texture, etc. During the winter, I recommend my clients use retinol 4 to 5 times per week. My DermalQuench Liquid Lift + Retinol Advanced Resurfacing Treatment is a gentle way to increase retinol usage because it’s hydration coupled with retinol—key for winter! PFC oxygen carriers bring retinol into deep layers of skin where it’s needed without burning the surface. While an oil-free moisturizer may be ideal during hot summer months, rethink your daily moisturizer to ensure your skin is getting what it needs as temperatures drop. Look for anti-aging peptides and more emollient formulas to keep skin smooth, soft and youthful-looking. And even though you won’t be spending as much time in the sun, don’t slack off on your sunscreen—wear it daily!
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