Global News BC invited me to do a segment earlier this week on winter skin tips. See the link here:
Winter skin tips to survive colder, drier weather
I just love Sonia Sunger and her morning news team. She is so easy to talk to that I forget I am on camera until my patients come in later in the day and say they saw me on TV!
Here is a summary of what we talked about:
- Sunscreen is the most important skin care step year-round to protect from damaging UVA and UVB rays.
- You may need a more substantial moisturizer in winter, to cope with dry air indoors and outdoors.
- Consider a vitamin C-containing antioxidant serum.
A simple but comprehensive 4-step winter skin care guide:
Step One: Cleanse. Use a gentle unscented product.
Dry skin: Cetaphil gentle face wash, Riversol Refreshing Gel Cleanser
All skin types, oily skin: Dove bar for sensitive skin.
Step Two: Antioxidant Serum. Vitamin C acts as an antioxidant to neutralize free radicals and reverse environmental damage throughout the day. I love SkinCeuticals antioxidant serums, and am impressed by the research behind their products.
Dry skin: SkinCeuticals CE Ferulic.
Oily Skin: SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF
Step Three: Moisturize. I favour gentle unscented products.
Dry skin: Toleriane Ultra by La Roche-Posay.
Oily Skin: Toleriane Ultra Fluide by La Roche-Posay
Step Four: Sun protection. Last but not least, this is the best place to invest time and money. Use a broad-spectrum product with SPF of at least 30.
All skin types: EltaMD UV Daily SPF 40, La Roche-Posay Anthelios Ultra Fluid Lotion SPF 60.
Touch-ups: Colorescience loose mineral sunscreen SPF 50. This is my favourite touch-up product year -round, and especially on the slopes this time of year!
Don’t forget your lips: Jane Iredale Lip Drink SPF 15 with frequent re-application.
For your nighttime routine, simply drop the antioxidant serum and sunscreen, and consider adding a retinol- more on this in a another post.
The above are simply my favourite products. I did not receive any incentives toward this post.