Fall Skin Care Tips!

Fall Skin Care Tips

As we head into the fall months, the weather changes and so does our skin.  The dry cold weather, combined with the dry furnace air tends to dry out our skin and make it flaky, chapped, and not looking our best! Its important to make the right changes in our skin care regimen to keep our skin looking as healthy, youthful, and beautiful as you are!

 

1.      Reassess your Body Cleanser.  In the spring and summer, fruity body washes are popular treat, but as you move into fall, you’ll want to make sure that it isn’t too drying for your skin.  Make sure to pick a body wash that is soap free, as well as moisturizing. This will help to keep your skin moisturized and avoid the chapping of colder weather.  

2.      Moisturize daily.  Find yourself a good daily moisturizer and apply it to the entire body daily.  Use a liberal amount is area if high movement such as elbows and knees.  This will help prevent the dry flaking skin that dry fall and winter weather brings.  Some of our favorite Moisturizers are Bioelements (they have a bunch, each one to target a different skin type), L’ANZA’s Healing Moisture Hand treatment, Eufora’s Body blends face and body moisturizer, and Hemps body lotion! All can be found at the Kutting Edge Salon and Spa

3.      Exfoliate, Exfoliate, Exfoliate.  Make sure to exfoliate your skin 2-3 times weekly.  By buffing away the dry dead skin cells that are sitting on top of your skin, you can let your soft healthy skin show through. Your soft healthy skin is more likely to absorb your moisturizer and give you the optimum results! 

4.      Help heal the cracks.  As our skin dries out, sometimes cracking can occur in places such as hands, elbows, and the heels on the feet. If this occurs, we recommend applying a liberal amount of petroleum jelly (Try Vaseline or Aquaphor) nightly until it is healed completely.  It may help to cover the area after you apply the ointment to help it absorb.

5.      Don’t forget the sunscreen!  Even though the sun isn’t burning bright, the UV rays are still shining through the clouds and you are still accruing sun damage.  It is best to apply an SPF 30 or higher daily to all sun exposed areas, and reapply throughout the day as needed.  We suggest finding a daily moisturizer with a sunscreen in it! This way, you are saving a step and are more likely to remember! 

6.     Take care of those luscious lips! Don’t let your lips be forgotten, as the weather gets chilly!  Make sure to keep a good moisturizing lip balm on those lips at all times to avoid chapping and cracking (a balm with a sunscreen is even better!)  And to keep them super soft, use a lip exfoliant.  We like Bioelements Lip Buff- you can pick it up in our salon! 

Your skin is one of your best accessories!   

Don’t let it be forgotten as you transition from summer to fall!

Stop by the Kutting Edge Salon and Spa and visit with one of our Estheticians to get one-on-one tips on how to best take care of your special skin type!  You can also schedule a relaxing facial and head into fall with your face looking its best!