The subtleties of seasonal skin care

The way the skin looks is almost the first thing that indicates a person’s age and well-being. And she is almost continuously under external influence, which does not add to her neither health nor beauty. Even each season has its own "weapons arsenal" to damage the skin. Therefore, care for it, depending on the season, has its own characteristics.

In winter, the skin experiences a sharp change in temperature. There is no pleasure from this for any person or hands, which are primarily affected by such differences. And if red spots appear on the body or lines of the thinnest vessels appear (rosacea), then in such a period these troubles are even more aggravated. Due to the temperature effects, some people have acne.

Water that evaporates from cells takes on the form of crystals in the cold. Due to this, the cells are rapidly destroyed, which also leads to diseases of the dermis.

By spring, in addition to the problems accumulated during the winter, most people develop signs of vitamin deficiency in the body, which are again indicated by lifeless, dull and flaky skin. If the dermis is very sensitive, then it becomes tight, sometimes blushes.

In the summer, despite all its joys of warmth and the beneficial effects of the sun, the reverse side of such factors also makes itself felt. Ultraviolet and heat, dry wind and dust can dry out the skin and provoke early aging.

In the fall, the influence of ultraviolet radiation is still great, plus the cold wind and a sharp change in temperature begin to this. With the beginning of the heating season in homes, the air becomes dry. From mid-October, many begin to again experience a lack of vitamins, including vitamin D, on which the appearance of the dermis depends very significantly.

Features of facial skin care in a certain season largely depend on its type.

In cosmetology, five types of skin are distinguished.

• Oily. It can be determined by the characteristic shine, enlarged pores, and frequent rashes of acne and blackheads. Thanks to the greasy film, wrinkles on such skin appear later than on owners of other types of skin integument. Oily dermis has good elasticity and normal moisture content.
• Dry. It is thin, not elastic enough, easily inflames and quickly ages. Acne rarely appears on this type of skin, but external factors, including weather, can cause it great harm.

• Normal It is characterized by sufficient elasticity, moderate sensitivity. Pores are invisible on it, it has an even, healthy color. And only over the years, owners of this type appear signs of dry dermis - wrinkles and fissures. The lucky owners of such skin is a small number of women.
• Combined. She is fat on the forehead, chin and nose. But on the cheekbones and cheeks - dry. Often prone to allergies, it can be all sorts of irritations, including acne. It occurs more often than other types.

• Sensitive (problematic). It quickly becomes dry and sore. It’s difficult for her to choose the right cosmetics, because such a skin in the most unexpected way reacts to different components. It is characterized by poor elasticity and weakly resists external influences.

In the autumn-winter period, when problems with dryness and peeling begin, measures should be taken to carefully care for the skin.

Wash your face, it is better not to use strongly acting on the dermis means. This will help her to secrete the right amount of sebum and protect her from rashes and blackheads, as well as from various kinds of inflammatory processes in the cold.

After water procedures in winter, you should always use nutrients to protect the upper layers of the skin. Particular attention requires the area around the eyes. The skin here is especially thin and cannot fully resist the effects of cold air. Therefore, it is important to maintain it with a nourishing cream.

Also, scarves and caps that are constantly in contact with the surface of the body require regular washing, since microorganisms that multiply in knitted things adversely affect the skin when it comes into contact with it. If acne appears on your head, it is better to wash the hat at least once a week.

In spring, sun activity is also high, so creams with an appropriate filter are very useful. They are best used half an hour before leaving the house. In the evening, after cleansing your face, you need to apply a night cream, which until the morning should nourish the skin, subject to spring vitamin deficiency, necessary for beauty and radiance.

To moisturize, it is also useful to make masks with the appropriate effect. You can take dairy products and fruits as a basis.

In addition, you should drink as much water as possible - at least two liters per day.

As for cosmetics, powder and dense tonal creams, which, among other things, were an obstacle to frost, can now be abandoned.From now on, the skin must be allowed to freely receive enough oxygen.

In the summer season, it’s good to add homemade ones to store protective (including from the sun), tonic.

To cleanse the skin, it is better to use "potions" with a light texture based on plant extracts. To wash off cosmetics - with napkins impregnated with lotion. After morning and evening washing, it is good to apply a tonic based on mint or chamomile.

The key to the beauty of the skin will be its regular hydration, which must be carried out in the morning and evening. Instead of thick saturated creams, serums and emulsions should be used, which do not create another dense layer on the skin that interferes with the penetration of air into the pores. In the evening, the procedure should be carried out half an hour before going to bed. This will help to avoid swelling on the face. Moisturize the eyelids with a tightening effect.

Cosmetics used in the summer should also be light. Water-based decorative products are best. It is undesirable to use lipsticks with a dense texture. Sequins and bright eyeliners are also useless here. Using an emulsion with sunscreen properties, you can tint the skin, give it the necessary moisture and hide minor flaws.

Given the necessary protection in the summer, skin care includes several items.

• Twice or even thrice a day, it is necessary to clean the skin with a special gel or foam. You can use thermal water, which, in addition to purification, has the function of oxygen saturation and regulation of metabolic processes in the dermis.
• In summer, it is important to carry out procedures for exfoliating dead cells from the skin. Gently remove all excess from its surface with a delicate scrub or special mask. Thanks to them, the face becomes smooth and acquires a healthy appearance.
• The next step is hydration. Here, in addition to cream, shop and home masks can be used. It is recommended to use compresses and balms.
• After this, the skin needs to be enriched with the necessary minerals and vitamins. For its nutrition, you can choose masks and creams corresponding to the type of skin or prepare them from natural home remedies.
• Do not skip the stage of invigorating the dermis with tonics (mainly without alcohol). To give it a high tone, you should choose recipes for masks depending on the characteristics of the skin. They need to be done according to the recommended scheme.

In winter and autumn, skin should be looked after in a similar way. It also requires periodic cleansing, giving it tone and hydration. At the nutritional stage, you can use fatty creams that will increase the protective functions of the skin under the influence of frost and an icy wind.

As for the use of masks in the autumn-winter period, for dry and sensitive skin they should be arranged from two to four times a week. For oily and combination it will be enough to carry out such procedures once a week or even ten days.

Spring care requires the use of products with a high content of vitamins and nutrients. Ascorbic acid, panthenol, retinol, collagen - such words should be on tubes and packages with caring creams.

The mandatory step is the use of scrubs. This can be both a means of industrial production, and home. You will also need to use masks for whitening, since it is in the spring that freckles appear on the skin, which not every woman perceives as a decoration. Hand-made masks are quite capable of dealing with such a problem.

There are many recipes for skin care in different seasons, which can be made from what is in the home kitchen.

In the summer, a delicate scrub will turn out to be a wonderful face remedy, prepared on the basis of sour cream and a suspension of ground coffee beans remaining after the preparation of an invigorating drink. It will not only carefully clean the dermis, but will help enrich it with moisture.

Mix coffee grounds and sour cream (take about 30 grams each) and massage with massage movements for two to three minutes. You can add a few drops of oil suitable for a specific skin type. Then rinse with cool water. The skin smoothes and takes on a healthier look.

Fresh cucumber can be used to make tonic. It removes irritation and pigment formed on the face under the influence of the summer sun.

To prepare it you will need:

• fresh cucumber - 1;
• boiling water - 1 glass;
• lemon juice - 2 drops.

Rub the cucumber and pour boiling water. Wait until the infusion reaches room temperature, separate the liquid from it and place in a glass jar. This means to treat the face twice or thrice a day.

If the skin was burned by the sun, you can make a compress of cabbage. It removes the feeling that the skin is tightened and irritated.

It is necessary to take:

• cabbage leaves - 2-3 pieces;
• warm milk - a quarter cup;
• egg yolk - 1.

Finely grate the leaves of the vegetable and mash into porridge. Add the yolk (pre-whipped) and milk. Put the resulting mass on a piece of gauze, smear on it and attach to the face. Wait twenty minutes. After removing the compress, wash with water (slightly below room temperature).

In the summer heat, ice made from tea leaves will help refresh your face. Thanks to this tool, the skin will become more elastic and even in color. Fresh strong tea leaves must be placed in special molds and frozen in the freezer. A stock of refreshing ice will always be at hand.

Autumn gives its fruits, which you just need to use in order to improve the skin and make it more beautiful.

From fresh currants and potatoes, you can make a mask for oily skin. It will help to narrow pores and remove unhealthy shine.

It is necessary to take:

• one potato fruit;
• a handful of red currant;
• kefir - 1/3 cup.

Peel and mash potatoes until they are loose. Rub the berry using a sieve. Combine both components, add kefir and mix well until a homogeneous consistency. Stand on the face for half an hour. Rinse off.

The mask will make the skin more elastic, moisturized and beautiful using cottage cheese and apricot.

To prepare it you need to take:

• large apricot - 1;
• homemade cottage cheese - 50 grams;
• olive oil - 30 milliliters.

Remove the seed from the apricot and mash the fruit with a fork. Add to it the remaining components of the mask and mix everything thoroughly until gruel. Hold the composition on your face for half an hour. Soak a cotton pad with milk or warm water and rinse off the mask. After that, just wash yourself.

For sensitive skin, a spinach mask is good. She will relieve irritation and cheer up. Crumble a couple of sheets of spinach, pour milk and put on a small fire. After boiling, wait until it cools down. Strain. Soak a piece of thin, loose tissue with liquid and press it to your face. Wait twenty minutes, then rinse.

You can provide the necessary nutrition and protection in the cold season with a banana mask. Crush a quarter of a banana with a fork to a porridge-like state, add two teaspoons of saturated cream, drip a little olive oil and lemon juice. Apply in the evening for fifteen minutes.

Another variant:

• low-fat cottage cheese - 2 teaspoons;
• strong tea leaves - 1 teaspoon;
• linseed oil - 1 teaspoon.

Use as with a banana mask.

To prepare a carrot mask, you need to take a tablespoon of grated carrots, a little olive oil.Mix and apply on face for ten to fifteen minutes.

An effective whitening mask can be done in the spring. She will remove unwanted pigmentation. Mix a tablespoon of chopped parsley with three tablespoons of sour cream and a teaspoon of starch. Spread on this face and wait fifteen to twenty minutes, then rinse. The skin should get rid of freckles and absorb moisture.

For different periods of the year, cosmetologists advise to adhere to a number of rules, which will help keep the skin young and healthy.

• In the morning, the procedures for preparing the skin for the effects of the winter sun, frost and wind should be started in such a way as to complete it at least half an hour before leaving the house.
• Creams should have hyaluronic acid or aloe vera in their composition. Moisturize the skin with them a couple of hours before you have to leave the room - the nutritional composition must enter the skin completely.
• When the street is cold, it is better to abandon the peeling procedure.

• One of the causes of lethargy in the spring is poor blood circulation. Cleansing and hydration of the skin at these points should correspond to the transition period. According to the calendar, there may be spring, but the harsh wind and snow are quite winter. They affect the skin of any type in the worst way. Especially problematic and dry.
• During this period, it is better to abandon the use of rough scrubs. Skin care should be regular and delicate.
• As for the summer, for mixed-type skin care, cosmetologists advise using sour milk or kefir, applying it to your face for ten minutes in the morning. It will be useful to treat the skin with decoctions of medicinal herbs.

• For oily skin in the summer it is advised to use alcohol-based lotions. They disinfect the skin, which is necessary to prevent clogging of the pores and the formation of black spots.
• To eliminate excess sebum will help and masks with cosmetic clay, which should be applied a couple of times a week.
• For dry skin, which reacts painfully to the effects of the summer sun and dust, experts recommend reducing the use of powder and never forget about special means to protect against ultraviolet radiation. You need to wash only with cool water and herbal infusions.

For how to care for your face in the morning and in the evening and what seasonal treatments and masks can be done, see the next video.