Winter skin

quiggels219

hey ladies I need some winter skin help. I lived in ft lauderdale/Miami my whole life and I never had any problems with my skin other than the occasional dry day. This summer I moved to ny and now that cold weather has come in my skin is not happy with me. I feel like it's red and blotchy looking, it feels so dry all the time even though I have upped my water intake to about 10 glasses a day and use my normal Mary Kay creams at night and lighter mostureizer during the day. I also have like 4-5 pimples which is weird for me, I never has any even when I was a teenager. Does anyone change their skin routine for the winter and if so what do you use? I am also vegan so the products I use are a little limited. Thanks!

MyUserName1

Are you exfoliating?  That should help (:

Dry skin can cause breakouts in adults- the flakes clog your pores, so exfoliating can help all your issues, I think.

Using a clarisonic (or a knock off like mine) with your facewash might be a good idea- gentle exfoliation and you know there's no issue with the product (vegan-wise)

quiggels219

Oh wow thank you so much - that sounds like it could really help my skin and maybe is the cause of my problems. I'm gonna try and buy one today

MyUserName1

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_wedding-beauty_winter-skin?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:358Discussion:2cc039db-433b-48b5-a5af-2237b41b974cPost:2c45d460-a572-4c1d-9508-c94db00c0d79">Re: Winter skin</a>:
[QUOTE]Oh wow thank you so much - that sounds like it could really help my skin and maybe is the cause of my problems. I'm gonna try and buy one today
Posted by quiggels219[/QUOTE]

Hope it does help!  It always brightens me up in the winter (:

fallbride1109

I also use MK products.  I don't have to change my routine for my face very much for winter, just my hands. 

I use the MK Intense Moisturizing cream at night (I have dry skin).  One time when I had a gylcolic peel, I had an area that peeled for a month and the only thing that helped it was the MK Extra Emoillent Night Cream--which is supposed to be for your hands, elbows, etc. but it is the only thing that healed that one area on my face.  So if you have just a patch or two that won't stop flaking, you might try that as a spot treatment (but I wouldn't use it on my whole face).