Beach days, sun-kissed skin (preferably without the burn), naturally lighter hair, and a simplified skincare routine using lightweight products are all associated with summer. But once the weather cools, it’s time to replace your summer favorites with fancier alternatives. When autumn arrives, upgrading your skincare is just as important as updating your outfit.
Why Does Your Skin Change in the Fall?
The skin notices environmental changes and responds to them to control its demands. Because of the low humidity in cooler, drier air, your skin will often be drier. To prevent irritations, apply products that keep your skin moist and safeguard its lipid barrier. Unfortunately, flakiness, breakouts, redness, and dullness are often also side effects of cold weather and dry skin.
Use professional advice to smoothly change your skin care routine from summer to fall.
Choose gentle cleaners
Gel-based or foamy cleansers that promote cell turnover and reduce oil production are ideal for the summer. However, a summer-style purging strategy may not be the most effective for autumn because the face generates less oil in the winter. It’s ideal to use cream-based cleansers or ones containing moisturizers. However, not switching up your cleanser might result in unneeded dryness, particularly if it includes salicylic or glycolic acids.
Include a hydrating serum
Using a moisturizer is one thing, but combining it with a serum with active ingredients that penetrate the skin more deeply ups your hydration game. Since serums hold moisture, we advise using them before moisturizers. Serums are available in various formats to address various issues, including hydration, protection, and cell regeneration. They provide additional hydration and increase the skin’s capacity to create collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid, all of which contribute to the improvement of the skin.
Switch to a thicker moisturizer
The year’s hottest months are the ideal time to switch from heavy, rich moisturizers to lighter alternatives. Because summer air is humid, thicker materials seal in moisture. Therefore they are not always required. The two exceptions to the rule are dehydrated skin, which needs constant, intensive hydration, and oily or acne-prone skin, which responds best to a lightweight moisturizer.
Use retinol
Although retinol is the anti-aging gold standard, it should be avoided (or used less often) during the summer since it might induce photosensitivity, irritation, and redness. Fall, though, is another story. The vitamin-derived substance does wonders for exfoliation, brown spots, and sun-induced discoloration. Utilize retinol at night, followed by a peptide-rich moisturizer.
Don’t swear off SPF—ever
Sunscreen should be a regular habit, even if you don’t plan to spend the day swimming. Any day, any time and any place might experience sun damage. UV radiation may penetrate clouds, cause the skin to age more quickly, and increase your risk of developing skin cancer. It is essential to use mineral sunscreens containing zinc oxide and titanium dioxide to combat UVA and UVB radiation.
Improve your body lotion
Since there is more water in humid air, less water in the skin evaporates. Therefore, although it’s possible to avoid applying body lotion daily throughout the summer, this is not the case in the autumn. The natural water your skin carries tends to evaporate since the air is dryer. Additionally, dry skin may itch and bother people.
Avoid lotions that include irritating and drying chemicals, such as perfumes. The air around you should be kept as moist as possible by investing in a decent humidifier; your skin will appreciate it.
Don’t skip lip balm
During the colder months, everything becomes drier, not just the skin. The lips might chap, peel, and crack as a result. Apply a coating of an occlusive balm that locks in moisture with petrolatum, glycerin, beeswax, or oils to avoid a dry pucker. Lip masks are another choice.
Use a lip sunscreen to prevent pigmentation and aging on the lips since they are sensitive to sun exposure.
Listen to Your Skin
The skin, like the body, continually adjusts to internal and external changes regardless of the season. It’s crucial to pay close attention to your skin so you can see problems when they arise. Tightness, dryness, an increase in breakouts, and sensitivity are all indications that your current skincare regimen is ineffective and that you need to make a change. Working with Mother Nature is always preferable to working against her. Therefore, choose products designed to meet your unique requirements when skin issues emerge!