subject: What are the Best Organic Skincare Ingredients to Protect Winter Skin? [print this page] What are the Best Organic Skincare Ingredients to Protect Winter Skin?
Hydrate - even combination skin may need a little helping hand during the winter months as the cold dries out skin. Keep it plump with the organic hydrating masks. This type of mask helps even skin tone on red, chapped skin and reduce fine dry lines caused by dehydration and dryness. Look for the who's who of organic skincare ingredients in the mask you choose:
Jasmine: helps nourish, moisturise and soften dry skin, while providing antioxidant protection.
Wild Rose Oil: helps promote cell renewal while protecting against environmental damage.
Sea Buckthorn Berry Oil: packed full of essential fatty acids which help regenerate skin
Avocado Oil - rich in vitamins A, D and E as well as deep penetrating oils, which hydrate, nourish and soften the skin.
Use once a week as a treatment. Most hydrating masks can be left on overnight for particularly dry skin or on when travelling to ward of jet-lagged skin!
Exfoliate - brush up with the best in natural exfolaiting ingredients with the with an Enzyme Exfoliating Mask. Try one that contains naturally exfoliating enzymes of bromelain and papain (from pineapple and papaya) to clear accumulated debris and dead skin cells. Essential phyto-nutrients and antioxidants such as strawberry and blueberry extracts help to brighten dull winter skin. Mix a powdered mask with manuka honey and goats milk yoghurt for maximum effect. Or use finely milled organic oats in place of the mask - this will work well during winter months to soothe read skin too.
Soothe Wind Whipped Skin - cold wind can leave sensitive skin ruddy and raw. Try soothing and nuturing moisturisers that rebalance sensitivity. Serums are also great to cool irritated skin. Look for products containing:
Carrot oil, Honey and Groomwell: to cool and reduce redness.
Evening primrose oil and grapeseed oil: for their omega-rich nourishing action.
Chamomile: a flower bursting with a substance called azulene, which ia soothing and anti-inflammatory
Rosehip: the fruit of the rose plant is a great skin healer. It's rich in omega 3 and 6 as well as antioxidants like vitamin C, which together work to regenerate damaged skin.
