The dry, itchy and dull skin are common winter beauty blues. Incorporating face oils, body lotions, serums and moisturizers in your skin care routine can ward away the winter beauty blues. For this winters, try including these essential ingredients of winter skin care in your beauty regime.
1. Butter
Butter is made using milk, which is one of the most recognized and vital skin care products. Thus, butter, which also contains natural oil, has double the benefits of milk. While the milk in it deep cleans the skin and detoxifies it, the natural oils in it replenishes the moisture loss. This further makes the skin soft, supple and glowing in the most natural way. Butter used for skincare is of various types. It can be organic butter, shea butter, etc. all of which has its specific benefits.
2. Olive oil
Olive oil helps to fight dryness and loss of moisture, but has a series of health benefits as well. The effectivity of the moisturizing factor in olive oil is enhanced by the presence of hydrophilic properties, that absorbs and traps in moisture and forms a protective barrier on the skin. This oil also fights against skin aging by virtue of its strong and natural antioxidants. This natural oil is also quick absorbing and repairs skin damage without clogging the pores.
3. Jojoba oil
Jojoba oil works as a great natural moisturizer for the skin and is helpful for all skin types. It also balances the natural oils secreted from the skin. It imparts an all day moisturized effect once applied. When applied directly on dry skin and chapped lips, it works magic by removing extreme dryness. It quickly gets absorbed into the skin and gets spread evenly all over. The presence of anti oxidants in it further prevents the production of free radicals, thereby delaying skin aging. Together with being a skin moisturizer, jojoba oil is also a natural makeup remover that prevents stripping off natural skin oils.
4. Waxes
Wax is another natural product that finds great use in the beauty industry. Wax that is used for skin care is not synthetically produced, but naturally occurring. The popular waxes for beauty industry are bee wax and paraffin wax. The most prominent use of paraffin wax is in the form of skin peel. Warm to touch paraffin in liquid is poured and smeared onto the skin. Once hardened the layer is peeled off. The healing qualities of the same opens the pores, moisturizes the skin and decreases aches and pains. Bee wax is often melted with natural oils or applied directly on to extreme cracks on the feet and flakes on the skin that are noticed in severely winter months or among those with extremely dry skins.
5. Phytessence Wakame
This is a natural ingredient that is used mostly by the Japanese. This natural ingredient, obtained from kelp has wondrous results on skin when used regularly. It is a natural source of calcium for the skin along with vitamins and minerals. Thus, with regimented use your skin will look hydrated, youthful and the skin damages will also be cured in the process. Hyaluronic acid, which accounts for the reduction of fine lines and wrinkles is also present in this. The antioxidants and antibacterial elements present in it further benefits the skin.
