Tips for winter skin care

For most people, winter conjures up images of cold weather, beating rain and howling winds, and all this can take its toll on your skin if you don't use a good skin exfoliant as supplied by a pharmacy. If you take time to understand how winter affects your skin, you can come up with ways to retain a healthy glow. Here are some top winter skin care guidelines which will help you to keep healthy skin:

Have a hot shower every day and for the last few minutes, alternate between hot and cold water. This helps the skin to revitalise and boost blood flow through the body to the skin.

Use a quality skin moisturiser and a good lip balm to avoid chapped skin and lips. Cetaphil has a range of skincare products to support healthy skin and is perfect for people suffering from skin problems such as eczema and acne rosacea, which can be aggravated in the winter months.

Use a skin exfoliant twice a week to brush away any dead skin cells; the most effective of which are often supplied at the average online chemist. This will then allow moisture to absorb into the skin.

Drink a cup of hot water and lemon every morning. This will detox the skin and energise the body. It rids the body of toxins which can cause skin problems.

Make sure you get plenty of rest. This is an important part of the skincare regime as it will allow your body time to renew skin cells, regardless of the time of year.

Here at Pharmacy2U you can buy moisturisers and cleansers from the Cetaphil range.