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Autumn is unanimously everyone’s favorite season. We finally have a break from the sweltering summer and can get back into all things cozy, spooky, and pumpkin spice. While you’re moving all your sweaters and moto jackets to the front of your closet and digging out your fall-scented candles, it’s also time to think about preparing something else for the changing season: your beauty routine.
The beauty concerns we feel due to the dry fall air can be alleviated with a few simple steps and new additions to your existing routine. Here are the four easiest ways to switch up your beauty routine this fall:
We all know that dry air causes problems for our skin, but we often forget that indoor central heating also causes a lot of trouble. In other words, fall may be our favorite season, but our skin isn’t nearly as happy about the fact that winter is approaching. In the months leading up to the real cold, it’s important to focus on the problems you will have then and now.
For every month after August and into the depths of winter, you’ll need to incorporate an additional moisturizer into your skincare routine. This may sound overwhelming, but hear me out. Moisture is absorbed into the skin through a variety of different molecular structures, meaning that different formulations penetrate differently into the different layers of the skin and develop their moisturizing properties.
Use a hyaluronic acid serum like this in your morning and evening routine to add layers of moisture without the bulk. As a result, you will never get a pimple or clog your pores – your skin will simply be radiant and smooth!
Invest in a moisturizer or sleeping mask to lock in essential moisture overnight while your skin goes through its important regeneration processes.
Dry air leads to dry skin, which leads to flaking, discomfort, and uneven makeup application. If you wait until it’s too late to combat the excess dead skin that forms in the colder months, you’ll be playing a never-ending game of catch-up for the rest of the season. Opt for a mix of chemical and physical exfoliants to bring dead skin to the surface and slough away.
If you already have dry skin, choosing a gentle glycolic acid solution will help break down the binding of dead skin cells while avoiding irritation from more intense alpha hydroxy acid peels.
Glycolic acid is beneficial for normal, combination and oily skin. However, if you want something stronger, a weekly at-home exfoliation with AHAs and BHAs will help combat dry skin as well as breakouts that can result from sudden breakouts, imbalance of dead skin cells and oil production.
It’s hard enough to leave the toasty heaven that is your bed in fall and winter to brave the bitter cold of the outside world, and it’s even harder to do so without a long, hot shower as a worthwhile incentive. Unfortunately, hot water is a real strain on the skin, especially the face. Water that’s too hot increases blood flow to your face, disrupting your natural oil balance, causing dehydration and sending your oil production into overdrive, which can lead to breakouts. If you want to maintain your skin’s natural moisture for a little longer, lower the temperature slightly.
For the skin of your body, it is permissible to take a super hot shower for a short period of time every few days. However, be sure to clean your face at the sink before entering your steam room and avoid hot water on your face as much as possible.
Replenish the natural oils that you remove from your skin in the shower with a light body oil to prevent dry patches on the skin below the neck.
Unfortunately, the damage that a season of dry air does to your hair can last long after the first spring blooms appear. So if you pay extra attention to your hair in the fall, you can avoid brittle strands and broken ends in the long run. A few simple onesChanges and additions to your routine, like using hair masks and adding a cool shot at the end of your shower, can help keep your hair strong, healthy, and shiny.
A cold water rinse is especially important to seal your hair follicles and lock in moisture, even though it may sound terrible in cold weather. For an extra layer of protection after showering, apply a leave-in treatment before drying.
A scalp scrub removes all dirt, oil, product buildup and dandruff from your scalp and leaves you with voluminous, healthy hair. As an added bonus, this product can also be used on your body.