What do you think of in January? New year’s resolutions? Losing weight? Football Playoffs? I think Dry Skin. This time of year is terrible for your skin and lips. So I thought I would share some of my resent observations.

I guess once the weather turns cold- all bets are off. All of a sudden I see flakes on my skin, cracks in my lips and the worst- wrinkles more defined. What should we do?

I think the hardest part for most is change. Yes, You might have to change your skin care regimen from the summer months to the winter months. Yes, I know you hate change, but change it is. Use a good hydrating cleanser this time of year. You might have to pass on alcohol-based astringents and go for a calmer aloe toner to remove dirt from your pores. Moisturizing is always key. Make sure you do this in the morning and night. Get those extra dry spots good! Mine are my chin and between my brows for some reason.

Always use eye cream too. You cannot hydrate your eyes enough! Always apply a layer of cream before your concealer. You can mix your concealer and eye cream on the back of your hand and apply with a brush.

Do you breakout too? That is the pits. I hate having dry patches as well as zits. I try to exfoliate as much as possible. I always like our routine of pumpkin peel, almond scrub, followed by the chamomile mask. But when my skin is very try and needs to be refreshed and smooth, I skip the first two steps and go straight to the chamomile mask. Just apply for 5-10 minutes and rinse with cool water. Your skin will feel really smooth and soft. This is good for all skin types- even the sensitive ones.

Don’t forget your lips! Recently my husband Mike asked me for some lip balm for his dry lips. I handed him aLip Balm Ball (I swear this is a true story!) He made a face- like “ I am a man, I will not use this girly stuff.” I said- “It is all I got- try it- I think you will like it.” He did and was so impressed on how great his lips felt afterwards. On a recent ski trip, he again asked for some lip balm- I found an old chapstick in my ski jacket pocket, so I gave it to him. He said “What? You don’t have that lip ball thingy?” The Lip Balm Ball was so much better. He is a tough critic. Maybe I will get him to use our Sugar Lips Scrub to help smooth them out too! I personally use more lip gel based glosses this time of year. Otherwise I will add a coat of Lip Balm before applying my lipstick.

I have often been told to drink a lot of water- your skin will become re-hydrated from this. I may add this step to my New Year’s Resolutions.

So what have we learned?

Change your regular routine-Cleanse-Exfoliate-Moisturize!

Happy Skin!

Sherry B.