Rich winter care – why our skin needs a little more right now



Icy winds outside, warm rooms in the office or at home – in winter our skin has to adapt quickly and frequently to large fluctuations in temperature and humidity. Therefore, it needs special attention and care during the cold season.

What happens to the skin in winter?

Indoors: Be it in the office or at home – when rooms are heated, air humidity is reduced. When our skin begins to feel dry, the body tries to supply it with moisture from within. However, this moisture evaporates on the skin’s surface if the air is too dry. And that means our skin is getting drier and drier as time goes by, small cracks can form, in the worst case irritation and itching arise.

Outdoors: To keep us reasonably warm even in cold temperatures, the blood vessels in our skin contract. This makes the blood flow faster, but the body can absorb less nutrients and oxygen from it. Our sebum glands are also affected – and in response, they produce less fats.

Fresh, supple skin, however, needs two things:

  1. sufficient moisture
  2. a healthy skin barrier so moisture can be trapped inside of it.

Since the prerequisites for our skin to remain fresh and supple are hard to meet in winter, we should protect and support it.

Here are some tips:

 

  • Cleansing:

    • wash your skin with cold or lukewarm water – water that is too warm removes fat from the skin. This also applies to showering.
    • Make sure that your face and body cleaners do not contain any ingredients that are too stressful for the skin, such as high-dose surfactants or alcohols.
    • Pat your skin dry instead of rubbing it dry.

 

  • Skin care:

    • Apply your skin care product to slightly damp skin – this way it can transport more moisture into the skin.
    • In general, it is advisable to use a rich cream in winter. In contrast to lotions, their content of lipids is much higher. Organic cosmetics feature natural oils and fats that resemble the skin’s sebum. This allows them to absorb into the skin and work particularly well in terms of hydration.
    • Look out for active ingredients such as salicylic acid, hyaluronic acid or rich fats such as shea butter to moisturize your skin and strengthen the skin barrier.
    • Fragrances are also not recommended on dry skin, as they can have an irritating effect.
    • At permanently low temperatures (below 8 °C / 46°F), a moisturizing mask is recommended once or twice a week in order to replenish what it needs. Here, too, natural moisture and oils better absorb into the skin than products with silicone or mineral oils.

What else we recommend:

  • drink a lot – preferably water
  • Dress warmly – this also applies to our hands and face, which are usually exposed to climatic conditions without protection
  • Increase the humidity in your room – you don’t always have to buy an expensive device. Water bowls on or wet towels in front of the heater also serve this purpose
  • Don’t forget sun protection. UVA radiation is always with us, even on cloudy and cold days. You should therefore always wear sunscreen when the sun is shining – especially in the mountains or when walking in the snow. Because in addition to the rays of the sun, snow reflects the sunlight and thus intensifies the effect.
  • Think of your lips: not only is the skin thinnest here, the lips also have no sebum glands and therefore cannot produce a protective lipid film. A chapstick, ideally with UV protection, can help.

Your daily hyapur® winter care:

Apply morning and night:

Once a week:

use the Peeling from our GREEN series to improve the absorption of active ingredients and follow with the GREEN Moisturizing Mask.



All prices incl. VAT.