I stay in Southern India where there’s no sign of winter. But over the few years, I have noticed that my skin starts drying up even when there’s no official winter during the colder months. The wind in the air dries up my skin and my hair and I’ve to up my moisturising game. That’s when I started to realise that I’ve to change my skin care routine. I started to apply coconut oil on my skin to keep it moisturised. Now that I’m back home (Assam) with actual winters, I have to follow a proper routine so that my skin stays nourished throughout the day. This is the reason why you need to change your skin regime with the change in the weather.

Change the moisturiser

During summer weather, we prefer a light moisturiser which can lock the moisture in and at the same time not feel heavy and oily on the skin. During winters, the same moisturiser is not enough. Even the same moisturiser throughout the day during the winters is not enough; you need to have a separate moisturiser during the day and during the night. The skin stretches out at night and gets even drier than the day. The most preferred type of creams for normal skin are the Vitamin E creams, for example from Aroma Magic and TBS. Change your cleansing routine
During the summer months, gel and foaming cleansers are great for deep cleaning morning and night; however, these may be a bit drying once the temperatures cool down and less oil is being produced. A good rule of thumb is to use ...