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External  -  Seasons  / Pollution 

   Seasons

You’ve seen what happens when the seasons change—so does your skin. At the start of each new season, your skin care needs tweaking so you keep it healthy and youthful-looking all year round.

 
Summer is the time for you to lighten up. Temperatures climb. Sunlight stays longer and stronger. Just as you stay cool by wearing lighter clothes and colors, you want to do the same with your skin care and makeup—lighter moisturizer, less-heavy base (and a lighter touch with the cosmetics). Stay out of the sun, as much as you can, from 10a.m. to 4p.m. If you’re spending the day outside, use sunscreen (remember to reapply it often), and sit under an umbrella, wear a stylish straw hat or baseball cap to protect your face from harmful UV rays. Pay attention to whether or not your skin needs an extra cleansing or more moisturizing on a particular day (more than the twice-a-day is best in humid climates). You may even need to exfoliate an extra day or two each week. Listen to your skin.

 
Depending on where you live, you may need to adjust your ritual and products and how often you use them, when autumn or spring arrives.  Winter brings beautiful snow and some of our favorite holidays. It also brings dry skin from indoor heat, cold winds, and dry air. Use a moisturizer that meets your needs so you not only look good, but keep your skin strong and supple. A humidifier can help restore your skin and body’s balance. If you don’t have a humidifier, place some attractive glass bowls filled with water in each room.

 
Whatever the season, to put your best face forward: adjust skin care and rituals as needed; use skin care and makeup products that contain antioxidants (even better if products boost circulation!); stay shaded in summer; add humidity to rooms in winter; and assist all of this by drinking enough water every day. Water helps cleanse impurities from body and skin, and this helps keep your skin soft and smooth.