In winter, lack of hydration is responsible for tightness, itching, redness and other minor inconveniences. To overcome this, a beauty expert reveals her formidable technique.
Why does the skin dry out in winter?
In winter, the skin tends to feel tight and lose its radiance. Indeed, when the thermometer falls, the vessels contract to limit heat loss. Result ? Blood flow decreases and the skin, poorly vascularized, becomes fragile. The tightness, cracking, redness and fine lines of dehydration then come back at a gallop. Effects amplified by overheated rooms and other hot showers.
Fortunately, having dry, dull and fragile skin is not inevitable. On Instagram, Hannah Baxter, beauty director of the American version of the “Marie Claire” reveals its “miracle” recipe for nourished and radiant skin. And the result is stunning to say the least.
Leave the cream to sit for five minutes
It is on her Instagram account that Hannah Baxter, beauty expert, revealed one of her best radiance-boosting tips, inexpensive and very easy to reproduce at home.
Facing the camera, she explains that one of her good skincare reflexes to combat the cold is to apply… a good layer of cream.
“I apply a ton of Moisturizing cream
and I give it about five minutes to penetrate my skin”she confides in the video.
At the end, the young woman massages the excess cream to make it penetrate. Result ? The complexion is nourished and ultra “glowy”. Perfectly hydrated, it is better prepared to face external aggressions.
The only caveat: limit this operation to twice a week maximum, so as not to overload your epidermis (especially in the case of combination or oily skin). The cream must also be non-comedogenic to let the epidermis breathe and not accentuate the formation of spots.