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Autumn-Proofing your Skin

Autumn-proofing your skin

As the seasons change so should your skin care. Now that summer is over it is time to repair any sun damage and start preparing your skin for the cooler winter weather.

Time to Nourish

Many of us suffer some skin sensitivity, irritation, and redness as the seasons change. From the over-exposure of sun on the skin during the summer could mean that your skin is dehydrated. As the season autumn approaches our skin will start to dry easily and become dull, so now is the time to start to hydrate the skin and preparing for the dryer winter season.

'Flushing occurs when your skin needs cooling down after you go from cold to hot environments,' says Janine Bird, training and education manager for Prescriptives. 'In order to let through a calming flood of fresh blood, your capillaries dilate. If this occurs regularly, they weaken and may rupture, leading to permanent redness.'

Even though it is the autumn months that we are in, don’t forget the sunscreen as the sun rays are still harmful to your skin.


Moisturizing

Moisturizing is always an important part of your skin care regime and especially durring the autumn months, due to the lower huminity in the air, your skin will start to become dryer.
Be cautious with oily skin that your moisturizer is specific to your skin type, as too heavy of a moistirizer and dry skin can lead to clogging the pores and affecting your skin in a damaging manor. Make sure to take the time to apply and really nourish your skin from head to toe and pay extra attention to the rough spots like your elbows, knees and feet. Heels will often cracke starting with the autumn months into the winter, so use a good quality pumice stone to remove the dead skin from your feet. As moisturizing is important so too is exfoliating the body and face regularly. And don’t forget the hands, they will need it the most! This is also a good time to start scheduling pedicures to keep your feet in tiptoe shape.

Nourishment for the body

Your diet should be enriched with a lot of vitamin A, C, and E, which will help keep you skin more healthy. Foods to look for during the autumn would include: apples, beets, bell peppers, bok choy, broccoli, figs, cauliflower,carrots, cranberries, brussel sprouts, grapes, leeks, pears, plums, pumpkin, pomegrantes, persimmons, red cabbage, spinach, sweet potatoes, whole grains, wild rice, winter squash, yams. The following spices are also benificial; cinnamon, garlic, ginger, horseradish, rosemary, sage and thyme. Stay hydrated with plenty of water and to get your vitamin D, sit in the sun 10 to 20 minutes before 10 AM is very theraputic for your body.

December 3rd 5-9pm

Now that the frenzy of early hour, before dawn sales are over, it's time for the more meaningful gifts for the Holiday. Come and join us December 3rd for our Shop & Stroll