Enjoy Soft, Healthy, Hydrated Skin All Winter

By Jean Pierre
Pride Skin Care Columnist

One of the best ways to prepare your skin for the fall in preparation for the winter months is to have your skin exfoliated professionally. However, you could opt for the option of DIY at home. Super hydration of the skin is paramount following exfoliation.

Fall is a time of change. As the season changes so is the need for change in our daily skin and body care routine. Summer holidays, time at the beach, pool parties and going to the ball park with children, friends and family can all cause a lot of build-up of dead skin cells over the summer months, and  particularly, if your skin is oily, you have acne, or an oily combination. Dead cells will adhere to the skin making breakouts more obvious and bothersome.

The fact that your skin goes through many changes during the fall, which will likely cause your skin type to change, you should visit your aesthetician to get your skin analyzed or a cosmetic counter to consult with one of the skin care professionals. This way you will get the best treatment and products to suit your skin type.

A host of treatment specific facials and products are available for different skin types. Black-skinned individuals should look for products that are not harsh, but effective enough to do what the product promises to do and still maintain the integrity of the skin.

Glycolic peels are excellent for quick exfoliation of dead skin, removal of hyper-pigmented areas of the skin, age spots, decreasing oiliness of the skin and reducing pore sizes that are large and noticeable. If this is your choice of treatment, then a series of these peels are necessary to give the right results.

Increasing your fluid intake will also help to keep the skin hydrated and especially after a work-out at the gym.

Eat foods rich in Omega 3 essential fatty acids and antioxidants, which can help to reverse damage done to your skin over the winter and summer months. Eating healthy can help to boost the skin’s immune system, resulting in a healthy and glowing complexion.

For the body exfoliation, using grains like walnut husk, almond meal, sand, sea salt, sugar and oatmeal are excellent in preventing build up of dry, ashy skin during the winter. Body care formulas utilizing oils and butters are a great way of improving the texture, tone and hydration of the skin.

So enjoy soft, healthy, hydrated skin all winter long by using some or all of the above tips. Obsidian skin care has gone Certified Organic and has a complete line of skin and body care products to keep your skin hydrated all winter long.

Jean Pierre is a Registered Nurse and an experienced Aesthetician. She has dedicated her professional life to the pursuit of excellence in specialized skin care products and spa service. She is the president and creator of the Obsidian Skin Care System and founder of the popular Jean Pierre Aesthetics and Spa. A community leader and inspirational entrepreneur, Jean Pierre, has been cited for numerous awards including the African Canadian Achievement Award for Business, The Toronto Sun’s Woman on the Move Award and the Harry Jerome Award for Excellence in Business.