Winter Skin Care

I don’t know about you all, but I am so ready for spring! This past winter has been quite cold and wintry here in central Missouri. Last weekend found us with another round of freezing drizzle which left the grass and trees coated in a sparkly coating of ice. It was beautiful the next day when the sun peeked out and reflected off the ice coated branches!

Winter has it’s own beauty, but the cold dry air that accompanies it isn’t exactly easy on the skin.

This winter, I have had to be more pro-active in caring for my skin to keep it moisturized and from becoming dry and itchy. Spring is getting closer, and with it, easier skin care. Until it arrives, though, here are five all natural skin care tips to help keep your skin healthy for the rest of this winter season:

1. Hydrate. Hydrate. Hydrate. Moisturize your skin from the inside out by drinking plenty of water.
2. Use moisturizers. Whether it be body butter or lotion, applying these regularly to your skin will help add moisture back into your skin as well as help hold moisture in
3. Switch to using an all natural goat milk soap bar for body soap and for washing your hands. Commercial liquid soaps are much more drying to the skin!
4. Use a humidifier to add moisture back into the air in your home
5. Exfoliate and moisturize periodically with a sugar scrub (our Oatmeal and Honey Sugar Scrub is especially good for winter skin care!) Sugar helps exfoliate and remove the dead skin cells while the oils can deeply penetrate and provide lasting moisture. Like body butters and lotions, they will also help hold moisture in.

And there you have tips to happier, healthier winter skin!