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Transition Your Skincare Routine From Winter To Spring
Did you know that transitioning your skincare routine between seasons can significantly enhance your skin's health and appearance? As the harsh winter winds give way to the gentle breezes of spring, it's crucial to adjust your regimen to accommodate the changing climate. In this blog post, we'll guide you through essential steps such as incorporating exfoliation, choosing a lighter moisturiser, and ensuring consistent sunscreen use. By the end, you'll have a comprehensive understanding of how to maintain radiant skin with at-home peels and revitalizing facial masks.
8 Minutes read
Posted on
1 Mar 2025
The weather is finally starting to warm up and spring is just about on the horizon; that means that it's time to start thinking about making slight tweaks in your skincare routine!
After months of alternating between hot, dry indoor air and the harsh cold outside your skin needs some much-needed TLC. Implement these minor but very important changes for a healthy springtime glow and bring back that beautiful radiance that you've been missing all winter long.
Start Exfoliating
Spring is a time of renewal, to exfoliate and remove any dead and dull skin that has accumulated throughout the winter months. Regular exfoliation will give you the greatest glow of all! Even sensitive skin and dry skin types need to incorporate some exfoliation into their routine.
Regular exfoliation is essential; without it, your skin can become dull, dry, or flaky. You may also experience clogged and enlarged pores, bumps, wrinkles, a decrease in firmness, and an uneven skin tone.
Exfoliating your skin can enhance its look in several ways, such as making it brighter, smoother, and more luminous.
Benefits of exfoliation
- Skin Brightening
- Reduces uneven skin tone
- Unclogs pores & fights blemishes
- Improves skin texture
- Improves hydration
- Reduces the appearance of wrinkles
- Helps prevent ingrown hairs
Chemical exfoliants use acids like Aha's & BHA's to remove dead skin cells. They can be used on the face and body.
AHAs are water-soluble chemical exfoliating acids that help exfoliate the skin by promoting the removal of dead cells from the outer layer of the epidermis. Alpha-hydroxy acids are effective in tackling various skin issues such as scarring, pigmentation, dryness, wrinkles, and acne-prone skin. They achieve this by gently exfoliating the outer layer of the skin, which helps to remove old and damaged cells. This process reveals fresh, revitalized skin underneath.
The main types of AHA's are glycolic acid and lactic acid.
Glycolic acid is a small-molecule alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) derived from sugar cane that exfoliates the skin. Its small size allows it to penetrate the skin easily, dissolving dead skin cells and stimulating collagen production. It is used in a wide range of skincare products, including cleansers, toners, serums, moisturisers and masks. Glycolic acid is highly effective in treating hyperpigmentation, reducing acne scarring and helping reverse signs of ageing.
Lactic acid is seen by many as the gentler, more tolerated alternative to glycolic acid due to its slightly bigger molecule size. It acts as a strong humectant, enhancing the skin's natural moisture barrier and hydration. This makes it perfect for those with dry or sensitive skin, and it's also a safe and effective choice for darker skin tones.
Lactic Acid Cleanser
Beta-hydroxy acids work similarly to AHAs, however, they are lipid-soluble and break down in oil. This unique formulation enables BHA exfoliants to dive deep into the skin’s pores, unlike AHAs that primarily work on the surface. This makes BHA chemical exfoliants particularly suitable for individuals with blemish-prone, oily skin and those dealing with enlarged or clogged pores.
Salicylic Acid Cleansers
You Are What You Eat!
You may see this everywhere, but it really is true. Your diet affects how your skin looks and whatever you put in, will be reflected on your complexion. Healthy skin goes beyond just skin care. Eating adequate fresh fruit, vegetables, and nutritious superfoods gives your skin the best possible nourishment from the inside that it requires. As well as this, there is a good reason as to why water seems to be in every diet and skincare ritual: it is located at the base of every function your body performs! It keeps your organs functioning, and your skin is the largest organ within your body. As you consistently drink more water, you will notice smoother, plumper skin that's less likely to be dehydrated or suffer from any dry patches.
Boost Your Skincare Routine At Home
Incorporating peels and masks at home will help to boost and elevate the results that you already achieve from your skin care routine. They are great prior to a special occasion but also great on a regular basis (we love to do this weekly on a Sunday evening) as an effective way to really deliver instant bursts of ingredients and results.
We highly recommend an at-home peel or mask to kickstart your spring skincare routine. They provide visible results almost immediately! A nourishing mask like Eminence Organic Strawberry Rhubarb Masque helps to leave the skin detectably softer and plumper. If you're feeling brave, choose Eminence Organic Hungarian Herbal Mud Treatment, blemish-prone and oily skin will love this but be warned that it does produce a (normal) hot, stimulating sensation on the skin!
When it comes to at-home peels, PEEL2GLOW wins every single time for us. An easy-to-use, 2-step peel with no irritation and is suitable for everyone. Not sure which one is for you? We can help...
Which PEEL2GLOW Should I Use?
PEEL2GLOW Skin Bloom - Improves the overall skin texture and tone. The complexion is left looking radiant and brightened.
PEEL2GLOW Brightening & Filling - Targets photo-damage and pigmentation while also improving fine lines and wrinkles.
PEEL2GLOW Sleep & Repair - Ideal for sensitive skin types. Addresses all the key signs of ageing while also hydrating and soothing the skin.
PEEL2GLOW Beauty & Boost - Ideal for sensitive skin types. Effectively protects and repairs the skin. Packed full of peptides to smooth out fine lines and wrinkles.
Switch To A Lighter Moisturiser
Spring is the time that your skin begins to adapt itself ready for the heat and humidity of the upcoming summer, so you may need to begin switching to lighter versions when you next repurchase to the ones that you're already using. Here is a helpful guide to know which product you should purchase next if you already use the richer option:
HydroPeptide Power Lift Moisturiser switch to HydroPeptide Face Lift Moisturiser
Jan Marini Transformation Face Cream switch to Jan Marini Transformation Face Serum
SkinCeuticals Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2 switch to SkinCeuticals A.G.E Interrupter
PCA Skin Silkcoat Balm switch to PCA Skin Rebalance
ZENMED Omegaceramide+ Recovery Moisturiser switch to ZENMED AVT Cream
Wear Sunscreen, Everyday
Even on cloudy days, UV rays make their way through the clouds and can cause serious damage to your skin (but you may not notice for years to come). It is really important to remember to wear your sunscreen every day or you may be putting your skin at risk of sun damage, pigmentation, and even potentially skin cancer.
Sunscreen protects all skin types to maintain healthy skin. Wearing sunscreen daily saves you from years of visible damage later on. We recommend making sure that you are using an SPF 50 during the spring and summer months for complete sun protection. You can shop all our sunscreens here.
Your face isn't the only area that needs sunscreen though; don't neglect your delicate eyes or lips! A lip balm containing sun protection is a great way to protect and hydrate at the same time. We love Eminence Organic Rosehip & Lemongrass Lip Balm SPF 15 for this.
Then for your eyes, using your regular SPF too close around your eyes can cause irritation which is why separate eye sunscreens, safe to be used around the eye area, were invented. Skinceuticals Mineral Eye UV Defense SPF 30 makes a great choice as it is non-migrating meaning that it won't run into the sensitive eye area. It contains a sheer, universal tint as well to unify and banish dark under eyes!
Spring Clean Your Routine
The change of seasons is the perfect time to have a spring clean of your current skin care routine to create the right regime for you again and be suitable for this time of year. The winter weather can be harsh on our skin, but with a few simple changes, you can get your healthy skin back in no time.
If you need some extra help, feel free to ask us! All skincare products recommended above are available to shop at Dermacare Direct and we can help with our expert advice and best skin care tips making your online shopping experience stress-free. You can contact us by live chat, email via advice@dermacaredirect.co.uk, or pick up the phone now and call us on phone number 0116 251 4848 to speak directly with a friendly advisor.
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