The months between autumn and winter bring with them many changes: the change from summer to winter time, from light dresses to knitted sweaters and from warm to cold temperatures. Our skin is particularly affected by the often very abrupt change in weather, and this often manifests itself in dry skin and a tight feeling on the skin. Why is this the case and how can you support the skin in its natural function when the weather changes between the seasons?
Natural water loss due to drought
As soon as the temperatures drop and the days get colder, you can notice how dry your skin suddenly becomes. Our skin can change dramatically, not just from spring to summer, but especially when we change from autumn to winter. When we move into the cold winter season, the humidity drops and warm heating air also causes more dryness. These conditions have a significant impact on the moisture loss of our skin - they lead to more moisture evaporating from our skin than usual.
In medical terms, this natural loss of water through diffusion is called transepidermal water loss. This means that water is released from the body through the epidermis into our environment through evaporation. This is a completely natural process and is similar to sweating, but of course at a much lower level.
It is a natural reaction of the skin, which reacts to the dryness in our environment by evaporating and thus tries to compensate for it. The disadvantage: What remains is dry and sometimes irritated skin that is anything but balanced.
In addition, in colder temperatures our sebaceous glands produce less and less oil. Without this protective film of oil, our skin loses more and more moisture. Therefore, our skin not only needs intensive, long-lasting moisture, but also a sufficient supply of lipids, for example with good oils, in combination with rich creams. Our skin's own protective barrier and resistance are strengthened and supported by optimal care.
Strengthen the skin barrier in winter
Our skin, as a self-regenerating organ, knows how to help itself, but you can support it in this process so that it can regain its balance more quickly. This can be done through external measures such as hanging wet laundry in the living room, placing a bowl of water on the radiator or activating a humidifier. You can also take direct measures and use skin care that strengthens the skin barrier without sealing it off.
Pay attention to particularly moisturizing care
Certain skin-friendly and valuable active ingredients such as ceramides, hyaluronic acid or squalane promote moisture build-up and do not have an occlusive effect. This means that the skin can continue to breathe well without drying out or suffering from irritation.
Our powerful moisturizer is the highly effective meadowfoam oil . This special ingredient has unusually high moisturizing and binding properties due to its long-chain unsaturated fatty acids. The meadowfoam oil envelops the skin and does not seal it; this makes the skin velvety soft and elastic. It also prevents the skin from becoming greasy, which is why meadowfoam oil is not only suitable for normal and dry skin, but also for skin that quickly becomes greasy.
In the cold season, if your skin is particularly dry, you can mix the Fineskin Munich all-rounder face cream RENEW me with the nourishing oil serum ENERGIZE me or the balancing skin oil BALANCE me . The intensive hyaluronic serum HYDRATE me is recommended as a base. This strengthens the skin's natural protective barrier and replenishes moisture reserves.
