Winter Skincare Tips The LBB Crew Swears By, And You Should Too

As much as we love hot showers (read: boiling hot showers), it's the worst thing you can do for your skin! Hot water does a great job at cleansing your skin, but with it, it strips away every ounce of natural oil and moisture from the surface, which leaves your skin dehydrated and dry, and very likely to peel. Opt for room temperature showers instead. A good rule of thumb to remember is that if the water causes your skin to turn red, it’s too hot! With safer water temperature choices, it's advisable to invest in shower gels and soaps that are moisturising and hydrating in nature. Ingredients with shea, macadamia, vitamin E, and milk are perfect to ensure skin health.

A no-brainer concept that many forget to follow through with. When it comes to skincare, moisturisation is something that you absolutely cannot let go of. It's essential to maintain a healthy skin barrier, hydrate, and while doing those two, heal and rejuvenate. While also giving your skin all the important vitamins and minerals, the moisturiser is packed with. An essential thing to remember is that one cannot skip moisturiser, regardless of skin type. At night, opt for a thicker moisturiser, like a body butter or oil-based lotion, but ensure it's non-comedogenic (doesn't clog pores).

Pro Tip: Check out moisturisers recommended by the LBB crew. 

Grey winter days with no sun in sight call for hot chocolate mugs, which by no means should be replaced with the sunscreen step in your routine. Just because one cannot spot the sun in the sky, that doesn't mean you're not affected by harmful UV rays, which sunscreen protects you from. According to studies by the Skin Cancer Foundation, up to 80% of UV rays can easily permeate through clouds, causing skin damage. So if you're someone who loves basking in the winter sun, or is faced with sunless days, sunscreen is negotiable. 

Pro Tip: Check out these sunscreens without a white-cast. 

Lip care is just as important as anything else, especially during the winter when our lips become super dry, flaky, and susceptible to peeling and bleeding, too! Invest in a good lip balm that suits you best, one packed with SPF is even better and don't forget to add it to your morning and night time routine, while also applying it every 3-4 hours. A natural lip scrub is also a good way to ensure the removal of dead skin, welcoming new, healed, and rejuvenated skin to take over. 

Pro Tip: Check out the best SPF lip balms tried and tested by the LBB crew. 

Yes, washing your hair during winter is not our favourite thing either. But it is something that is best not meddled with. Our scalps are literal oil houses of well, oils, and when not washed regularly, they attract dirt and dust, which, when it comes in contact with our skin (forehead, neck, cheeks, etc), the dirt, dust, and bacteria readily hop onto the skin, clogging and causing nasties like breakouts. Hence, a clean scalp is pretty much directly associated with healthy skin (and hair, of course).

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