Skin Care Tip: Winter skin care

Basic skin care rules for a winter season, which is usually associated with lower humidity, especially indoors.

1. Continue to use a sunscreen with SPF 15 or better.

2. Use a mild cleanser as opposed to soap.

3. Continue to drink lots of water to provide the necessary hydration to skin.

4. Avoid products with high alcohol content, heavy perfumes or other additives.

5. Try using a thicker, richer moisturizer, two to three times per day, to help replenish lost moisture.

6. Gently exfoliate your skin to remove the dead surface skin cells.

7. Use a soothing lip balm or moisturizing lipstick with a sunscreen

8. Keep an anti-itch cream on hand to apply to excessively dry patches so that you can moisturize these tender areas to a void scratching and prevent infection.