Happy May! In today’s post, I’m sharing some skincare tips for transitional weather as well as each season. As you may know, the skin is the largest protective organ of our body. Just as your wardrobe, hobbies, and food...
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Happy May! In today’s post, I’m sharing some skincare tips for transitional weather as well as each season. As you may know, the skin is the largest protective organ of our body. Just as your wardrobe, hobbies, and food choices change from season to season, it’s important to pay extra attention to your skincare routine too! In order to have supple, healthy skin all year round you need to support and treat it to its individual and seasonal needs.
Depending on where you live, you may be experiencing very warm weather already or perhaps transitioning into cooler months. Spring is officially here in Southern Finland, but we’ve had some extra cool nights for the past week or two, so the lakes are still frozen and there’s barely any grass or flowers blooming outside. I’m still excited for May and the upcoming summer!
At the end of the post, there’s a reminder about registration for Nordic Natural Beauty Awards!
Above: Images from my summer cottage, shot on film
What Affects Our Skin Each Season?
Temperature changes (especially transitional weather)
Air conditioning
Sun exposure levels
Environmental stressors
There are a couple of essential examples! Of course, your lifestyle changes (habits, diet, etc.) play a huge part in your skin’s well-being. Treat your skin for your individual needs: are you feeling more oily, surface dryness, perhaps allergies, and itching depending on the season? If you’re unsure I highly recommend visiting a trained skin therapist/aesthetician or a dermatologist. I personally think you should pay more attention to how you use your skincare products aka customize your daily routine vs switching up your products completely.
I think that hotter/cooler months go hand-in-hand, but in order to make this post more interesting, I’ve divided the tips for each season!
Seasonal Skincare Tips: Summer
Remember to use SPF (head to toe, rain or shine)
Skip heavy moisturizers
Use light lotions and hydrating ingredients
Don’t sunbathe
Wear protective clothing from the sun (such as hats)
Seasonal Skincare Tips: Spring
Do gentle exfoliation for a brighter complexion and removing dry, dead skin cells
Pay more attention to SPF, perhaps increase the rating (I suggest minimum of SPF30)
Check your moles
Use more Vitamin C and other antioxidant-rich ingredients to protect from environmental damage
Adjust the amount of oil and water-based ingredients,
layer your skincare according to your needs
Seasonal Skincare Tips: Winter
Moisturize your body with occlusive oils and balms
Wear more protective clothing (gloves, hats, scarves)
Do more advanced skincare treatments (LED, Vitamin A, micro-needling etc).
Don’t skimp on the SPF!!!
Avoid hot showers as they can dry out the skin
Seasonal Skincare Tips: Fall
Moisturize your lips
Add more hydrating and moisturizing ingredients into your routine
Do gentle exfoliation and stronger actives again
Start advanced treatments when there’s less sun exposure
Increase amount of occlusive ingredients (balms, oils, etc.) and body care (hand lotions, body balms)
Nordic Natural Beauty Awards 2022 Registration
I’m so happy that the Awards partnered up with me for this post! Thank you for your endless support and encouragement. I can’t really believe it’s time for the 3rd edition (2022)! We’ve been working together for almost 3 years! In a nutshell, Nordic Natural Beauty Awards are an annual online contest to celebrate all-natural cosmetics from the Nordic and Scandinavian countries – Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The nominated cosmetics are tested and the winners are selected by a very special Nordic Beauty Jury – 50 Nordic stars from various fields such as cinema, music, fashion, and sports. Read my Early Bird post here and more about the Awards here.
The registration for the third edition (2022) is open until May 31. If you produce 100% natural cosmetics in the Nordic countries, you can register your brand here!! Or if you have a favorite Nordic brand in mind you can tag them and @nordicnaturalbeautyawards on Instagram for example! This year the Awards will have audience’s choice as well, so keep a close look at their social channels!
Thank you so much for reading! I hope this post was helpful. Let me know what you think & come chat with me on Instagram!