You may notice that your pores look dilated, you get blackheads AND your lines and wrinkles get worse in winter.
Your cheeks feel dry and your nose, forehead and chin are oily.
The blackheads get WORSE in winter. They are so noticeable, you really are tempted to squeeze them!
You start noticing more lines around your eyes and you are not that happy with your skin texture. The foundation is absorbed within hours of applying it.
Sounds familiar?
If this is about you, read on!
It is quite normal that oily skin will become dehydrated in winter. As we switch the central heating, the moisture starts slowly being evaporated from your skin.
If you are acne/congestion prone, it is likely to get worse. If you are in your late 30s, 40s and 50s +, you will start noticing the lines and wrinkles more than you did in summer.
Dehydration is the key here.
Before considering any rejuvenation procedures, try to sort out the hydration of your skin. You may find that the lines are reduced just by giving your skin adequate hydration. This applies to the skincare you use, water you drink and supplements you take.
The older we get, the more careful we need to be with any sort of oil drying products.
At the same time, if your products are too heavy for your skin, they will contribute to clogging the pores up and dilation of the pores. It's a tricky balance!
If you are using glycolic acid based products, tea tree oil, salicylic acid based products and others designed to dry your skin out, go easy on them. Don't overdo it or you may get an opposite result from the desirable.
Blackheads are formed through accumulation of sebum in the pores. The sebum oxidises and becomes darker.
It has nothing to do with cleanliness, simply oxidised sebum.
If you don't fancy making your face look like a pizza by squeezing them yourself, do seek professional help.
There are some advanced treatments such as Oxygen Rx Facials that bring the blackheads to the surface without drying the skin out, so they are easy to extract. It also has a firming effect for the skin.
Another procedure is an Ultrasonic Clean and a Diamond Dermabrasion. It spins the water in the pores to clean them out and removes dead skin cells.
Your skin's needs are different in winter to what they are in summer.
Do you have a different skincare routine for winter?
How do you know if you are using correct skincare? Consult your aesthetician or dermatologist if in doubt!
Fab Clinics in Loughborough offer a FREE SKIN SCAN that looks into the deeper layers of the skin to ascertain your skin's needs.
Follow this link to book a FREE SKIN SCAN
It is genuinely free, without any catches!
Or give us a call on 01509 400 444
Clinic's address is
199 Park Road
Loughborough
LE11 2HE