Do you feel that cold air?  So does your skin!  What do you do to help your skin stand up to the cooler weather? For each of us, the body reacts differently to colder temperatures, and sometimes not knowing what to do, can hurt.

Picture this, you’re hopping out of a hot shower, get dressed and hit the town.  The weather is cool, and so is your body.  The best way to prep your skin to handle this colder weather (especially your scalp) is to finish your shower with a cold water rinse (See Post: Cold Water).  Cold water brings your skin back into balance, allowing your scalp to produce the necessary oils (sebum) to naturally moisturize itself and thereby help prevent dry scalp.

Here are a few others…

Moisturize your “whole” body – come on guys, it not just for women.  Your body needs the added protection to prevent drying out, especially in colder weather  .  Ever have chapped lips?  Well, the same can happen to your body!

Shave and protect – by now, you know that a layer of skin is removed everytime  you shave.  So, after you shave, make sure you have an aftershave lotion and a moisturizer handy.  This combination is always important, and, even more so during the winter.

Save on your water bill – here’s one.  Change your long hot showers into short warm ones.  The longer and hotter the shower, the more natural oils are being stripped from your skin.  That squeaky clean feeling after a hot shower feels good.  But, it puts pressure on your body moisturizer to provide double protection, since those natural oils aren’t there to help.

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