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Winter Skincare Tips: How Facial Mists Can Hydrate and Revitalize Dry Skin

Winter Skincare Tips: How Facial Mists Can Hydrate and Revitalize Dry Skin

Winter weather is notoriously unkind to your skin. The drop in temperature, paired with low humidity levels and harsh winds, strips your skin of its natural moisture barrier. Indoors, things aren't much better—artificial heating zaps the air of any remaining moisture, leaving your skin tight, flaky, and prone to irritation. It’s not just about discomfort; when the skin barrier is compromised, your complexion becomes more vulnerable to environmental aggressors, redness, and sensitivity.

In these conditions, maintaining a consistent and effective skincare routine is critical. One simple yet powerful addition? A hydrating facial mist. Often underestimated, facial mists can provide a much-needed boost of hydration, soothe dryness, and enhance the performance of your skincare products.

Here’s everything you need to know about using facial mists to elevate your winter skincare routine.

How Facial Mists Can Help

Facial mists go beyond a refreshing spritz—they’re a versatile skincare staple that can transform how your skin looks and feels. Here’s why they’re a winter essential:

1. Instant Hydration

When your skin starts to feel parched, a facial mist delivers an immediate surge of moisture. This is especially useful on cold, dry days or when you’re on the go.

2. Replenishes Dry, Flaky Skin

Dryness and flakiness are common in winter, but hydrating facial mists can help restore your skin’s moisture levels. They work wonders when layered with other products to lock in hydration and keep skin smooth and supple.

3. Comforts Reactive, Sensitive Skin

Winter skin often becomes more reactive, but a soothing facial mist—like our Neroli Hydrasoothe Treatment Mist—can help calm redness and irritation. Ingredients such as neroli, aloe vera, and chamomile provide instant relief for angry, stressed skin.

4. Refreshes Makeup

Makeup tends to crack and settle into dry patches when skin is dehydrated. A quick spritz of facial mist not only revives your makeup but also enhances its longevity, leaving you with a dewy, fresh-faced look.

5. Preps Skin for Maximum Absorption

Hydrating mists help prepare your skin to absorb serums, essences, and moisturizers more effectively. Applying mist before these steps creates a hydrated base, ensuring your products penetrate more deeply for optimal results.

For the ultimate winter skincare indulgence, try layering our Neroli Hydrasoothe Treatment Mist with Aspen Dew Illuminating Essence and The Alpine Phytonutrient Serum or Purist Delicate Skin Serum. Together, these products create a comforting ritual designed to restore balance, vitality, and radiance to winter-stressed skin.

Crafting a Holistic Winter Skincare Ritual

To keep your skin healthy and luminous all winter, adopt this easy yet luxurious routine:

Step 1: Gentle Cleansing

Start with a gentle, hydrating oil cleanser to remove impurities without stripping the skin. Choose a formula that nourishes while maintaining your skin’s natural oils.

Step 2: First Mist

Spritz your face with Neroli Hydrasoothe Treatment Mist. This step balances your skin’s pH, refreshes, and preps it for the next steps in your skincare routine.

Step 3: Essence

Apply Aspen Dew Illuminating Essence to brighten, firm, and deeply hydrate your skin. An essence provides a layer of nourishment that enhances the benefits of subsequent products.

Step 4: Serum

Massage a few drops of The Alpine Phytonutrient Serum or Purist Delicate Skin Serum into your skin. These serums address specific concerns such as dryness, fine lines, and dullness while delivering long-lasting hydration.

Step 5: Final Mist

Seal in all the benefits with another spritz of facial mist. This final step helps set your makeup, lock in hydration, and protect your skin throughout the day.

PRO TIP: Look for facial mists containing hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid, aloe vera, and fresh botanical extracts like aspen bark. These ingredients work together to nourish, soothe, and refresh your skin.

What to Look for in a Winter Facial Mist

Not all facial mists are created equal. When selecting one, look for key ingredients that address hydration, soothing, and nourishment:

  • Hyaluronic Acid: A hydration powerhouse that attracts and retains moisture.
  • Aloe Vera: Calms and soothes irritation while providing lightweight hydration.
  • Botanical Extracts: Ingredients like neroli, chamomile, or aspen bark provide antioxidant benefits and help reduce redness and sensitivity. 

Maximize Your Winter Glow

Incorporating a facial mist into your skincare routine is more than just a refreshing addition—it’s a proactive step toward protecting and rejuvenating your skin during the harsh winter months. Combine it with a holistic skincare ritual featuring products like the Neroli Hydrasoothe Treatment Mist, Aspen Dew Illuminating Essence, and The Purist Delicate Skin Serum to ensure your skin stays radiant, hydrated, and healthy.

With consistent care and a few skincare staples, your skin can thrive even in the coldest months. A mist here, a serum there—it’s the little luxuries that make all the difference.

 
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Winter Skincare Guide

Winter Skincare Guide

Cold weather and snow have officially arrived. And with it dry, chapped, dehydrated winter skin.

But did you know that mature skin is more susceptible to the effects of harsh weather?

This is because as we lose elastin and collagen, our skin’s ability to retain moisture diminishes. Add to that a decline in our skin's own oil production, and you've got a receipt for a reddened and cracking dermis.

Winter environments, both indoor and out, can contribute to the problem. Indoor heaters and outdoor winds wick away skin moisture and those extra hot showers we take to combat the cold can further dry skin.

You can minimize the negative impact of cold weather on skin by implementing the following tips that can help to combat the detrimental effects of winter.

Avoid extra hot baths & showers

We know how appealing a steamy shower or hot bath can be at the end of a cold winter day, but hot water can strip away natural oils and moisture from your skin.
Hot water can also irritate skin, so be sure to limit your showers or baths to 5-10 minutes. 

Get the most from your moisturizer

After showering, gently pat your skin dry (avoid rubbing), then immediately apply a high-grade hyaluronic acid. Our Illuminating Aspen Dew Essence contains a micro-molecular hyaluronic acid that delivers progressive hydration over time.

Hyaluronic acid works to pull surface moisture deep into your skin and increase the hydrating effects of subsequent products.You can use the same trick for getting the most out of your body balms and moisturizers.

Switch to an oil-based cleanser

Mature skin benefits greatly from oil-based cleansers all year round, but this applies especially to winter months. Oil cleansers help restore natural oils in the skin while removing impurities.

Plant and nut seed oils used for cleansing, such as jojoba oil and almond oil help fortify the skin barrier, firm your skin, and reduce the signs of aging.

Double down on moisture boosting ingredients

During winter, mature skin requires special care, so double down on hydration, both in an out. Look for products that contain nourishing ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, peptides, and ceramides.

Our Aspen Dew Illuminating Essence pulls double duty as a skin conditioner and a serum - it’s formulated with niacinamide, phytoceramides, and hyaluronic acid to ensure powerful hydration and anti-aging effects.

Up your hydration game

Staying hydrated in winter is equally important as we tend to drink less fluids in colder months. 

Adding a nourishing collagen rich broth, like bone broth, to you daily hydration regime is an easy hack.

If you are vegetarian, there are plant-based collagen powders you can add to a vegetable broth to increase overall hydration levels.

Avoid over exfoliating

Exfoliating more than once or twice a week in cold months can cause redness and inflammation. Use gentle exfoliator, like our Snow Rose Recovery Mask to reveal fresh skin.

Be sure to apply a skin serum afterward like our Purist Delicate Skin Serum to restore balance to sensitive skin.

Say yes to sunscreen

Just because it’s chilly or overcast outside doesn’t mean sun exposure won’t have an impact on your skin. Even on cloudy days, harmful UV rays can penetrate the skin, so it’s essential to wear sunscreen SPF 50+ to prevent sunburn and skin damage. 

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