How to Brighten, Hydrate & Protect Your Skin This Winter: Proven Clinic Solutions
How to Brighten, Hydrate & Protect Your Skin This Winter: Proven Clinic Solutions
The Pemberley Clinic is a doctor-led clinic, utilising our aesthetic, surgical and medical expertise to restore health, harmony and balance to the skin.
Over the years, I've seen how each season can impact the appearance and feel of our skin. Our curated selection of treatments and skincare services have been designed to support everyone on their journey to achieving healthy, balanced and rejuvenated skin, so here are my top tips for protecting your skin this winter.
Common Winter Skin Challenges
From frosty temperatures to biting winds, winter weather can present a number of challenges for our skin. Some of the most prevalent issues I see include dryness, sensitivity, dullness, and flare-ups of skin conditions such as dermatitis, psoriasis, and rosacea.
Expert-led care can help you to deal with these confidence-denting skin concerns. I've put together some of my top tips here, including both at-home skincare products and in-clinic treatments to help you face the winter season with confidence.
Hydration Essentials for the Winter Season
Keeping your skin hydrated is essential to preventing dry, flaky and irritated skin. For an optimal hit of hydration, look out for products and treatments which include moisturising ingredients, such as squalene, glycerin, ceramides, and hyaluronic acid.
- Obagi Hydrate
Obagi Hydrate is one of my favourite winter season moisturisers, as it's specially formulated to treat dehydrated skin, soothe flaky skin, and combat signs of ageing. As part of Obagi's iconic Nu Derm System, Hydrate can help to improve the appearance of your skin and reduce fine lines, wrinkles and crow's feet, all while leaving your complexion feeling strong, healthy and ready to take on the day.
- Obagi Daily Hydro-Drops Facial Serum
Obagi Daily Hydro-Drops Facial Serum is another winter hero product, which is designed to support dry skin with compromised barrier function. Packed full of antioxidants, this silky serum can transform lacklustre skin and provide a healthy, hydrated glow. Other benefits that can be experienced from incorporating Hydro-Drops into your skincare routine include improved skin texture, fine line and wrinkle reduction, and reduced pore size.
Clinical Treatments to Tackle Dullness
In-clinic treatments can also help to support winter facial rejuvenation.
- Obagi Blue Peel Radiance
Obagi Blue Peel Radiance is a popular and effective superficial chemical peel, which offers gentle exfoliation to brighten, smooth and decongest. Formulated with lactic, glycolic and salicylic acids, this 30-minute treatment can be completed in your lunch hour and offers a refreshed complexion with results that will last up to three months.
- V30 Laser
Designed to unleash radiant skin, the V30 laser treatment combines advanced IPL, radiofrequency and long pulse technologies to provide effective, precise and lasting results. This multi-use laser can be used to treat a range of skin concerns, including pigmentation, hydration and laxity, with minimal-to-no downtime and highly personalised delivery.
Active Protection For Year-Round Healthy Skin
UV rays are present even when the winter skies are thick with clouds, and consistent use of SPF will help to shield against premature lines, wrinkles and pigmentation.
Supporting your skin barrier is another excellent way to achieve healthy skin year-round, as this is essentially a layer of armour which protects your skin from environmental damage. Using gentle skincare products with hydrating properties can help strengthen your skin barrier, as can avoiding things like hot water and skin-stripping exfoliants.
Give Your Skin Some TLC With The Pemberley Clinic
If you're looking for some support to achieve your best looking complexion, we're on hand to help. You can book a personalised winter skin consultation with one of our skin experts, explore our selection of in-clinic treatments, or take up our [SK7 Skin Membership](https://www.thepemberleyclinic.co.uk/sk7-skin-plan), which can save you over ｣300 per year.
For more information about anything we offer here at The Pemberley Clinic, please get in touch with my team by emailing booking@thepemberleyclinic.co.uk or calling 07936 906688.