Winter Skin Tips: 10 Dermatologist-Approved Tips from Dr. Husienzad
What are the best winter skincare tips? Learn 10 dermatologist-approved tips from Dr. Husienzad on how to combat dry, irritated skin during the cold winter months.
Combating Dry Winter Skin: 10 Dermatologist-Approved Tips
As the cold, dry air of winter sets in, it can wreak havoc on our skin, causing dryness, irritation, and the exacerbation of various skin conditions. Fortunately, there are several steps we can take to combat the effects of winter on our skin. According to Dr. Husienzad, a dermatologist from Bryn Mawr, these 10 skincare tips can help us maintain healthy, hydrated skin throughout the colder months.
Understanding the Impact of Winter on Skin
During the winter, the decrease in the skin’s natural moisturizing factor, known as filaggrin, combined with the dry, cold air and indoor heating can lead to a compromised skin barrier. This can result in a variety of skin issues, including eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, and keratosis pilaris (also known as “chicken skin”).
5 Common Winter Skin Conditions
1. Eczema: Characterized by inflamed, red, itchy patches of skin, eczema can be triggered by the cold, dry weather of winter.
2. Psoriasis: This long-term skin condition can worsen during the winter due to the lack of sunlight and exposure to cold temperatures.
3. Rosacea: Cold weather is a common trigger for the blushing and flushing associated with this skin condition.
4. Keratosis Pilaris: Also known as “chicken skin,” these dry, rough patches and bumps are often more pronounced during the winter months.
5. Raynaud’s Disease: This condition, which causes the blood vessels in the fingers and toes to spasm in response to cold, can be particularly bothersome in the winter.
The Importance of Winter Skincare
While you don’t need to overhaul your entire skincare routine, it’s important to focus on more hydrating products and reduce the use of irritating ones during the winter. This can help combat the dryness and maintain a healthy skin barrier.
10 Winter Skincare Tips from Dr. Husienzad
1. Moisturize Frequently
Choose thick, creamy moisturizers containing ingredients like ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and petrolatum to help seal in moisture. Some recommended products include CeraVe Moisturizing Cream, Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream, and Vaseline.
2. Switch to Hydrating Cleansers
Avoid harsh, drying cleansers and opt for gentle, fragrance-free, hydrating options like CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser, BMD Gentle Cleanse, and La Roche-Posay Toleraine Hydrating Cleanser.
3. Hydrate Acne-Prone Skin
Even if you have acne-prone skin, you’ll need to use hydrating, oil-free, fragrance-free moisturizers to combat excess dryness and peeling. Recommended products include CeraVe Facial Moisturizer, Neutrogena HydroBoost Moisturizer, and BMD Moisture Lux.
4. Limit Hot Showers
While it may be tempting to indulge in long, hot showers during the winter, the heat can further dry out your skin. Limit showers to 15 minutes and use lukewarm water instead.
5. Avoid Harsh Scrubs and Scented Products
Loofahs, bath mitts, and harsh scrubs can irritate dry skin and lead to eczema flares. Steer clear of these products, as well as any heavily scented items, which can also be drying.
6. Protect Your Skin from the Elements
When going outside, be sure to wear protective clothing like hats, scarves, and gloves to shield your skin from the harsh winter wind and cold temperatures.
7. Humidify Your Environment
Running a humidifier in your home can help add moisture back into the air, preventing your skin from drying out.
8. Exfoliate Gently
Gently exfoliating can help remove dead skin cells and improve the effectiveness of your moisturizers. Opt for gentle, chemical exfoliants over harsh, physical scrubs.
9. Nourish Your Skin from the Inside
Incorporating omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, and hyaluronic acid into your diet can help support skin health and hydration from within.
10. Don’t Neglect Sun Protection
Even during the winter, it’s important to use a broad-spectrum sunscreen to protect your skin from harmful UV rays, which can still penetrate through clouds and snow.
By implementing these 10 dermatologist-approved tips, you can help keep your skin healthy, hydrated, and glowing throughout the harsh winter months.
Winter Skincare Tips – 10 Dermatologist Approved Tips from Dr. Husienzad
Introduction
Cold, dry air can easily irritate your skin. Luckily, there are many ways to combat the causes of dry winter skin and keep your skin smooth and supple all season long.
While this article spells out 10 approved winter skincate tips, and we highly recommend you read the full article, here are the key points we will focus on:
Table of Contents
To keep blustery conditions from bothering your skin, consider implementing these 10 skincare tips recommended by Bryn Mawr Dermatologist, Dr. Husienzad.
What Happens to Your Skin in the Winter?
Filaggrin, one of the most important proteins in our skin for maintaining the barrier function and natural moisturizing factors, decreases during the winter. It also decreases with age and hormonal changes. This combined with the dry cold weather, low humidity, and indoor heating that dehydrates our skin leads to dryness and worsening of skin conditions for many people.
5 Common Winter Skin Issues
Getting on top of skin moisture is one of the key components to maintaining skin health during the winter. Between the cold air, harsh winter winds, and dry indoor heat, it is easy for skin conditions to flare up. Here are five common winter skin issues that may worsen during the wintertime.
1. Eczema
Eczema is a common skin condition affecting over 31 million Americans. Characterized by inflamed, red, itchy patches of skin, eczema is caused by a combination of immune system activation, environmental triggers, and stress. Cold dry weather can trigger eczema flares in winter.
2. Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a long-term disease that causes red, itchy scaly patches on the skin, which flare up for a few weeks or months before subsiding or going into remission. The most common sites for psoriasis are your knees, elbows, trunk, and scalp. While there is no cure for psoriasis, your dermatologist can devise a treatment plan to help you manage your condition.
Cold weather and decreased sunlight can cause worsening psoriasis in the winter.
3. Rosacea
Rosacea is a common skin condition causing blushing or flushing in your face and eyes. Rosacea may flare up for weeks or months before subsiding or going into remission. If left untreated, rosacea can lead to permanent damage to the skin and eyes. Cold weather is a common trigger for many.
4. Keratosis Pilaris (‘Chicken Skin’)
Keratosis Pilaris, also known as “Chicken Skin,” is a common, harmless skin condition that causes dry, rough patches and tiny bumps on the skin. These skin-colored or reddish bumps can appear on your arms, legs, or buttocks. These are often more pronounced when the skin is dry, such as during wintertime.
5. Raynaud’s Disease
Affecting up to 5 to 10% of Americans, Raynaud’s disease occurs when blood vessels in your fingers and toes spasm in response to cold, stress, or emotional upset. This leads to decreased blood flow, causing your fingers or toes to turn, cold, white, and numb, and can be a bothersome issue during the winter.
Importance of Winter Skin Care
You do not need a major overhaul of your skin care regimen during the colder months. You should, however, focus on more hydrating varieties of your products, and reduce irritating products to combat the dryness that winter inevitably brings.
10 Winter Skincare Tips from Dr. Husienzad
1. Moisturize Frequently
Thick moisturizers containing Ceramides, Hyaluronic Acid, and Petrolatum will help retain and seal moisture within your skin. Choose thicker creams over lighter lotions — the thicker the moisturizer, the better. A few favorites are CeraVe Moisturizing Cream, Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream, and good old-fashioned Vaseline.
2. Switch to Hydrating Cleansers
During the winter months, avoid harsh cleansers on the face. As a rule of thumb, any cleanser that leaves you ‘squeaky clean,’ is stripping the skin of natural moisture. Use gentle, hydrating, fragrance-free cleansers for daily cleansing and to remove makeup.
CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser, BMD Gentle Cleanse, and LaRoche Posay Toleraine Hydrating Cleanser are great options to keep skin hydrated yet clean.
3. Even Acne Prone Skin May Need TLC During the Winter
Use hydrating, oil-free, fragrance-free moisturizers daily and on top of your topical acne medications to help combat excess dryness and peeling. CeraVe Facial Moisturizer, Neutrogena HydroBoost Moisturizer, and BMD Moisture Lux moisturizer are great options for acne-prone skin.
4. Limit Hot Showers
Winter weather brings the desire for long hot showers, but hot water will further dry out your skin. Limit showers to 15 minutes and use lukewarm water to avoid irritating your skin.
5. Avoid Harsh Scrubs and Scented Products
Loofahs, bath mitts, and scrubs can irritate dry skin and lead to eczema flares. Avoid these if you have a history of eczema or dry skin. Use unscented soaps and body washes such as Dove Unscented Bar Soap, Cetaphil Cleanser, or Aveeno Body Wash.
6. Exfoliate for Smooth, Supple Skin
Dry skin will stay dry without light exfoliation. Avoid harsh scrubs and opt for moisturizers with lactic acid such as AmLactin or CeraVe SA, which acts as an exfoliant and a humectant, sloughing off dead skin and drawing moisture into skin simultaneously.
7. You Still Need Sunscreen!
Even though the sun’s UVB rays are not as strong in the winter, UVA rays are still present and can age you. Not to mention, the reflection of the sun’s rays through the clouds and off the snow during shoveling or skiing can cause you to get serious sunburn even if it’s not sunny outside. Remember to wear SPF 30+ every morning and reapply if doing any outdoor winter activities. Use a daily moisturizer with built-in sunscreen every morning such as EltaMD UV Daily Broad-Spectrum Sunscreen, LaRoche Posay Mineral Sunscreen Fluid, CeraVe AM Moisturizer with sunscreen, or Neutrogena Daily Defense Moisturizer with SPF.
8.
Limit Alcohol Intake and Hydrate Well
Alcohol during the holidays can dehydrate you. Make sure to limit these beverages and hydrate well with water throughout the day. Humidifiers at night can help regulate the moisture levels in your home and further combat dryness, promoting a dewy complexion.
9. Carry Lip Balm
Keep dry lips from getting chapped and sunburned during winter fun by using a hydrating lip balm with SPF every morning and throughout the day to seal in moisture. Vaseline Lip Therapy, Elta MD Lip Balm with SPF, or Coola Liplux Lip Balm with SPF are great options.
10. Be Aware of Irritating Skincare Products
Be aware of potentially irritating ingredients such as retinoids, exfoliating acids, and vitamin C. You may need to dial back on the potency of these topicals to be able to use them consistently through winter without causing excess irritation. Visit us at Bryn Mawr Dermatology to adjust the strength of your topical regimen as the winter nears to avoid over-drying the skin while still reaping the benefits of these potent anti-aging ingredients.
Winter Skin Care Products by Bryn Mawr Dermatology
- BMD Gentle Cleanse
- BMD Moisture Lux Moisturizer
- Senté Dermal Repair Cream
- Elta MD UV Daily Broad Spectrum Sunscreen
- Elta MD Lip Balm with SPF
- Coola Liplux Lip Balm with SPF
Schedule an Appointment with a Dermatologist Today
If you have a question about winter skin care, please Request an Appointment with one of our dermatologists. During your consultation, a Bryn Mawr dermatologist will evaluate your concerns and determine an ideal treatment plan for your specific case. Our office is beautifully equipped, so you’ll feel at home as soon as you walk in the door
Get started today by calling our dermatology team at (610) 525-7800 or easily book an appointment online. We look forward to caring for you!
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Blog | Keep your skin in top shape through the cold, dry winter
The harsh cold climate and dry indoor air during winter can leave skin in less-than-ideal shape. Use these tips for winter skin care so you can keep your skin healthy moisturized and looking good all season long.
Winter skin care tips
Caring for skin during winter takes just a little extra time and effort because the conditions are rather extreme for our tender protective barrier. Skin gets exposed to the elements: cold air whipping wind sun reflecting off snow. Low humidity is common in colder climates stealing moisture from skin every second of every day. And indoors it’s blasted with dry heat.
It’s no wonder our skin often ends up dry flaky and itchy. And once dryness starts skin can more easily crack and bleed.
These tips will help you prevent that uncomfortable unsightly result and keep your skin healthy and happy through the winter months.
- Keep the moisture you have. The natural oils your skin produces also help protect it and keep it healthy. It’s a good idea to avoid long baths and showers and you shouldn’t wash your body too frequently either. When you do use warm not hot water. After bathing or showering pat dry and moisturize your damp skin.
- Add moisture to your home. To counter the drying effects of indoor heat the Mayo Clinic suggests running a humidifier. You can use a portable or tabletop model or one that integrates with your existing heating system. Moisture in the air will be absorbed by your skin.
- Add moisture from the inside out. Increasing your water intake will help hydrate your skin.
- Don’t forget sunscreen. Just because it’s cold outside doesn’t mean the sun isn’t affecting your skin says Bingham Memorial Hospital. The sun reflecting off snow means UV rays are hitting you from additional angles.
- Moisturize your skin thoroughly. Switch to an oil-based moisturizer in the winter; your skin will appreciate it. Consider overnight deep moisturizer treatments which can help particularly dry areas like hands feet elbows knees and lips. Cover with cotton gloves and socks to hold the moisture in all night long.
- Switch your cleanser. It’s a good idea to trade in your current body wash for a more moisturizing hydrating cleanser in winter particularly if your usual choice contains drying ingredients like glycolic or salicylic acid. Tone and moisturize within 30 seconds of finishing cleansing to avoid further dehydration.
- Take extra care. Winter skin is more fragile so if you have a skin condition like eczema or psoriasis be sure to avoid any irritants or allergens that you know flare your condition.
With a little extra TLC you can have soft smooth radiant skin all winter long.
Revive Spa & Skincare can help you address your concerns with a full menu of facials and other winter skincare treatments.
7 rules for skin care in winter. Advice from a dermatologist
Margarita Gecht,
Leading Dermatologist of the Butterfly Children Foundation
In the cold season, skin cells exfoliate more slowly, making the skin texture uneven. This leads to a delay on the skin of sebum (sebum), an increase in the number of bacteria and, as a result, inflammation on the face.
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Dryness and roughness of the skin in winter is caused by a violation of its water balance due to temperature changes – being in a room with central heating, traveling in transport.
That’s why in every season, including the cold season, you need to adjust your skin care just like you change your wardrobe every few months. Like clothing, skin care products must be chosen thoughtfully, with an understanding of the purpose and system of their use.
There are seven main rules for winter skin care.
1. Use mild exfoliators
It’s reasonable to assume that exfoliating your skin in winter can make your skin feel even drier. There is indeed such a risk, but this does not mean that you should stop using exfoliants during the cold season. Exfoliating the skin is important to carry out all year round – it helps speed up skin regeneration and improves absorbency. In winter, you just need to use less harsh means. This will avoid irritation.
So, instead of a scrub with abrasive particles, use a gommage with spherical synthetic particles or an exfoliating cream containing low concentrations of AHA and BHA acids.
Frequency of use of exfoliants depends on skin type:
- for dry skin, once a week;
- for combination and oily skin – twice a week.
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2. Use vitamin C creams and serums
Vitamin C helps keep skin radiant during the colder months. It brightens and firms the skin, stimulates collagen production (which helps skin retain moisture) and helps protect it from external aggressors.
Moreover, it also helps repair damage. For example, during the summer months, the skin is exposed to harmful UV rays, which lead to photodamage and premature aging. Using vitamin C can help reverse this damage, maintain an even skin tone and texture, and enhance its natural radiance.
When choosing products containing vitamin C, pay attention to the Ascorbic acid component in the first ten positions of the composition. Its presence guarantees a concentration of vitamin C that will not irritate the skin (5-10%).
3. Keep your skin constantly moisturized
In winter, add a serum containing high and low molecular weight hyaluronic acid, azulene and centella asiatica extract to your usual moisturizer. These components will not only be able to penetrate into the deep layers of the epidermis and saturate it with moisture, but also restore damaged skin areas.
When choosing a moisturizer, pay attention to the texture. Fluids and emulsions are not suitable for winter, these light moisturizers are ideal for most skin types in summer.
At low air temperatures and running central heating, you need to switch to cream. A denser texture will seal moisture in and act as a winter coat for the skin.
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4. Change the texture of your facial cleanser
cream or oil formula.
In winter, the skin produces less sebum, which protects the upper layers of the epidermis from drying out. Therefore, gentle cleansing with milder products will help prevent excessive removal of sebum and preserve the hydro-lipid protective mantle.
Creams, oils, balms and micellar water can still be used for make-up removal during the colder months. These products effectively remove makeup and deeply cleanse pores without disturbing the hydro-lipid oil balance.
What primers, mists, tonics, lotions and micellar water are for
5. Adjust your care for problem skin
For oily and acne-prone skin, reduce the amount of cleansing and mattifying clay-based masks in winter.
Try applying moisturizing masks two to three times a week.
No-rinse moisturizing masks can be used for extra hydration at night. For acne-prone skin, pay attention to the composition – it should not contain paraffin, mineral oil and shea butter.
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6. Use SPF even when it’s cloudy
It’s important that SPF is an integral part of winter skin care, as UV rays are active at this time of the year. In addition, solar radiation can enter through windows. Sunscreen should be applied daily to the face and other exposed skin areas such as the neck, ears, and hands.
7. Rethink your skin care for lips, hands and body
Body
In cold, uncomfortable weather, you want to take a hot shower. However, hot water quickly dries out the skin, and if it is not moisturized immediately, it may develop flaking and cracks. Patients with chronic skin conditions, such as eczema or atopic dermatitis, are at risk for their problems to flare up.
Take warm showers with cleansers that are oily or thick creamy and do not foam too much. After a shower, apply a moisturizer with hyaluronic acid, ceramides, wheat germ, vitamin A, urea, ceramides. This will maintain a moisture barrier and prevent dryness.
Hands
The skin on the hands has fewer sebaceous glands than the skin on any other part of the body. This is why moisture is quickly removed from the skin of the hands, increasing the risk of cracking and itching. In winter, 30 minutes before leaving the house, be sure to apply a moisturizer on your hands, and don’t forget to wear gloves when you go outside.
Feet
For moisturizing and retaining moisture in the skin of the feet, choose creams based on glycerin and petroleum jelly. Also, exfoliate the skin around your feet from time to time. This will allow her to easily absorb the moisturizer.
Lips
The skin on the lips is thinner than the rest of the face, making it more susceptible to the damaging effects of cold and wind.
To replenish hydration and protect your skin, wear lip balm not only during the day, but also at night, when high room temperatures and even breathing through your mouth can exacerbate dryness.
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How to take care of your skin in winter?
Contents
Winter Facial Features
Step 1: Cleanse
Step 2: Tone
Step 3: Moisturize and nourish
Step 4: UV protection
90 002 Winter Facial Tips
Skincare selection
The predominance of frosty and windy weather in winter negatively affects the condition of the skin. In such weather, the sebaceous glands produce less subcutaneous fat, and frequent stay in heated rooms with dry air violates the protective hydrolipidic barrier of the epidermis, exacerbating sensitivity. As a result, the skin on the face begins to turn red, peeling and a feeling of constant discomfort appear, which is the cause of dehydration.
Winter facial features
Sudden changes in temperature negatively affect the skin, reducing its ability to produce elastin and collagen. Small particles of snow, freezing rain, strong gusts of wind can severely injure the unprotected epidermis. As a result, the skin becomes inflamed, dehydrated and flaky. Incorrectly selected care in the cold season only exacerbates the situation, the skin becomes dry and flabby.
The usual scheme of facial skin care in winter does not work, so you need to review cosmetics and choose the appropriate care.
Step 1: Cleaning
It is best to cleanse the skin of the face with mild products with vitamins C and E in the composition, foam or hydrophilic oil. In winter, the skin is already dehydrated, and the use of products with a helium base will draw moisture out of it even more. Wash off any products with warm water, hot water greatly dries the skin. It is also worth abandoning the strong wiping of the face with a towel – the maximum should be light blotting, the best option would be to use disposable towels.
Step 2: Toning
In winter, the skin is in great need of moisture, so this is a reason to start using tonics, even if you have never used them before. Most tonics have a normal pH balance. Before using the product, make sure that it does not contain alcohol and sulfates. The sun at this time of the year is no longer so active, so acid products can be included in the care, but a little bit so that the skin can get used to them. It is worth remembering that acids are contraindicated for those who have very dry or sensitive skin.
Step 3: Moisturize and nourish
At this stage, it is important to review the contents of your locker and choose products that can fully moisturize and nourish the skin. Moreover, nutrition is not just creams with a denser texture, it involves the addition of vitamins in the form of serums, essences and boosters to the diet. The composition of cosmetic products should contain three main vitamins: A (retinol) – is actively used in the beauty field to combat the aging process and acne manifestations; B3 (niacinamide) – also highly effective in combating age-related changes, has an anti-inflammatory effect and helps fight hyperpigmentation; C (a form of ascorbic acid) – an antioxidant that eliminates free radicals, hyperpigmentation and evens out skin tone.
To achieve maximum hydration, all these products need to be fixed with emulsions or creams, creating a kind of occlusion.
Step 4: UV Protection
This stage should be given special attention in the winter. The sun’s rays have a very negative effect on the condition of the skin, causing premature aging and wilting. UV radiation can be of two types: UVA and UVB, but each carries destructive properties in the form of photoaging, pigmentation and oxidation of the epidermis.
Sun cream is the final step in skin care, so the texture should be as close as possible to your skin type. The cosmetic market offers a large selection of creams, each of which performs its own functions. You need to apply them 20-30 minutes before going outside, not forgetting to renew every 1.5-2 hours when you are in the active sun.
Winter Facial Tips
- Avoid hot showers. Water above the permissible temperature opens the pores, which leads to moisture loss. If hot water causes blood to flow to the skin, then cold water directs it to the internal organs, improving blood circulation. You also need to give up a long shower. It is best to give preference to a contrast shower – this will improve the general condition of the body and keep the skin healthy.
- Dress for the weather. No need to give up hats and scarves in winter – cover your face and head from frost. In the room, try to stay away from heaters that dry the skin, it is better to dress warmly. Humidifiers can also be used indoors.
- Stay hydrated and eat right. In winter, we rarely feel thirsty, despite this, you need to drink enough fluids and maintain water balance in the body. If there is not enough fluid in the body, the skin will look dehydrated. On average, you need to consume 2 liters of water per day.
- Peeling. Incorporate gentle exfoliation into your winter skincare routine. It will help cleanse it of dead cells and increase the effectiveness of the cream. In winter, cells are more susceptible to dehydration and death, so it is important to eliminate them in a timely manner and make room for new ones. The scrub should include natural ingredients – fruit seeds, salt, sugar, but you can use them no more than 2 times a week.
- Take care of your lips. Not only the skin of the face, but also the lips need maximum hydration. One of the most common winter problems is chapped lips. Regularly apply a moisturizer or nourisher, such as ghee. It perfectly softens the skin and improves the color.
If hot water causes blood to flow to the skin, then cold water directs it to the internal organs, improving blood circulation. You also need to give up a long shower. It is best to give preference to a contrast shower – this will improve the general condition of the body and keep the skin healthy.
In winter, cells are more susceptible to dehydration and death, so it is important to eliminate them in a timely manner and make room for new ones. The scrub should include natural ingredients – fruit seeds, salt, sugar, but you can use them no more than 2 times a week.Skincare selection
The key to beautiful and radiant skin in winter is the right face cream. Creams with a light gel texture used in summer are best put aside until warmer times, giving preference to products with a denser creamy texture. Nourishing creams protect the skin well, preventing sudden temperature changes from -15 ℃ to + 10 ℃ to negatively affect the skin condition. When choosing a cream, it is imperative to study the composition, it is good if it contains components with hyaluronic acid, glycerin, vitamins A and E.
Among the most effective creams, we can single out Anne Semonin Extreme Comfort Cream, which replenishes cells with lost moisture, and La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream with a texture based on caviar extract, which improves skin firmness and elasticity.
For excessively dry and sensitive skin, Nutritic Intense cream from La Roche-Posay or Vichy Nutrilogie is perfect, restoring the skin’s protective barrier. Based on wheat germ, avocado and jojoba, Crema F Santa Maria Novella is a weightless cream that perfectly nourishes the skin.
If the skin has already been exposed to negative factors and is severely depleted, products with a shock dose of vitamins and nutrients will help restore it. Valmont DETO2X Cream will help to cope with redness and peeling, the moisturizing concentrate in Cold Cream Marine Thalgo ampoules will revive dry and dull skin.
Givenchy Hydra Sparkling, Clarins Multi-Active Jour, and Biotherm Aquasource Cocoon are barely felt on the skin, yet deliver in-salon-like effectiveness.