Winter Skin Solutions

Are you experiencing an increase in visible skin conditions, such as rosy cheeks and dry legs courtesy of the winter chill? If your skin becomes more sensitive during this time of year, it is important to understand the causes and make simple lifestyle changes to improve matters.

#1 Cold weather
Cooler weather takes its toll on your skin and keeping it moisturised is essential. But should you use a lotion or a cream?

It basically boils down to viscosity, or thickness. Simply put, lotions are lighter with more water content and less oil. Creams are heavier, with more oil content and less water. Body butter is a cream which includes shea, cocoa, mango, or palm butters. They’re generally a thick cream and may also include essential oils and other oils, such as coconut and avocado oils.

In the cold weather using a cream like the Epionce Enriched Body Cream is definitely the way to go. This luxuriously rich all-over body cream provides instant, long-lasting hydration to soften and smooth the skin. It provides maximum hydration for dry skin on the hands, feet and elbows and its body butter consistency makes it ideal for daily use.

Key Benefits

• Hydrates rough areas for softer, smoother skin
• Renewal technology encourages healthier skin
• Visibly improves appearance of dry, cracked skin

For the face, a noncomedogenic moisturiser (which means pores won’t get clogged, which is very important for the face, especially for people who are acne prone) such as the Epionce Intensive Nourishing Cream can be used daily to hydrate and calm visible redness and irritation caused by the cold, windy weather. It will also help the skin to hold the moisture in.

This cream contains skin-boosting botanicals like Acacia Seed, Maca Root and Green Algae and powerful ceramides to accelerate the anti-aging power.

Key Benefits

• Clinically proven anti-aging results without irritation
• Helps smooth and refine texture
• Intense hydration for damaged, photo-aged skin

#2 Hydration

Hydration doesn’t just happen from the outside. Complement your external hydration (i.e. moisturiser) with water intake. Drinking water can help you care for your skin, and it can be a powerful ally for skin health.

Proper external and internal hydration plays a key role in supporting skin elasticity, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and keeping the skin plump and radiant.

#3 Diet

Get plenty of fruits and vegetables and limit sugar and caffeine.

The nutrients in healthy foods help support your immune health and mood, while sugar and caffeine in high doses can have a negative effect on your body and energy supply and affect your skin with symptoms such as irritation and visible redness.

#4 Treatments
(Winter special offer – 20% off a course of 3+ treatments)

We offer a number of treatments that are specifically helpful during these cold winter months including:

• Deluxe Microdermabrasion
  Microdermabrasion works by buffing away dead cells from the skin surface, these cells can build up, blocking the pores and leaving the skin looking dull and congested. By buffing the dead cells away, it helps to unblock pores and even out skin tone, leaving the skin brighter, clearer, softer and smoother. This is a gentle treatment that is suitable for all skin types.
• LED Therapy
  LED (light emitting diode) therapy is a non-invasive, safe and effective light-based treatment that uses varying wavelengths of red, yellow, green and blue light to improve the health and overall function of the skin. LED therapy helps to improve various skin conditions such as acne, acne scarring, blackheads, dry, rough or dull skin, Rosacea and fine lines and wrinkles.
• Epionce Skin Peels
  During the treatment a chemical solution is applied to the skin that causes it to exfoliate and eventually peel off. The new, regenerated skin is smoother, brighter, rejuvenated and less congested. Skin peels are a non-invasive treatment for all skin types and many skin conditions.

#5 Skin care
Besides using nourishing moisturiser, add key products like a toner or hydration serum. Epionce’s Balancing Toner contains humectants that boost moisture and botanicals to soothe skin, while the Intense Defence Serum contains vitamins essential for skin health and reducing visible redness.

#6 Stress
Take time daily for stress-reducing activities, such as exercise and spending time with your friends and family.

Exercising daily helps release stress from the mind and body and encourages better sleep.