Winter is the time to enjoy winter treats like hot chocolate and warm desserts. However, your skin tells a different story, the chills of winter season are enough to set off the dry, flaky, dehydrated and dull skin issues, along with dandruff and dull hair. So, what exactly can you do to avoid it all and enjoy your winter too. Presenting with few effective winter care tips for skin and hair care that will help you achieve both, a healthy glowing skin and shiny hair.

SKINCARE

Cool temperatures are the reason for dehydrated skin that often becomes flaky too. Less sebum and low natural oil, impacts your skin quality leading to pale look. Here’s how you can restore healthy and glowing skin even in winter season.

·     Using gentle cleansers like a gel-based like Tulsi Neem Face Wash can effectively clean the skin pores deeply and purify the skin without causing dry skin issues.

·   Exfoliation is essential too for removing dead skin cells and to achieve smooth skin texture. However, remember to choose a gentle exfoliant that should hydrate your skin like Shahnaz Husain Shascrub Plus - Walnut Face & Body Scrub that contains Aloe vera juice, Olive Oil and Vitamin E. However, remember to exfoliate once a week. 

·      Using a skin toner that helps in maintaining the pH balance of the skin will ensure that your skin stays fresh and your skin pores are tight. Take ½ cup Shahnaz Husain Sharose Premium Date Enriched Skin Toner with ½ cup Aloe Vera Juice, mix these well and you have your hydrating skin toner. 

·     These days your skin loses moisture easily, hydration is the key, choose the right moisturiser that not only rehydrates the skin but also ensures that the skin is protected against environmental damage, locking in moisture. So, choosing a Vitamin C based serum or choose an herbal blend moisturiser like Shahnaz Husain Flower Botanics - White Water Lily-Jasmine Moisturiser. Add to it, hydrating SPF that will help you protect your skin against UVA, UVB, PA +++ protection. res ample hydration or else you will experience flaky skin on your palms. Use Aloe Vera gel, apply it directly on your hand, absorb it and rinse off with water after 5 minutes. For best results repeat this ritual prior to bedtime. 

HAIR CARE

Your scalp too becomes sensitive to the changing weather. When your scalp loses moisture it leads to flaky scalp, dull and brittle hair.

·    Try some natural masks, mix 2 tablespoons of brown sugar with 1 tablespoon of Olive Oil in a bowl. Apply it all over your roots. Let it sit for 20 minutes and then rinse off. 

·    Oil your hair once a week, remember to choose an herbal oil that would ensure that your hair roots are strong, dandruff is reduced and natural lustre of hair is restored. It naturally conditions your hair and prevents breakage.

·    Even though enjoying a hot bath is relieving, but when you use hot water for head-bath it damages the hair roots, make the hair brittle, dull and leads to split ends. Using lukewarm water for head bath is the best way to maintain your locks.

·    Having proper diet for your hair is essential to maintain hair health, that includes walnuts, cashews and almonds, these nuts help in restoring natural beauty to your mane.

·   Using fewer styling products and styling your hair less frequently will ensure that you are protecting your hair against heat damage and chemical damage.