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Spring Skincare Refresh: 8 Adjustments You Should Make This Season
Now that spring is well and truly upon us, chances are that you’ve already made some changes to your wardrobe, swapping out those heavier winter pieces in favor of lighter and airier items that are better suited to the warmer months. Well, the same needs to happen with your skincare routine too! As the seasons change, so do your skin’s needs, making it important to adjust your routine where necessary to ensure that you’re meeting all of your skin’s requirements.
What changes do you need to make? Read on as OROGOLD shares some top tips for adapting your skincare routine to the spring season.
1) Make SPF a Priority
Ideally, SPF should be a part of your skincare routine year-round. Even though the winter sun may not feel very strong, those UV rays are still capable of damaging your skin.
In the spring, however, they start to become more intense, making them even more capable of seriously harming your skin. Considering that UV rays are responsible for everything from wrinkles to hyperpigmentation to skin cancer, SPF needs to become a priority again now that the weather has started to warm up.
While many balk at the thought of wearing sunscreen because previous experiences have left their skin feeling greasy or looking overly pale, there are now more options out there than ever. Pick a lightweight SPF moisturizer, like the OROGOLD 24K Skin Tone SPF 30, and you won’t even realize that you’re wearing sunscreen! This cream also happens to be packed with antioxidants, which, as you’ll find out a little later, also need to be a big part of your spring skincare routine.
2) Combine Your Sunscreen With a Vitamin C Serum
It’s worth going the extra mile when it comes to keeping your complexion safe from sun damage. This is why, in addition to ensuring that your skin is always covered with SPF, you should also make sure that your spring skincare routine contains a vitamin C serum.
Why? Firstly, because vitamin C is one of the best antioxidants around. Antioxidants are your best line of defense when it comes to preventing the appearance of environmental damage, a lot of which occurs in the spring and summer.
However, vitamin C has also been found to increase how protected the skin feels when used in combination with a sunscreen. Pair the two together, and you’ll do an even better job of preventing the appearance of sun damage.
At OROGOLD, we have a few serums that contain vitamin C. However, our 24K Vitamin C Booster Facial Serum is dedicated to the ingredient. This formula features two forms of vitamin C: tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate and ascorbyl palmitate. These are joined by vitamins A and E, along with wheat germ oil for fatty acids that leave the skin feeling ultra-supple.
3) Incorporate More Antioxidants
We’ve mentioned antioxidants a few times now, and this is because these ingredients should be an integral part of your approach to spring skincare. As sun exposure starts to rise and environmental stressors increase, you need to ensure that your skin feels safe at all times, and this is exactly what antioxidants do.
While vitamin C may be one of the most talked-about antioxidants out there, there are plenty of others worth knowing too. The antioxidants in green tea, for example, which can be found in the 24K Kelp Caviar Micro Bead Serum, are known for being particularly powerful. They’re highly effective at preventing the appearance of environmental damage.
Grape seed oil is another ingredient that boasts potent antioxidants, some of which can’t be easily found in other ingredients. With that said, every plant extract out there will contain its own array of antioxidant compounds. For the best results, look for products that bring together several antioxidant sources, just like OROGOLD’s skincare products do!
4) Power Up Your Cleanser
Your skin’s sebaceous glands produce the natural oil that coats your skin’s surface. These glands are heavily influenced by heat and humidity. Once temperatures start to rise in the spring, they become more active, meaning that they produce more sebum.
People with dry skin tend to love this change as sebum has a moisturizing effect. However, those with oily skin aren’t quite so welcoming. All of that extra sebum on skin that’s already oily can quickly lead to clogged pores. This is one of the reasons why breakouts often become more prevalent in the spring and summer.
One way to counteract this is by switching to a slightly more powerful cleanser in the spring. You don’t want to overdo it with a formula that’s going to completely strip your skin dry, but going from, say, a mousse cleanser to a foaming cleanser could be a good move, especially if your skin type is oily.
If you’re really struggling with the excess grease, consider double cleansing when your skin feels particularly heavy. Start with an oil-based cleanser and then follow up with a water-based cleanser, like the 24K Vitamin C Facial Cleanser, to thoroughly clear away that oily feeling.
5) Consider Exfoliating More Often
It’s not just your cleansing efforts that might need to be increased in the spring – you may need to do the same with exfoliation. While this doesn’t apply quite so much to those with dry or sensitive skin types, it should definitely be a consideration if your skin type is combination or oily. Yes, upping your cleansing game will help to keep your skin grease-free, but as temperatures continue to rise, cleansing alone isn’t going to prevent clogged pores.
So, how often should you be exfoliating? If you were previously exfoliating your oily skin a couple of times a week in the winter, increase this to every other day.
However, choose an exfoliator that isn’t going to be overly harsh on your skin. With over-exfoliation often leaving the skin even greasier, this is the last thing you need! An exfoliator like the OROGOLD 24K Multi-Vitamin Deep Peeling + Mandelic Acid would be ideal. It efficiently removes excess grease without harming the skin’s protective barrier. It’s perfect for a spring and summer skincare routine.
6) Go For Lighter Textures
As we discussed above, oil production will start to increase in the spring. With sebum having the ability to naturally moisturize the skin, this means that you can go without the rich and heavy products that you were using in the winter months. Humidity will also be higher in the spring and summer, making it easier for your skin to stay hydrated.
This doesn’t mean that you should stop carrying out your skincare routine. Instead, swap those heavy products for lighter, water-based alternatives. You may want to cut back on how many different layers of skincare you use as well. It’s much easier for the skin to feel weighed down in the spring and summer.
One product that makes a great springtime replacement for a winter moisturizer is the OROGOLD 24K Golden Dew Serum-in-Cream. It feels like a serum yet functions like a cream when it comes to locking in moisture and keeping the skin feeling smooth. It’s packed with beneficial ingredients too, including niacinamide, squalane, grape seed extract, and peptides.
7) Give the Skin on Your Body Some Extra Attention
Now that spring is here, you can cast aside all of those heavy layers of clothing that you were wearing in the winter. The skin on your body will finally be able to see some light again! However, after a long winter tucked away beneath thick garments, there’s a good chance that the skin on your body could do with some TLC.
Start by ensuring that you’re regularly exfoliating your body. This will get rid of all of that dull-looking skin that built up over the winter. Salt scrubs, like the OROGOLD 24K Classic Body Scrub, are always a great option – salt is loaded with skin-loving minerals.
Keeping your body moisturized is essential too, especially if you want to glow from head to toe. The OROGOLD 24K Classic Body Butter will leave any dry areas of skin immediately feeling softer. Meanwhile, the 24K Classic Hand & Body Cream is a lighter formula that would be the better option if you know you’re going to be sweating throughout the day.
8) Spring Clean Your Skincare Stash
It’s not just your house that you should be thinking about spring cleaning at this time of year. Your skincare stash needs the same. Yes, adjusting your routine and putting away some of your heavier winter products is one aspect of this, but there are other things to think about too.
Making sure that all of your products are in-date is one. The last thing that you want to be doing is applying expired products with oxidized ingredients to your skin at a time when oxidative stress is already on the rise. While you’re at it, have a proper look through all of your in-date products too. If any of them look, smell, or feel different, throw them out.
Now would also be a good time to give any skincare or makeup tools a spring clean. Whether you use a cleansing brush, facial sponge, makeup brushes, or anything else, give everything, including the surfaces that they sit on, an extra clean.
Spring Skincare With OROGOLD
While you may be rejoicing in the arrival of the warmer weather, your skin is likely feeling a little wearier. Sure, it will enjoy a break from the dry and bitter conditions of winter, but it won’t be long before the scorching heat and environmental aggressors of the spring and summer months start to take a toll. If you want to keep your skin looking and feeling its best, it’s vital that you make the necessary adjustments to your skincare routine. Follow the tips that we’ve shared above and you should be able to do that easily, ensuring that your skin thrives throughout the season.
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