With autumn underway and winter approaching, you may find you need to switch up your skincare routine. The drier air causes the water in your body to evaporate more quickly than in humid months, dehydrating your skin. Skipping your facial moisturizer in your morning routine isn't such a good idea anymore. Here's what we recommend for easing the transition into colder months:
1. Rose & Willow Facial Cleanser - this non-drying cleanser is gentle enough for all skin types. Because it's formulated with nourishing oils and without harsh surfactants, it helps preserve and restore your skin's natural oils.
2. Exfoliation - you may find you need to work a bit harder to get rid of dry skin during fall and winter. Any of my gentle salt or sugar scrubs are perfect for exfoliating and moisturizing the body, but this time of year I especially love the Coffee Sugar Scrub. The ground coffee beans in it also treat redness and inflammation, firm skin, and reduce the appearance of cellulite. For the face, I recommend our more gentle cleansing grains in either Lavender & Chamomile or Rose & Hibiscus. Just add water or our Rose & Willow Facial Cleanser!
3. Stay moisturized! You'll be tempted to turn up the heat on your shower or bath water as we head approach colder weather. (I'm guilty of this too!) Hotter water strips the oils from your skin, so be sure to replace that lost moisture. Our body oils are lightweight, non-greasy, and absorb nicely. Inspired by chakras, they're available in Create (Sacral Chakra - orange, bergamot and sandalwood), Calm (lavender and sandalwood), and Love (Heart Chakra - rose, vanilla and sandalwood). For your face, our Rejuvenating Facial Serum is packed with hydrating and healing ingredients like jojoba, carrot seed, rose hip seed and Vitamin E oils which brighten dull skin by promoting cell turnover, fade age spots, and smooth fine lines and wrinkles. These ingredients also balance your sebum's oil production, so it's perfect for all skin types. And for those with facial hair, our beard oils soften coarse beard and mustache hair and hydrate the skin underneath to prevent "beardruff." Vanilla + Clove is our favorite, with a quintessential autumnal warm and spicy scent, but they're also available in Bergamot + Orange and our best-selling Lavender + Cedar.
4. Masks aren't just for Halloween. Our clay masks offer additional deep-cleaning treatment and remineralization to the skin. This time of year, we recommend the Chocolate Mask because it's gently exfoliating, wonderfully moisturizing, and safe for all skin types. It's made with kaolin clay, antioxidant-rich cocoa powder, and dehydrated coconut milk. Use it once a week or more to take advantage of its abilities to brighten, smooth, hydrate and heal.
5. Love your lips! Our beeswax-free Coco Balm is vegan-friendly and your lips' new best friend. Unlike many popular brands of lip balms, Coco Balm actually restores moisture to your lips with Certified Organic ingredients like Jojoba Oil, Coconut Oil, and Cocoa Butter, blended with extra-nourishing Vitamin E Oil and plant-based candelilla wax. Like all florapothecarie products, Coco Balm contains no artificial color or flavoring. Trust us, you'll want to take this with you whenever you're out (or in!) this fall and winter. Now available Tinted!
