A Dermatologist's Guide to an Optimal Winter Skincare Routine

If our dermatologists could summarize the perfect word for the question, “What is an optimal winter skincare routine?” our answer would be “moisture, moisture, moisture.”

Humidity drops considerably from summer to fall to winter, and with that drop comes dryer air. And as you might imagine, dry air can wreak havoc on a face that was perfectly well-nourished just a few months earlier. 

With the absence of moisture in the air, we see our patient’s faces becoming irritated, itchy, and dull, where they had a well-behaved complexion just a few months earlier. 

We’ll talk about some of the solutions to these problems and share advice our clients give them on switching to their winter skincare routine.

During wintertime, we carry various products that can contain ingredients perfect for your moisture-deprived face. But you don’t want to just goop everything on all at once. Here’s the routine:

1. Start with your calming cleanser. 
2. Then, apply serums like Hyaluronic Acid (we carry SkinCeuticals’ Hyaluronic Acid Intensifier, which fits the bill here.)  
3. Finally, add a quenching cream, like SkinCeuticals’ Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2, which contains the fatty acids and ceramides you need.

Nowadays, you can find an “expert” on everything on social media. And while there might be good advice there, it’s hard to cut through the clutter with all the noise and buzz around skincare from some not-so-qualified sources. There are a lot of rumors out there sharing incorrect information regarding winter skincare routines, so we want you to hear the advice directly from your skin expert here at Cumberland Skin. 

At Cumberland Skin, we carry many high-end products that are perfect for creating the perfect winter skincare routine.