Skincare Tips for Autumn
Just like our wardrobe changes with the seasons, so too should your skincare routine. As the weather starts to cool and the air gets drier, now is a great time to assess your skincare routine and make sure it’s suitable for the upcoming season. After all, you want to right? With changing temperatures causing dryness and irritation, you’re going to want to make sure your skin is looking glowy and healthy all autumn long. Here we'll provide you with some simple but effective tips on how to tackle the change of season when it comes to your skincare regime – so you can feel confident and look great!
Protect & Enhance Your Skin Barrier Health
Knowing your skin barrier 101 can help you understand how to best protect and maintain the skin barrier, especially in the transition of the seasons. To start, it is important to understand what the skin barrier is. Your skin barrier is the outer layer of skin that acts as a protective shield against pollutants, irritants, damaging UV rays and dehydrators. When it becomes damaged, these elements can all pass through the initial layers of your skin, and cause even more havoc preventing skin from healthily regenerating itself, increased breakouts and build up of skin irritations.But how do you know if your skin barrier is damaged? Well, there are some tell-tale signs, that you don’t need a cosmetics degree to see – your skin will be letting you know. If your skin is showing any of these, chances are your skin barrier is in need of a little extra TLC.
❌ Dull, or duller than usual skin tone
❌ Dehydrated, dry or flaky skin
❌ Signs of inflammation, including dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis and acne
❌ More breakouts or oiliness
❌ Redness, or flare ups from rosacea
❌ Itchy, stinging or burning skin that feels more sensitive than normal
In order to protect and maintain a healthy skin barrier, some good practices are needed. No matter the season. These include:
Moisturising regularly to keep the skin barrier well-hydrated,
Using professional and dermatologically tested skin products,
Avoiding direct sun exposure, and utilising an SPF daily to avoid sun-damaged skin,
Limiting irritants like alcohol or heavy fragrances, and
Using a quality cleanser appropriate for your skin type.
Adjusting Your Skincare Routine for Autumn
With the change of seasons, many skin concerns can rear their ugly heads. What was working for you in the summer months, just might not cut it come April and May. Whilst you might be all over ensuring your skin is well-hydrated through winter, and wearing extra protective SPF in summer, these trans-seasonal periods can catch your skin off-guard. One day it’s hot, and you’re breaking out in a sweat, the next your skin feels dry with the taunt of winter coming.
What Skincare Should You Use in Autumn
Looking for some autumn skincare tips that can help you protect your skin barrier and avoid dealing with dry, dull skin all autumn long? We’ve got you boo!
Although everybody’s skin is different, and we need to premise that nothing can surpass the individualised advice you’ll receive through a skin analysis with a professional, we do have some general tips that can help you look after your skin, so it enters winter in its finest glory.
Change up your serums, moisturisers and SPF’s
As we begin to lose the humidity of the summer months (thank goodness!), our skin can feel the effects. That’s why it’s important to ensure your autumn skincare routine includes nourishing, hydrating moisturisers and serums, such as our BIO Hydra C Serum, which includes 4 types of vitamin C which help to both hydrate and regenerate the skin. As for your daily SPF (yes, you still need that in autumn too!), make sure you’re opting for one that includes extra hydrating ingredients. Our fave is the Lira Clinical Solar Shield - Hydrating 30 .
Choose a gentle, nourishing cleanser
Be sure to continue cleansing and exfoliating during winter, but avoid using harsh physical exfoliants that can strip away the natural oils in your skin leaving your skin barrier exposed. We love using the Lira Clinical BIO Enzyme Cleanser during the autumn and winter months, as it helps the skin adapt to seasonal change, thanks to its plant stem cells from Alpine Rose.
Active ingredients for autumn
When it comes to looking after your skin in Autumn, you can’t go past getting to know which active ingredients to include, and which to avoid. So that you can enjoy supple, smooth skin all autumn and winter long. Cleansers with salicylic and glycolic acid (often called a gel-based cleanser) are great for reducing oil production, making them a perfect light-weight option for summer. However, come autumn, it could be time to switch these up for a more cream-based cleanser that will help to lock in moisture.Power up your antioxidants, to help your skin fight against ageing, which can be sped up by a skin barrier that’s not in tip-top shape. Be sure you’re getting these in both your daily skincare routine, and adding them to your diet for all the benefits inside and out!Switch up your prescription retinoids for a retinol based product. Of course, this should only be done with the personalised advice of a skin or health professional. Retinol, being a form of Vitamin A, helps protect and replenish your skin, whilst stronger retinoids may have a more drying affect.
Don’t forget your precious lips
Our lips and the skin surrounding them can become dry, cracked and red during the drier, cooler weather and are often one of the first places on our faces to show physical signs of skin barrier depletion. Always have a nourishing lip balm on hand, to protect and repair your lips throughout the seasonal changes. Our go-to is BIO Lip Factor, which is packed with nourishing ingredients to help your lips look supple, softer and fuller all autumn long.
Your skin is as unique as you, and how it adapts and changes with the seasons will look different for everyone. That’s why we always suggest visiting your skin specialist, for a routine check of your current skincare routine. During which, you’ll undergo an in-depth skin analysis to assess the current state of your skin, and be able to discuss any existing or emerging skin concerns. Together with your qualified skin technician, you’ll determine any treatments that can help rejuvenate your skin, repair any damage caused by overexposure to the sun during summer, and consider any changes that may need to be made to your skincare routine for the autumn and winter months ahead. Visit our Miranda, Sydney clinic, for your personalised autumn skincare advice and needs. Book your skin analysis or check-in today.