Entering Autumn: How to Revitalise your Skin
With temperatures starting to drop, our largest organ especially feels the chillier weather.
Our skin is typically described as “glowing” in the summer, but here’s some tips on how to get more of an ‘autumnal glow’.
Adjust your Cleansing Routine & Moisturiser
To revitalise your skin following a busy summer, switch to a gentle cream cleanser and a richer moisturiser to combat dryness. Make sure ingredients with the likes of hyaluronic acid and ceramides are included to replenish your skin barrier and lock in moisture.
I’d also recommend gently exfoliating once or twice a week to remove dead skin cells without stripping the skin’s natural barrier.
New Incorporations to Consider
Add a Vitamin C serum to repair sun damage that might’ve occurred over the summer and to brighten skin. This can help prevent your skin from looking dull and tired.
For healthy, balanced skin, you should add in a hydrating toner or serum before moisturising. This way, the toner can provide hydration and then the moisturiser can create a protective barrier on the skin to lock in that hydration and prevent moisture loss.
Applying a hydrating skin mask at home once or twice a week can also provide concentrated moisture and repair.
I’d also suggest adding a facial oil to your skincare routine for extra nourishment, especially as heating can dry out your skin. Facial oils can reduce pigmentation while delivering a dose of antioxidants and essential fatty acids that promote skin regeneration.
Our hands and lips also need to lock in extra moisture during the colder months. Opt for a hand moisturiser with ingredients like shea or cocoa butter to protect your hands from the dry, cold air.
Choose a lip balm with SPF to tackle dryness and chapping, avoiding long-term damage. And nicely leading into the next point…
Don’t Forget: Apply SPF Daily!
Unlike UVB rays, which cause sunburn and are strongest in the summer, UVA rays are present all year-round and can penetrate clouds and glass. These rays can damage skin cells and contribute to ageing.
Recommended Cosmetic Treatments
Chemical Peels
Chemical peels are typically fast procedures with minimal downtime. They can remove dead skin cells and help minimise the appearance of enlarged pores.
Collagen production is stimulated resulting in firmer, smoother and more youthful-looking skin.
• Treatment time: 30 minutes
• Numbing: Not required
• Lasts for: 6 months
• Recovery time: 48 hours
• Best results: 2 weeks
Microneedling
Microneedling can reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and age spots. It can also improve skin tone and texture, leaving you with a refreshed and youthful glow.
• Treatment time: 60 minutes
• Numbing: Topical cream
• Lasts for: 6 months
• Recovery time: Immediate
• Best results: 4 weeks
Skin boosters - Belotero revive
Belotero revive is a revolutionary injectable treatment that harnesses the power of hyaluronic acid to improve the overall quality, moisture and appearance of your skin. It is an excellent non-surgical solution for patients seeking to combat signs of ageing, including fine lines, wrinkles, sagging skin, and loss of volume.
• Treatment time: 15 minutes
• Numbing: Topical cream
• Lasts for: 6 months
• Recovery time: Immediate
• Best results: 4 weeks
BBL Laser
BBL is one of the fastest ways to reduce visible signs of ageing on your face and the likes of your neck, chest, hands, shoulders, arms, legs and more.
It is a comfortable, low-to-no downtime ‘lunchtime’ procedure that can deal with red or brown pigmentary problems like age spots, redness, rosacea, or dull-looking skin.
• Treatment time: 30 minutes
• Numbing: Not required for the procedure as anesthesia is typically not needed
• Recovery: Immediate, with little to no downtime
• Best results: 2-4 weeks
MOXI Laser
Stimulating collagen production and promoting cellular renewal, MOXI is a non-ablative laser treatment that delivers controlled energy to the skin. It is most suited for those looking to achieve a brighter, more even complexion with a comfortable experience.
Benefits include smoothing fine lines, improving uneven skin tone and texture, and reducing sun damage, pigmentation and melasma.
• Treatment time: 30 minutes
• Numbing: Topical
• Recovery: 24 hours
• Best results: 2-4 weeks
Book a personalised consultation and begin your journey to revitalised skin this autumn:
Dr Ed Robinson Aesthetics
Unit 3 The Courtyard, 283 Ashley Road, Hale, Cheshire, WA14 3NG
0161 399 0631
clinic.info@dredrobinson.co.uk
WhatsApp: +44 7868 809125