How to care for your skin in autumn?

Warm sunny days are slowly fading away, replaced by cooler, windy weather, and along with falling leaves comes the question of what to do with your skincare routine so your skin gets through autumn in the best possible condition. It’s important to give it proper care and provide what it needs during this transitional period. Focus on strengthening and protecting the skin.

Harmful effects of autumn

In autumn, the weather can be the most damaging factor for the skin – wind, cold, frost, as well as frequent transitions from warmth to cold, overheated rooms and their dry air, or a weaker drinking routine. A major problem can also be concentrated smog, whose dust particles cling to the skin like magnets. All of this can affect the health of our skin, as it is more prone at this time of year to flaking, various irritations, inflammation or redness. The appearance of the skin is also affected by so-called autumn fatigue, which usually comes with the colder months and the change of time, when it gets dark earlier. The skin also loses its pleasant, lively summer colour, especially due to less time in the sunshine and fresh air. What can you do about it? 

Autumn rules for clear skin

As always, it’s important to follow the principles of a healthy lifestyle if we want to maintain healthy, youthful-looking skin in cold weather. Even though the need to quench your thirst fades with lower temperatures, still keep up your drinking routine. Skin cells need moisture from the inside and the outside. Don’t forget enough sleep and rest, and a varied diet.
Also, don’t count on the sun and its harmful rays disappearing completely in autumn. Even during autumn, the sun can burn your face with its rays. Therefore, don’t forget suitable creams with protective UV filters, such as the sunscreen Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice + Probiotics with hydrating and soothing effects and SPF 50. Natural sun lotion with SPF 30 Yadah Oh My Sun Protection Milk can also help, as it deeply hydrates and nourishes the skin. Or you can “kill two birds with one stone” and apply a long-lasting BB cream with SPF 38 in the morning Purito Cica Clearing BB Cream – it provides flawless coverage, deep hydration and protection. 

Proper care is the foundation

Everything starts with cleansed, fresh skin. You shouldn’t underestimate make-up removal and subsequent thorough cleansing of dead cells, dust particles or impurities from the external environment. In autumn, feel free to use richer creams with a more nourishing consistency, such as Missha Make-up Remover and Cleansing Cream Super Aqua Ultra Hyalron Cleansing Cream, a hypoallergenic make-up remover and cleansing cream with hyaluronic acid. It gently and thoroughly cleanses the skin, removes impurities and at the same time deeply hydrates and nourishes it. Throw away the cotton pad and, with a little water, massage the cream into your skin using your palm – it’s a gentle and effective way to remove impurities, pores are nicely unclogged, the skin is stimulated and activated. Then rinse everything thoroughly with lukewarm water. You can also try a make-up remover and cleansing oil with calendula IUnik Calendula complete Clensing Oil, which deeply cleanses the skin without drying it out. 

Don’t forget a toner that will give your stressed skin moisture, vitamins and nourishment. For a highly rated hydrating toner with soothing effects, reach for Skin79 Make-up Remover and Cleansing Toner Jeju Aloe Aqua Toner with extracts from eight intoxicatingly scented flowers. Deep and intensive hydration is guaranteed by IsNtree Strong Hydrating Toner Hyaluronic Acid Toner Plus thanks to the content of 5 different hyaluronic acids. 

In autumn, our skin appreciates thorough care more than ever in the form of quality serums

For hydration, choose richer nourishing serums that create a protective layer on the skin against external influences, such as the ultra-hydrating and nourishing serum with rose water IUnik Ultra Rose Galactomyces Synergy Serum, which brightens the skin tone and improves its texture. Also worth trying is the regenerating and hydrating serum with Centella asiatica extract Skin79 Cica Pine Intense Relief Serum, which stimulates natural cell renewal and protects the skin against ageing and external influences.

Treat yourself occasionally to face masks or a peel. For skin hydration, a sheet mask such as Missha Airy Fit Sheet Mask Pearl with brightening effects can help, or the soothing and brightening mask Holika Holika Pure Essence Mask Sheet with avocado extract. For radiant, healthy-looking skin, it helps to use a gentle lemon peeling gel a few times a week Secret Key Lemon Sparkling Peeling Gel.