Winter Is Prime Time to Revive Your Skin
Winter is one of the harshest times for your skin. The combination of cold temperatures and super-dry air — inside and outside — sap your skin of its natural moisture and make it a lot more prone to drying and flaking.
When your skin is stressed, you might notice other issues like wrinkles, lines, and redness becoming a lot more noticeable too. The good news is, winter is also an ideal time for chemical peels. Even better: At Boost Your Beauty MediSpa, we offer a variety of peel “strengths” to customize your treatment specifically for your needs and your skin type.
How peels help your skin
Chemical peels use special solutions to gently “loosen” the very top layers of skin. Over time, these layers “peel” or flake away, reducing the appearance of lines, wrinkles, and scars and helping skin look and feel smoother and more youthful.
On a surface level, it’s easy to think that’s “all” peels do. But they offer other benefits too.
Controlled Damage
By creating a type of controlled “damage” to the uppermost layers of skin, some peels can also promote natural healing processes in the deeper layers, including the production of collagen. These protein fibers are what help skin feel firm and resilient. As we get older, our skin produces less collagen, and by stimulating new production, peels help skin stay more resilient over time.
Remove Debris
Peels also remove dirt and other debris that clog pores and cause “congestion” in your skin, making skin look duller and leaving it a lot more prone to inflammation, irritation, redness, and outbreaks. The pore-clearing action of chemical peels is a big reason why they’re recommended for people with acne-prone skin, to help get rid of excess oils and dead skin cells that get trapped in pores where they wind up feeding acne-causing bacteria.
Remove Dead Layers
By removing the “dead” upper layers of skin, chemical peels help your other facial treatments like moisturizers and serums work better. That upper layer acts as a barrier, blocking topical products and preventing them from working their magic. By eliminating this barrier, products are better absorbed.
Why winter?
It’s true, you can have a chemical peel during any season of the year, but as it turns out, winter is one of the best times to indulge. Here’s why:
Following any type of peel, you’ll need to provide extra protection for your skin while it heals. Since the sun is in scant supply during the winter months, nature already offers some built-in sun protection. Plus, all those cold temperatures mean you’re more likely to be indoors anyway, making a lot easier to keep your skin out of direct sun while it recovers.
Get a head start on spring
Don't neglect your skin this winter. Use the gray winter days to your advantage by scheduling a chemical peel so you'll look your radiant best by the time spring arrives. To find out more about peels or to schedule your treatment at Boost Your Beauty MediSpa, book an appointment online today.