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6 Tips for Hydrated, Radiant Skin This Winter

Banish dry, ashy skin when the weather gets frightful with these hydrating tips
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Turn Down the Temperature
We naturally gravitate toward heat in the winter months, but too much can do a number on parched winter skin. Do damage control by avoiding long hot showers and baths -- even though you're soaking your skin in water, the high temperature causes moisture to be drawn back out of your skin. Learn to embrace tepid temperatures and always gently pat your skin dry and slather on a fragrance-free lotion while the skin is still damp to seal in all the room-temperature moisture.

Your skin is also at risk of dehydration when you're out of the tub. If you can't bear to turn down the thermostat, sleep with a humidifier in the bedroom to return some moisture to the air.

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Re-Think Your Beauty Sleep
Thanks to food comas and fewer hours of daylight, it's easy to log more z's in the wintertime. Take advantage of the extra shuteye by trying a moisturizing sleep mask. According to Charles, since your skin is in renewal mode, a moisturizing mask can help lock in moisture, making your skin better equipped to fight harsh winds and cold, drying temperatures. Plus, multitasking while you sleep makes life much easier.

When choosing your overnight mask, look for moisturizing ingredients like mushroom and ginkgo extract, hyaluronic acid, aloe and natural oils like avocado and apricot kernel, which will not only give fight off flakes and that tight feeling, but give you a good glow. Origins Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask, $24, is a good place to start. Skip the extra-rich night cream and indulge in your nighttime mask three to five times a week.

BY ERICA SMITH | DEC 8, 2014 | SHARES
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