How to Protect Your Skin From Cold Weather During the Holidays
Introduction
The holidays feel magical, but your skin doesn’t always agree. As temperatures drop, the cold wind tightens your skin, indoor heat dries it out, and holiday travel throws your routine completely off.
Because of that, your skin needs extra support — not complicated steps, just the right ones.
So, let’s walk through a simple cold weather skincare guide that helps you keep your glow from December through New Year’s.
1. Start With Gentle Cleansing (Because Winter Is Already Harsh Enough)
Cold air naturally strips your skin, so using a harsh cleanser makes the problem worse. Instead of giving you a “deep clean,” strong formulas disrupt your moisture barrier and leave your skin feeling tight or irritated.
✔️ What to do instead
- First, remove makeup with soft, gentle face wipes to avoid rubbing
- Then, use a mild cleanser to wash without stripping
- Finally, rinse with lukewarm water, as hot water dehydrates your skin fast
Transition: Once you start cleansing gently, your skin stays calmer and more comfortable throughout the day.
2. Layer Hydration to Combat the Cold
Winter weather is moisture’s worst enemy. Freezing air outside and blasting heaters inside pull hydration out of your skin constantly.
Therefore, a single moisturizer usually won’t cut it.
✔️ Try this winter-friendly layering method
- First, mist or apply a hydrating toner
- Next, add a water-based serum for deeper moisture
- Then, use a nourishing moisturizer to seal everything in
Transition: As you build your layers, your skin starts holding onto hydration longer — even during cold and windy days.
3. Lock In Moisture With a Barrier-Boosting Product
Once your skin gets cold and dry, your barrier struggles to keep water in.
Because of that, strengthening your barrier becomes the most important winter skincare step.
✔️ What helps most
- Choose thicker creams at night for added protection
- Use balms or occlusive products on dry spots (lips, cheeks, nose)
- Skip ingredients that cause irritation, especially during cold snaps
Transition: After you reinforce your barrier, your skin handles both cold air and indoor heat more gracefully.
4. Reduce Exfoliation as Temperatures Drop
Although you may want to exfoliate dry patches away, winter isn’t the season to go heavy on acids or scrubs.
Over-exfoliating makes your skin more vulnerable to the cold, and suddenly your routine feels like it’s working against you.
✔️ Instead, try this
- Limit exfoliation to once a week
- Avoid strong scrubs and harsh acids
- Focus on hydrating formulas instead of “fixing” dryness
Transition: As you ease up on exfoliation, your skin naturally smooths out again.
5. Adjust Your Routine for Holiday Travel
Travel — especially flights — rapidly dehydrates your skin. Between humidity changes, recycled air, and constant temperature shifts, your skin works overtime.
✔️ To stay ahead of the dryness
- Keep gentle face wipes in your bag to cleanse without a sink
- Moisturize before boarding
- Avoid heavy makeup during travel days
- Drink water throughout your trip
Transition: When you land with a protected barrier, your skin stays soft and less irritated.
6. Use Winter-Friendly Lifestyle Habits
Your products help, but winter routines matter too.
✔️ Try adding this
- Sleep with a humidifier to bring moisture back into dry air
- Drink water consistently
- Choose hydrating foods whenever possible
Transition: These tiny habits add up and support everything you do topically.
The Allpure Winter Philosophy
Winter can overwhelm your skin, but a gentle, barrier-supportive routine makes everything easier.
Allpure’s soft wipes, mild cleansers, and hydrating essentials protect your skin during the coldest, busiest days of the holiday season.
Stay glowing all winter with Allpure’s gentle cleansers and face wipes — your essentials for cold weather skincare.