Winter ready skin!

4. Give your hands a hand
The skin on your hands is thinner than on most parts of the body and has fewer oil glands. That means it’s harder to keep your hands moist, especially in cold, dry weather.
This can lead to itchiness and cracking. Wear gloves when you go outside, remember to apply moisturiser after washing your hands. The Clarins Hand & Nail Treatment Cream is an essential in any handbag. (For the men we have Clarins Men Active Hand Care.)
5. Dress in layers
The most common triggers of the scratch/itch cycle are sweating and overheating. Wearing layers allows you to remove clothing as needed to prevent overheating. Be sure to wear loose-fitting cotton fabrics next to your skin.
6. Hook up the humidifier
Central heating systems (as well as space heaters) blast hot dry air throughout our homes and offices. With the heat on and the windows closed, the air inside can become very dry in the winter, making the dryness and itching of eczema even worse. 
Humidifiers get more moisture in the air, which helps prevent your skin from drying out. Place several small humidifiers throughout your home; they help disperse the moisture more evenly. This can keep skin from drying and becoming cracked and itchy. If you use a bar heater, you must place a saucer of water in front of it to maintain humidity in the air
7. Hydrate for your health, not for your skin
If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: Drinking water helps your skin stay young-looking. Water is good for your overall health.
8. Grease up your feet
Yes, those minty foot lotions are lovely in the hot summer months, but during the winter, your feet need stronger stuff. Try finding lotions that contain petroleum jelly or glycerine instead. And use exfoliates to get the dead skin off periodically; that helps any moisturisers you use to sink in faster and deeper.
9. Pace the peels
If your facial skin is uncomfortably dry, avoid using harsh peels, masks, and alcohol-based toners or astringents, all of which can strip vital oil from your skin. Instead, find a cleansing milk or mild foaming cleanser, a toner with no alcohol, and masks that are “deeply hydrating”, rather than clay-based, which tends to draw moisture out of the face. And use them a little less often.
Saying this, you must still remember to exfoliate skin on your face and body, use a gentler exfoliator; this will better enable your skin to absorb your product to their best potential by buffing away the dead skin cells which can make your complexion look dull.
10. Ban super-hot baths
Sure, soaking in a burning-hot bath feels great after frolicking out in the cold. But the intense heat of a hot shower or bath actually breaks down the lipid barriers in the skin, which can lead to a loss of moisture. 
A lukewarm bath can help relieve skin that is so dry that it has become itchy. Hot water removes natural oil from the skin, making it dry and itchy. Limit your showers to 10 to 15 minutes. Apply moisturiser while your skin is still slightly damp for more effective penetration. We recommend patting your skin dry with your towel rather than rubbing with your towel. Try out the all-new Clarins Satin Smooth Body Lotion  for the ultimate soft, supple skin.
Enjoy winter with Clarins whatever your needs are.