When the temperature drops and air starts to dry out, your skin can show the changes first. Winter in Nashville, TN and Decatur, AL brings dryness, dullness, and sensitivity that can make even the best complexions look and feel off balance. The good news? With the right winter skincare routine and a few targeted winter skin treatments, you can keep your glow all season long.
How Do I Take Care of My Skin in the Winter?
Caring for your skin in the colder months means adjusting your approach—from the treatments you book to the products you use daily. Your goal should be to strengthen your skin barrier, restore hydration, and protect against environmental stress.
Winter skin care is about prevention and repair—helping your skin thrive despite cold air, low humidity, and indoor heating.
Winter Skin Treatments to Receive
As the weather changes and your skin endures more stress from drier air, indoor heating, and the stress of the holidays, you want to actively prevent winter skin breakouts, wrinkles, and general dullness. The good news is that there are treatments this time of year that are especially beneficial to help improve your overall complexion and skin health.
Top preventative winter skin treatments:
- HydraFacial: Maintain hydration and radiance during dry months. HydraFacials gently exfoliate, cleanse pores, and infuse antioxidants for a dewy, plump finish.
- Botox: Help prevent deeper creases from forming over-time. We recommend receiving treatment every 3 months to maintain flawless results.
- Glo2Facial: Accelerate your body’s natural oxygenation process and boost collagen production to prevent dry, flat, dull winter skin.
Top repairing winter skin treatments:
- BBL Photofacial: Perfect for improving tone, reducing redness, and fading sun spots when UV exposure is lowest.
- Microneedling: Reduce fine lines, wrinkles, and address scarring to see increased cell turnover and smoother, firmer skin.
- Erbium Laser Treatments: Refresh texture and fine lines with minimal downtime—best performed in winter when the skin is less exposed to sunlight.
Tip: Combining a BBL with an Erbium laser series helps maintain a youthful glow while treating pigmentation and dullness.
Winter Skin Treatments to Avoid
While many procedures are winter-friendly, make sure you keep the following guidelines in mind:
- Avoid back-to-back aggressive treatments that constantly disrupt your skin’s barrier. Things like chemical peels are perfectly safe winter skin treatments. But make sure you’re spacing them out during cold, dry months.
- Spray tans or at-home exfoliating peels before laser sessions—these can increase sensitivity and hinder the laser technology from effectively treating your skin.
- Any new, untested at-home treatments during colder months, when your skin is more vulnerable it’s best to go with medical-grade products recommended to you by professionals (we’ve got a list for you below).
Always consult your skincare provider in Nashville, TN or Decatur, AL to ensure treatments align with your skin’s seasonal needs.
How to Protect My Skin from the Cold
During the winter, your skin barrier works overtime as the cold outdoor air and dry indoor heating work to strip moisture from your skin. To counteract this, you need products with barrier-strengthening ingredients and nourishing skincare routines.
Winter Skincare Products to Help Protect Skin
When it comes to products, high quality ingredients and medical-grade formulations really do make a big difference. Skip the drugstore brands and invest in medical-grade, quality products with clinical research proven to nourish and protect your skin during the winter months.
Recommended products:
- ZO Skin Health Hydrating Cleanser: Gently removes impurities without stripping moisture.
- Revision Hydrating Serum: Lightweight and packed with hyaluronic acid—perfect for layering under moisturizers.
- Skinbetter Science Trio Rebalancing Moisture Treatment: Deeply hydrates and restores balance to dry, compromised skin.
- Skinbetter Science Alto Defense Serum: Ideal for defending against winter-induced oxidative stress.
- Revision Intellishade TruPhysical SPF 45: Don’t skip sunscreen—UV rays are still active year-round.
5 Basics of Winter Skincare
Even with professional treatments, the foundation of glowing winter skin lies in consistent, thoughtful daily care. Follow these five fundamentals:
Cleanse
Use a gentle, non-stripping cleanser like ZO Hydrating Cleanser or Revision Gentle Cleansing Lotion to remove makeup and impurities without drying your skin.
Exfoliate
Regular exfoliation keeps skin smooth and bright. Choose mild exfoliants like ZO Exfoliating Polish or Skinbetter AlphaRet Exfoliating Peel Pads and a HydraFacial to maintain your glow.
Hydrate
Layer hydrating serums rich in hyaluronic acid and peptides. Revision HA HydraSerum+ and Skinbetter Hydrating Boosting Cream improve skin’s hydration (different from moisturizing) to plump and smooth dehydrated skin.
Moisturize
Lock in hydration with a barrier-repairing moisturizer such as Skinbetter Trio Rebalancing Moisture Treatment or ZO Renewal Crème. These strengthen and replenish the skin barrier for long-lasting comfort.
Protect
UV damage occurs year round, even on cloudy winter days. Use Revision Intellishade TruPhysical or Skinbetter’s sunbetter TONE SMART SPF 75 Sunscreen every morning to protect against sun damage.
The Takeaway
Winter doesn’t have to mean dull, dry skin. With a thoughtful winter skincare routine and the right winter skin treatments—like BBL Photofacials, Erbium laser resurfacing, and HydraFacials—you can maintain luminous, healthy skin all year long.
Book your winter treatment plan at ElàMar in Nashville or Decatur today. Our providers will help you create a custom routine that protects, nourishes, and restores your natural glow.
