As summer gives way to autumn, our sins from the last few months start to surface. Once-tanned skin becomes dull, spotty and flaky, the back-to-back all-nighters embed deep into darkened eye circles, and the sloshing back of endless booze has found its way to our now extremely clogged pores. All of which is about to become aggravated by our skin constantly enduring switching temperatures, from cold commutes, to OTT centrally heated offices.
“Cool, dry and windy weather with little humidity leaves our facial skin in particular exposed to the elements. This can make the skin feel dry, sensitive and irritated,” explains consultant dermatologist Dr Anjali Mahto. “This is compounded by the fact that we put on the central heating, which dries the skin out further as well as hot baths and showers which will strip moisture from the skin.”
