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Article: Saving face: the secret to nourishing dry winter skin is found in the most basic natural ingredients.(Natural Beauty: look as good as you feel)
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- Natural Health
- Article date:
- February 1, 2005
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WINTER IS hard on skin--frigid temperatures, indoor heating, and low humidity can strip it of its moisture, resulting in a flaky, rough complexion that's about as silky as the floor of the Mohave desert. And your face invariably suffers the brunt. While other body parts are covered up, your face is almost always exposed to the cold, wind, and sun.
"Cold-weather exposure contributes to the breakdown of collagen--the connective tissue that maintains skin's firmness--and can result in increased fine lines, tightness, inflammation, and an overall red, flaky, dry complexion," explains Wilma F. Bergfeld, M.D., head of dermatology at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Her ...