If you live in a place where the mercury has dropped enough for snow to start falling, chances are you’re also starting to deal with “winter skin” right about now: cheeks are getting rough and dry, lips are chapping… and depending on the severity of the weather outside, skin can even flake, crack, or erupt into hives or eczema. This just isn’t a season that’s kind to skin at all. Fortunately, there are ways to combat the damage caused by freezing winds, snow, and hail, and a few of these handy techniques are listed below.
如果你生活在寒冷地区，那么现在很可能得面对“冬季肤质”的问题了：两颊变得粗糙干燥，嘴唇开始皲裂了……而且越是天寒地冻的地方，情况越厉害，到了室外，皮肤甚至会成片脱落、开裂，甚至引发荨麻疹和湿疹。这个季节对皮肤可真是考验。寒风、落雪、寒潮，会给皮肤造成的各种伤害，好在还是有一些应对方式的，以下就说几种简单易行的方法。
Change Your Moisturizer
更换保湿霜
The lightweight moisturizer you use in summertime isn’t going to cut it during the winter. To fend off cold damage to your skin in winter, opt for creams that have a heavier oil content, as the oils will create a protective layer on the skin’s surface. Creams rich in avocado or sweet almond oil are ideal for your face, but try to avoid using cocoa or shea butter on facial skin, as it can clog pores. If you’re prone to breakouts, talk to an aesthetician or dermatologist who can recommend a cream that’s right for your skin type.
夏季用的保湿霜质地轻柔，无法应对冬天。冬季，想要避免严寒带给皮肤的伤害，就得用含油量更高的乳液，因为油分能在皮肤表层形成保护膜。面部皮肤，最好采用鳄梨或甜杏仁含量高的乳液；同时，因为成分中含有可可油或者乳木果油的产品，容易堵塞毛孔，所以选择面部护肤品，尽量避免这两种成分。如果容易长痘痘，那么咨询一下美容顾问或者皮肤科医生，他们会根据你的肤质，推荐合适的乳液。
Don’t forget that the skin on your entire body needs special care at this time of year: though you’ll see and feel the damage cold weather can cause to hands and feet (roughness, cracking around knuckles and cuticles, etc.) you might not notice dry patches on your legs or arms until they start to itch or flake. This is where the cocoa and shea butters come in: a good body lotion will replenish the moisture in your limbs as well as your cheeks, leaving you soft and supple all over.
另外，别忘了这样的季节里，全身皮肤都需要特别呵护：虽然，能看到并感觉到寒冷的天气对手足的伤害（皮肤变粗糙了，指甲底部开裂），但是，得等到大腿或者手臂的有些地方发痒或者出现皮屑，你可能才注意到其它地方也变干燥了。现在可可油和乳木果油该上场了，就象面颊保湿那样，好的身体乳能给身体四肢补充水分，让皮肤变得柔软细腻。
If you spend a lot of time outside, don’t forget to wear sunscreen! Your skin can be subjected to just as much UV damage in wintertime as in summer, so don’t hesitate to put on a layer of SPF 15 before putting on your makeup.
如果长时间待在室外，别忘了搽防晒霜！冬季紫外线的威力不亚于夏天，所以化妆前，一定得搽上一层SPF15的防晒霜。
Exfoliate
去角质
Gentle exfoliation once a week will help to remove dry, dead skin from your cheeks and forehead, but don’t go overboard with it! Your skin takes a lot of damage from the weather outside, and scouring it too much will actually increase wear and tear, and will do more harm than good.
每个星期做一次温和的去角质，有助于去除面颊和额头上的干燥死皮，但别做过头了！室外的糟糕天气，已经给皮肤造成很大伤害了，再要死命揉搓的话，损伤可就大了，只会是弊大于利。
For the rest of your body, a homemade exfoliant such as a salt or sugar scrub can do wonders to slough off dead skin cells and leave you soft and smooth all over.
身体的其它部分，可以用盐或糖自制去角质霜，很容易就去除死皮，让全身皮肤变得柔滑。
Wear Lip Balm
涂上护唇膏
The skin on your lips is the thinnest and most sensitive on your entire body, so be sure to take proper care of them by protecting them from cold damage—that means you too, guys. It’s not a lot of fun to kiss someone whose lips are flaking apart like a dry old phone book. Aim for unflavoured lip balms with a carnauba or beeswax base (stick to the former if you’re vegan), and apply it regularly. It’s best to avoid using petroleum jelly as a lip balm, though; you really don’t want an oil industry by-product on your face, do you? Besides, petroleum jelly isn’t absorbed by the skin: it just sits on top of it, and can clog up pores rather thoroughly. Skin can’t absorb any moisture if it’s congested with oil slurry gel.
人体中，最薄最敏感的皮肤要数嘴唇了，所以一定要保证它们不受寒冷的侵害——兄弟们，这话也是说给你们听的哦。如果对方的嘴唇皲裂得象被翻烂的电话本，那么亲嘴可就不怎么有意思了。使用不含香料的唇膏，其基本原料是巴西棕榈蜡或蜜蜡（如果你是严格的素食主义者，就得挑前一种了），然后定时使用。但是，最好不要用凡士林当唇膏；你肯定不乐意把石油工业的副产品抹在脸上，对吧？而且，皮肤无法吸收凡士林：它只是浮在表皮上，而且会完全堵塞毛孔。如果皮肤被油腻腻的东西堵住了，那么任何保湿品都无法吸收了。
Shorten Your BathTime
缩短泡澡时间
Have you ever gotten out of a hot bath after soaking for a while and realised that you were desperately thirsty? It’s likely because immersing yourself in hot water for long periods of time can actually deplete your body of moisture. Soaking in a hot bath can be absolutely blissful in this weather, but either try to keep your wallowing time to a minimum, or don’t make the water too hot. Scalding showers can also suck a fair bit of moisture out of you, so try to keep them short as well.
泡完一个热腾腾的澡，出来的时候，有没有发觉自己非常口渴？长时间泡在热水里，很可能会带走体内的水分。这样的天气里，泡一个热水澡真的很惬意，但尽量缩短泡澡的时间，或者水别太烫了。热水过烫也会带走人体中相当多的水分，所以也要尽量调低温度。
Stay Hydrated
做一个水美人
Even though drinking water doesn’t moisturize your skin directly, it keeps your cells in top working order, which reflects in every area of your life—skin cells included. Flushingtoxins out of your body with plenty of fluids will often keep you from breaking out as well.
尽管喝水不能直接给皮肤补充水分，但它能让人体细胞正常工作，这会影响你生活的方方面面——皮肤细胞也不例外。用大量的液体排出体内毒素，还经常可以让你保持充沛的体力。
Taking just a couple of these precautions should make a significant difference in the health of your skin in winter. Eating properly and getting regular sleep will improve your overall well-being—which will be reflected in the state of your skin—and wearing proper outerwear such as gloves and scarves when traipsing about in the snow will help protect your skin from nose to toes.
在冬天，采用上述几招，就能让你的皮肤得到极大的改观。合理膳食，睡眠规律，就能全面改善健康水平；健康改善了，皮肤状况也就好了。另外，雪中漫步的时候，要配好装备——比如手套和围巾，这样能从头到脚保护你的皮肤哦！
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