Winter isn’t the time to push your skin. It’s the time to protect it.

Cold air, mountain climates, indoor heating, and constant temperature shifts quietly strain the skin barrier. When skin feels tight, dull, or reactive, it isn’t asking for more actives, it’s asking for support.

Winter is a season of restoration, not acceleration.

The most effective approach is simple, gentle exfoliation, deep hydration, barrier repair, and fewer irritants. Think peptides, ceramides, nourishing creams, and protective balms, formulas that work with the skin’s natural repair cycle rather than against it.

When skin is properly supported now, it behaves better later. Hydration holds, sensitivity settles, and skin responds more predictably as activity and daylight increase again.

Even in winter, especially at altitude, daily SPF remains essential.

If your skin has felt unsettled, this is your cue to refine rather than add.

This is where long-term skin Health is built.

With care,

Dr. Ellie x