Rough, dry or “parched” is often how I hear skin being described in the winter.

Even if your skin is oily, you may be experiencing dehydrated skin thanks to dry indoor heat, whipping winds, and our body naturally switching gears into “winter restore mode” that sees a slow down in energy and cell turnover.

If you’re experiencing “parched” winter skin, below you’ll find seasonal suggestions for support our skin from the inside out, as well as topical ingredients to soften rough winter skin.

Here’s to a nourishing, restorative winter,

The Top 3 Skin-Nourishing Foods & Skincare Ingredients To Embrace This Winter

Below you’ll find 3 nourishing foods that support our skin both when we eat them and when we apply them topically. Take both approaches (skin-supporting nutrition and skin-supporting skincare) for the maximum benefits. Don’t miss the bonus section for even more skin-supporting winter foods!

? Avocado ? 

Beauty Benefits:

• Keeps skin cells strong and hydrated
• Fires up the body’s natural detox processes (which helps skin stay clear)
• Packed with vitamin E (a powerful antioxidant)
• B vitamins help with repair and reduce redness

• Add avocado to a smoothie, spread it on toast, or whip up a batch of homemade guacamole.
• For a great starter smoothie recipe, check out our comfort foods recipe book for Whisper’s “Pineapple Turmeric Smoothie” recipe.

• In your daily moisturizer
  • Forever Young for mature or combination skin
  • Raw Radiance for acne-prone skin
  • Cucumber Refresh for sensitive skin
• In your daily eye cream
• In an overnight treatment mask

? Cacao ?

• A high concentration of antioxidants that protect the skin, including:
  • epicatechin which blocks the formation of wrinkles
  • catechins which turn off age-promoting cell mechanisms while  activating protective ones
• Can provide some protection (from the inside out) against UV damage
• Boosts skin hydration levels
• Reduces redness

• Swap your hot chocolate for a hot “cacao” instead, make cacao energy bites (search pinterest for numerous recipes), or check out our comfort foods recipe book for Whispers “Double Chocolate Black Bean Cookies” recipe.

• While you moisturize hands, legs, feet with body butter
• In your daily moisturizer
  • Patchouli for acne-prone skin
  • Forever Young for mature, stressed, or combination skin
  • Daily Detox for oily skin

? Carrots ?

• Packed with beta-carotene which the body converts to vitamin A
• Vitamin A supports the skin by promoting healthy cell division and regenerating collagen.
• Regulates oil production
• Source of biotin which is essential for healthy hair and blood sugar regulation

• Eat carrots often! Include as a side dish, work into sauces (ask me about my dairy-free cheese sauce recipe that includes carrot!), or check out our comfort foods recipe book for Lisa’s “One Pot African Peanut Stew” recipe.

• In your daily moisturizer
• In your evening eye gel
• In your daily hydrator
• In a routine boosting serum:
  • Flourish & Nourish – for acne-prone, mature, combination skin
  • Rosy Repair – for sensitive, redness-prone skin

? Bonus ?

• Bananas – get for supporting our digestion as well as building strong hair, nails, and collagen.
• Beets – great for giving the lymphatic system a natural boost. Collagen-building, detoxifying, and elastin-supporting
• Brussel Sprouts – Protects cells, detoxes excess estrogens, and lowers inflammation.
• Ginger – reduces redness and inflammation.
• Kale – Boosts cell turnover, smooths skin (thanks to vitamin A), and contains collagen-building vitamin C.
• Turnip – regulates stress-related inflammation, reduces redness and damage caused by UV exposure
• Walnuts – skin-strengthening, calming, and antioxidant-packed.

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