How to Look After Your Skin in Winter: Simple Skin Care for Skin, Scalp and Hair

The heating goes on, the weather turns colder, and suddenly your skin feels a little different. Your legs feel dry after showering, your hands need more attention, and your face feels tight when you come in from outside.

If this sounds familiar, a few small changes can help you look after your skin through winter, and they don’t have to involve a bathroom shelf full of new products.

At Serenity Hair Health & Wellbeing, we believe looking after yourself should feel simple and enjoyable. Our Multi-Use Oil brings together care for your skin, scalp and hair in one bottle.

Why does skin feel drier in winter?

Cold outdoor air and dry indoor heating can make it harder for your skin to retain moisture. This can leave it feeling rough, tight or less comfortable than usual. 

Your skin’s outer barrier helps keep moisture in. During winter, gentle cleansing and regular moisturising help care for that barrier.

You may find you need to adjust how you wash and moisturise, even if your usual routine works well during the warmer months.

Start with gentle cleansing

A hot shower feels tempting on a cold morning, but very hot water and long showers can make dryness worse. Choose warm water, keep showers short and gently pat your skin dry. 

For your face, our Serenity Oil Cleanser removes make-up and everyday impurities, leaving skin feeling soft and smooth. Follow its cleansing directions and avoid rubbing or scrubbing at areas that already feel sensitive. Winter Skin-Care Oils

Make nourishment part of your shower routine

One of the easiest ways to remember your winter skin care is to connect it to something you already do.

Keep your moisturiser in the bathroom where you can pat your skin dry and then apply a few drops of oil to lock in hydration.

Our Multi-Use Oil, made with cold-pressed oils and essential oils, can be used to soften and nourish your skin without making it feel greasy,

How to use it on your skin:

• After showering, gently pat your skin dry.

• Apply a few droplets from the pipette and smooth over your arms, legs and body, giving dry-feeling areas a little extra attention.

• For facial use, start with a small amount and gently massage into your skin.

An oil helps soften skin and retain moisture; it doesn’t add water to the skin itself. If your skin still feels dry, use it alongside a moisturising cream that suits you. Choose from 3 wellbeing scents

Give hands, lips and dry patches a little extra care

Hands can feel the effects of winter quickly, especially with frequent washing and time outdoors.

Our Serenity Balm is useful for those smaller areas that need richer care, including lips, hands and dry patches. Smooth on a tiny amount as needed and keep it somewhere you’ll remember to reach for it.

Wearing gloves outside also helps protect your hands from cold, dry air. Shop Balms

Remember: your scalp is skin, too

We often think about how our hair looks and forget about the skin underneath it.

Your scalp deserves the same gentle attention as the rest of your skin. A pre-wash oil treatment is one way to include it in your routine, with the added pleasure of a slow scalp massage.

The best part? You can reach for the same Serenity Multi-Use Oil you use on your body.

How to use it on your scalp:

1. Before washing, part your hair in sections.

2. Apply a small amount of oil to your scalp.

3. Massage gently with your fingertips, using light pressure.

4. Leave it on for 20 minutes, then shampoo twice and condition hair as usual.

Start with one pre-wash treatment a week and adjust according to the product directions and what suits you.

You can use it on your hair as well

While you’re caring for your scalp, smooth a little of the oil through your mid-lengths and ends as a pre-wash treatment.

This is a simple way to condition dry-feeling lengths and leave your hair feeling softer after washing. If you have fine hair, begin with a particularly small amount.

You now have one bottle with several uses: a body oil, facial oil, scalp treatment and pre-wash hair treatment. Shop multi-use oil

A simple winter ritual from scalp to skin

On a wash day, your routine could look like this:

1. Massage a little Multi-Use Oil into your scalp and smooth it through your hair’s lengths.

2. Wash with your Serenity Shampoo and Conditioner, following their directions.

3. After showering, apply a little oil to your slightly damp body.

4. Finish with Balm on your lips, hands or dry patches if needed.

The essential-oil aromas and gentle massage can make an ordinary wash day feel like a small moment of care.

A simple routine should still suit your skin. Patch test new products, follow the label and stop using anything that causes irritation. Avoid exfoliating skin that is already sore, cracked or irritated.

Beauty Made Simple, through every season

Winter skin care can start with gentler washing, regular nourishment and a few products you understand and enjoy using.

That’s why we create multi-use products: to make caring for your hair, scalp and skin easier to fit into your life, while still feeling special.

Explore our Multi-Use Oil, Balm and Wellness Collections, and find your winter favourites at Serenity Hair Health & Wellbeing. Wellness collections