Knowing how to layer makes every season – especially winter – infinitely easier and more enjoyable. We’re not talking about ribbed sweaters and cashmere leggings, we’re talking about rich creams and nourishing oils to make your face, body, and even your hair look and feel the healthiest. Each of our favorite moisturizing products makes a huge difference in their own right. A multi-part routine is pretty much the ultimate indulgence.
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Peeling (it’s GP any times Favorite skin trick)
It doesn’t seem intuitive, but exfoliating is key to moisturizing; Alpha hydroxy acids were first discovered to treat ichthyosis, an extremely dry skin condition. If you carefully remove dead skin cells, newer, living cells can get closer to the surface and thus improve the barrier function of your skin. As a bonus, this also makes it easier for your skin to absorb the following moisture.
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Weekly Before going to bed, wipe off this intense peeling pad (15% glycolic acid) for important peeling benefits – smoother, brighter, healthier-looking and more radiant skin – that lasts all week.
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Every other day Use this clinically proven microdermabrasion scrub (but not within twenty-four hours of using the scrub). It offers the benefits of a physical and chemical peel by instantly removing roughness, smoothing uneven texture, and revealing a healthy-looking, glowing complexion.
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For your bodyLet the brush dry for a few minutes before jumping in the shower. The gentle exercise gently exfoliates and sweeps away dead skin to reveal radiant, smooth skin. Start at your feet and gently stroke up towards your heart. Use firm, small strokes upwards – or work in circular motions.
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In the shower, a great body scrub exfoliates and instantly moisturizes.
This moisturizing salt and oil peeling leaves a velvety smooth feeling and a subtle, beautiful scent.
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This foaming scrub exfoliates and cleanses and makes your skin super soft.
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A delicious body scrub with brown sugar that is also incredibly moisturizing – and smells wonderfully like vanilla.
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For your hairExfoliating your scalp can help remove dead skin cells and buildup so that your hair’s natural shine and bounce can penetrate.
This unique whipped shampoo cleanses and detoxifies – and works on all hair types.
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This flexible, palm-sized brush has pliable, forgiving bristles that minimize stumbling blocks, and it feels amazing (massage-like, even) on the scalp too.
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Invest in the rich and creamy
Wherever you need moisture the most, focus on the thickest, pliable options you can find. Moisturizing creams and butter sink directly and ensure that the skin feels well-groomed and supple.
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For the faceUse rich, thick textures to really lock in moisture.
This luxuriously rich super cream significantly improves firmness, elasticity, glow, the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and brightness after just four weeks. With a single application, the skin is nourished, firmer and hydrated for 48 hours. *
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This bestselling cream from top New York dermatologist Macrene Alexiades is loaded with over fifty herbal ingredients – it’s just incredible for your skin.
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A moisturizing gel cream that locks in moisture in the outer layers of the skin, leaving it supple and renewed.
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For the bodyGo rich, fat and ultranourishing again for the ultimate hydration that sinks in and really lasts.
This rich, luxurious, clinically tested super cream for the body leaves your skin ultra-muscular, silky-soft, smooth, firm and firm.
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For the hairA fantastic conditioner can make all the difference whether you air dry or blow dry. The nourishing power of clean care treatments is based on naturally rich botanical butters and oils. The result is smoother, shinier, softer and healthier looking hair.
This intensely moisturizing mask works wonders on dry, damaged, colored or heat-treated hair.
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A super deep moisturizing salon level conditioner that will make your hair feel nourished, healthy and full of shine.
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This luxurious cream moisturizes and detangles with nourishing botanicals, keeping your hair shiny and soft (and the sleek, minimalist pump bottle looks so good in the shower).
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Apply oil
Oils are one of our favorite ways to add moisture. While creams and lotions are a relatively recent invention, people have been using oils to keep their skin hydrated for eons. We know they work. Oils are great on their own or over (or under) serums, creams, lotions, and other treatments.
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For the faceOils act on all skin types – oily, dry or in combination – to moisturize and nourish. We love using them mornings and evenings, and they’re also a brilliant lunch pick-me-up whether your skin looks dull, feels dry to the touch, or needs a little sheen.
This ultra-luxurious active face oil makes the skin firmer, smoother, softer, more radiant, and hydrated – the (clinically proven) results blew us away.
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For the bodyApply on top of oil after showering or bathing while skin is slightly damp for ultimate absorption.
This invigorating body oil made from juniper, grapefruit and rosemary essential oils invigorates and nourishes the skin deeply.
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With Japanese shiso leaf, ginger and pink peppercorn, this oil invigorates the skin, awakens the senses and makes the body supple and soft.
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This is one of the most beautiful fragrances ever and is amazing both as a body oil and an incredible perfume.
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For the hairCoat your ends with a nourishing oil to lock in moisture and add shine. Oil can also help tame static frizz, runaways, and even the occasional cowlick.
This light, silky castor oil is deeply moisturizing, curl-defining and instantly smooths frizz, regardless of your hair texture.
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Hydrate from within
At goop, we are passionate about the idea that beauty comes from the inside out and that both diet and water consumption can make a difference in your skin. We find that supplementing with fish oil – every Goop vitamin protocol contains high quality fish oil – and collagen can also help.
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This nutritional protocol contains herbs, adaptogens, phytonutrients, and vitamins tailored for women approaching menopause or shortly after menopause.
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A daily intake of detoxifying nutrients and plant extracts that are beneficial for both the skin and the body.
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Hit back two of these and you will have met your water goal for the day.
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Quit using sunscreen (unless you go to bed)
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For the faceThis beautifully textured everyday mineral sunscreen comes in two super portable colors and blends together like an absolute dream.
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For face and bodyThis moisturizing, lightweight SPF 30 cream smooths with titanium dioxide and zinc oxide to block both UVA and UVB rays, and shea butter, aloe, rose hip and calendula to nourish the skin.
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For handsThis rich, moisturizing, beautifully textured hand cream will protect the part of your body that is most prone to photoaging.
* Based on an eight-week consumer experience and third-party clinical study conducted on 33 women, ages 35 to 65.