The Best Winter Skin Tips

The ravages of summer sun on the skin -- both the face and the body -- are well-known, but winter can be tough on the hide, too.
Cold air can dry out your skin, which is not only uncomfortable, but makes you look older, too.
Paying attention to winter skin care is just as important as summer skin care, dermatologists emphasize. Here are three basics of winter skin care that apply no matter where you live:
1. Moisturize often in winter.
2. Take shorter, warm (not hot) showers and baths.
3. Keep the humidity level up indoors.
4. Avoid harsh soaps and use gentle moisturizers
5. Use a cream moisturizer, not a watery lotion
6. Moisturizers that contain glycerin are good. Glycerin should be near or at the top of the ingredient list,
7. Mineral oil should be minimal or absent.