Cold affects your skin long before you feel the drop in temperature. As humidity decreases, cold winds increase, and indoor temperatures rise, the skin barrier – the biological shield that keeps moisture in and irritants out – becomes the first casualty.
Once compromised, this barrier rapidly loses water, slowly repairs itself, and becomes more reactive, leading to the tightness, dryness, and dullness that most people experience throughout the season. Arpana Shahi, Founder, Gabit Skincare, shares essential skin care staples for soft and glowing skin.
What most people don’t realize is that winter presents a second challenge: internal dehydration. We drink much less water during cold weather, while our body still needs more water. This reduces microcirculation and slows down the delivery of nutrients to the skin, making dryness more noticeable and slowing skin repair. The philosophy is simple: Support long-term skin health all year round, with a strong, stable skin barrier. Skin biology-first approach, backed by dermatological research, designed to strengthen skin for the long term. Each formulation is designed with a simple mission: to help your skin stay healthier longer.
Strengthening the barrier from the inside out isn’t just a winter strategy — it’s the foundation of skin longevity.
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Simplifying winter skin care and making it effective, a simple four-step ritual designed to nourish, protect and rebuild your skin care during the season, to give you a healthy glow despite the harsh winter.
1. Purification – Barrier-Friendly Purification
Many cleansers irritate the skin, especially in winter, leaving it dry and dull. Niacinamide and Hyaluronic Acid Face Wash is a barrier-respecting formula that cleanses without disrupting essential lipids. It gently cleanses while maintaining hydration, leaving skin soft and not stretched. Niacinamide supports the skin barrier while hyaluronic acid ensures you don’t lose essential moisture after wash, ensuring skin feels soft and balanced after every wash.
2. Nutrition – Antioxidant Boost for Glow
Winter often causes lethargy due to slower cell turnover and oxidative stress. Vitamin C serum, fortified with alpha arbutin and ferulic acid, neutralizes oxidative damage, reduces pigmentation, and leaves skin visibly even and radiant – restoring winter-faded radiance.
3. Rebuild – Rebuild the barrier and hydrate
Cold air destroys essential lipids, creating gaps in the skin layer. Ceramide & Hyaluronic Moisturizer replenishes ceramides to rebuild the lipid layer and skin barrier, while hyaluronic acid restores hydration on multiple levels. Together, they strengthen the barrier and protect your skin from dryness, sensitivity and harsh winds.
The result is a supple, deeply moisturized skin that withstands cold winds and dryness.
4. Protection – Daily UV and Pollutant Shield
UV rays are constant year-round, and barrier-compromised skin is even more vulnerable. The mineral sunscreen uses zinc oxide, the safest FDA-recognized sun filter, to protect against UV damage without causing irritation, making it ideal for daily use even on sensitive skin.
Skin health inside-out: the role of lifestyle
Even the best skin care works better when your internal health supports it. Poor sleep hinders recovery. Chronic stress increases cortisol, breaking down lipids. Low hydration reduces elasticity and shine. You can understand how your daily habits – sleep, stress, hydration, activity – shape your skin over time.
When you sleep deeply, stay consistently hydrated, and heal better, your skin naturally becomes calmer, brighter, and more even-toned.