Snow, Cold, Mountains... My Skin? The Windburn Phenomenon

Winter climate and high-altitude sun exposure are adversaries to skin health

Mountain sun exposure presents an additional risk factor as radiation distance is shorter and snow reflection further amplifies its intensity.

Windburn Solutions

1. Creams and Makeup

To minimize damage, frequent nourishment with structured creams is essential, providing sufficient lipids to enhance skin barrier function.

High SPF sunscreens must be applied multiple times daily. Regarding makeup, fluid and creamy products are preferable to powder-based formulations.

2. Aesthetic Medicine

Which aesthetic medical treatments can help? All techniques capable of increasing hydration reserves, replenishing the depleted moisture barrier.

Post-winter vacation, I recommend patients undergo revitalization treatments with latest-generation natural hyaluronic acid, administered every 7-15 days for 4-5 sessions. A more intensive approach involves using denser hyaluronic acid in a single session, repeated every 2-3 months.

This methodology renourishes the skin to both limit described damage and maintain the effects and benefits of pre-winter treatments.