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This week, I’m sharing all the skincare products I use to help my stressed-out, post-holiday skin. Because let’s face it, the drinks, food, and lack of sleep during the holidays can really show up on your skin. So here’s what I do to save it. Do you have a product that we missed? We’d love to know. Send us a DM.
I already love Neutrogena’s Hydro Boost gel cream for everyday wear, but when I really need to triage my dry skin or am dealing with irritation, I turn to its serum counterpart. It delivers so much hydration to the skin (super fast, too).
All the food, drinks, and lack of sleep from celebrating can cause some breakouts. Use this acne treatment to unclog pores, deal with blemishes, and prevent any future breakouts.
This mask is magic for me—it makes my dry skin so much softer in just 15 minutes. Whenever my skin is really freaking out and feeling scaly, I put this on for about three days straight, and then I’m back to normal.
If you’re dealing with any puffiness, try applying this roller to your face. It cools the skin and minimizes any redness. I love using it after a night where I haven’t gotten a ton of sleep, as it makes me look so refreshed.
Need to calm redness from inflammation? Try this color correcting treatment. The cica (or tiger grass) cream soothes the skin and works quickly to neutralize redness. It also has SPF protection.
Aveeno’s ultra-rich cream deeply hydrates, restores the skin barrier, and prevents any further moisture loss. It provides 24 hours of moisture for extra-dry skin.
This night cream will reduce any redness overnight so you wake up to refreshed, hydrated skin. It’s formulated with licorice extract, allantoin, and caffeine.
Got a few pimples here and there post-holidays? Apply these patches—they’ll soak up any pimple gunk and shrink them.
Weleda’s cream is a cult-favorite because just a small amount is needed to smooth rough and dry skin. You can use it on your face, hands, feet, and elbows. Ingredients include essential fatty acids, vitamin E, organic pansy, and organic calendula flower extract.
If you’ve been a bit lazy about your skincare routine, now’s the time to get it back on track. It all starts with a fresh slate, right? Use this device for not only a deep cleanse, but also for its lifting, firming, and toning capabilities.
Here’s another product for breakouts. This one contains 10% sulfur to clear the skin, kaolin and bentonite clays to absorb excess oil, and aloe vera to calm and hydrate.
That under-eye area might need a little bit of help after the holidays. These gels target puffiness, dryness, and fatigue so your eyes look brighter and more awake.
Your hands can get really dry this time of year—whether it’s because of the holidays or the cold temps. This cream intensely moisturizes the skin thanks to andiroba oil and other plant ingredients. It also features a delicious scent with notes of orange, lavandin, eucalyptus, and other pure flower and plant essences.
To treat a post-holiday dull complexion, try an exfoliant which will slough away any dead skin and buildup and reveal a refreshed complexion. This popular option from Paula’s Choice contains 2% salicylic acid to deep-clean pores and clear dead skin, plus green tea to soothe irritation.
Use this eye cream to deal with fine lines, dark circles, and puffiness. It contains caffeine to brighten, Brazilian ginseng root extract to de-puff, horse chestnut extract to lift, acmella oleracea extract to smooth, and black cumin seed oil to purify.
To get your skin plumped and hydrated, this overnight mask can help. It’s formulated with brightening vitamin C, hydrating squalane and hyaluronic acid, and an antioxidant-rich superberry blend.
You really can’t go wrong with these editor-favorite peel pads. They’re so good at sloughing off dead skin, clearing pores, and boosting radiance. The post-holiday skincare blues can include a change in tone and texture, and these will do the work.
Need a quick pick-me-up? Try this mist. It contains rosewater to hydrate and soothe, hibiscus flower extract to soften the skin, and hyaluronic acid to lock in moisture. Next, My Hands Have Been Extra Dry This Winter, so I Asked a Derm for Tips
