How to Get Glowing Skin This Festive Season: Expert Tips from a Dermatologist

Festive celebrations bring along long hours of heavy makeup, smoke/pollution exposure, stressful routine, unhealthy eating, and even dehydration. If one’s skin is not prepared, protected, and repaired in advance, one’s skin will not look healthy and appealing for festive events.Looking for ways to get the utmost glowing skin this festive season? Achieving a festive-ready skin involves focusing your skincare routine and lifestyle on preventing dullness, sensitivity, breakouts, uneven texture, and uneven tone. The best skincare routine for festivals and expert skincare tips, as recommended by dermatologist in Delhi at Delhi Wellness Clinic, can help achieve glowing skin.

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Festive Season Skincare Tips

Here are the most effective, expert dermatologist tips for skin glow:

• Gentle, Thorough Cleansing
  With a gentle, pH-appropriate, skin-type suitable cleanser, gently cleanse your face both morning and night. For cleansing the skin with make-up, start with an oil-based cleanser or micellar water, followed by a water-based face wash. Cleansing will make skin free of impurities, sweat, and cosmetics, and thus prevent clogging of pores or weakening/damaging of the skin barrier.
• Regular, Skillful Exfoliation
  Once or twice a week, use either a scrub or chemical exfoliants like alpha or beta hydroxy acids to gently remove dead, damaged skin layers, revealing fresh and smooth skin that allows for better absorption of skincare products and eventually results in a brighter complexion.
• Hydration and Strengthening of Protective Skin Barrier
  Use humectants, emollients, occlusives, and antioxidant-rich products to best moisturize and nourish the skin. Consider using a rich, moisturizing, and nourishing night cream if you have dry skin. With plump, soft, and supple skin and a strong skin barrier, the skin will glow naturally more.
• Daily Sun/UV Protection
  Every day, regardless of the weather, apply a broad-spectrum sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher. Keep reapplying every 2 hours if swimming or sweating often. This will prevent the UV’s damage to the skin- dullness, pigmentation, and premature aging.
• Use of Skin Brightening/ Antioxidant-Loaded Products
  In a morning skincare routine, incorporate a Vitamin-C or niacinamide-based serum to even out the skin tone, protect skin from oxidative stress, and reduce dark spots. For a nighttime skincare routine, consider using a retinol-based cream to make skin youthful and radiant. Once or twice a week, apply a skin brightening face mask, and get an instant boost of skin’s natural radiance.
• Consideration for Make-Up Use
  Use lightweight, non-comedogenic, skin-friendly cosmetics and don’t overload the skin.  Applying heavy makeup while exposing your skin to a polluted environment and sweat can lead to dull skin and breakouts. Proper make-up removal before going to bed and avoiding long hours of heavy makeup can help prevent skin damage and keep the skin naturally glowing, despite daily make-up application.
• Extra care of the skin around the eyes and lips
  The skin around the eyes and that of the lips is very delicate. So, use appropriate under-eye cream and lip skincare products for plumpness, smoothness, and brightness.
• Healthy Lifestyle Choices
  For maintenance of good skin health, follow these lifestyle tips:

1. Drink plenty of water to aid in body detox and make skin look naturally plump and refreshed.
2. Have a balanced, skin-friendly diet before and during festive treats. Incorporating foods rich in Vitamin C and E in a diet plan can prove to be very beneficial for the skin.
3. Sleep well every night, as your skin repairs and rejuvenates during sleep. It prevents the skin from looking dull. Also, do not allow under-eye bags to appear.
4. Manage stress with relaxation techniques like yoga and meditation to prevent inflammation and breakouts.
5. Avoid trying anything new on the skin before the festive events, as there could be unexpected skin irritation or breakouts.

• Glow-boost Skin Treatment
  Plan to use a hydrating mask or a mild peel 1-2 weeks before the festive event to prepare your skin and minimize the impact of stressors. After festive celebrations, help your skin recover naturally and prevent pigmentation or irritation from lasting. Calm the skin with soothing masks, skin-repairing products, or skin barrier restorers.
• In-Clinic Skin Treatment
  To achieve an instant and long-lasting, dramatic glow, consult a dermatologist for suitable professional skin treatment. Dermatologists may recommend starting any of these treatments a few weeks before the arrival of the festive season:

1. Chemical peels- Glycolic acids, salicylic acids, trichloroacetic acids, or phenol may be recommended to exfoliate the rough, pigmented, dull skin.
2. Laser toning- A non-ablative, Q-switched Nd: YAG laser is utilized to break the extra melanin pigments and boost collagen and elastin remodeling. The broken melanin pigments get naturally eliminated through the lymphatic system. This is reserved for treating skin pigmentation irregularities and for firming and tightening skin. 
3. HydraFacial- It is a multi-step, medical-grade facial that cleanses, exfoliates, hydrates, and protects the skin in a single session, utilizing vortex fusion technology and customizable infusion serums.   
4. Skin boosters- These include hyaluronic acid-based injections for deep skin hydration and IV drips containing antioxidants for glowing skin.

FAQs on Festive Season Skincare Tips

• How to prevent dull skin during festivals?

Adhere to a consistent skincare routine and avoid mistakes that contribute to dull skin.

• How to get glowing skin?

Consider right skincare, healthy lifestyle habits, and even dermatologist-recommended skin treatments.

• Why is post-monsoon skincare important?

Post-monsoon skincare aims to restore the compromised skin barrier, control post-monsoon breakouts, avoid fungal infections, soothe and calm the skin, and maintain the skin's glow and texture as well as barrier protection.

• Where to get glowing skin this festive season?

One can visit Delhi Wellness Clinics, conveniently located in a premium area of Greater Kailash, South Delhi, and schedule a consultation today. The dermatologist in Delhi at the centre provides advanced face and body aesthetic treatments, cosmetic dermatology services, and helps one’s skin be festive-ready at a budget-friendly price.