Winter is that season where your skin does more work than you might realise, facing cold winds, heated indoors, dry air and fluctuating temperatures. This is exactly the moment to give your skin a protective, nourishing ritual with deeply potent products aimed at barrier repair and comfort. When I talk about barrier repair and comfort, I’m talking about oils, moisturisers and boosters. Let’s focus in particular on the roles of facial oils, body oils, face moisturisers and oil-boosters, using the botanical, Ayurvedic-inspired range from Urban Veda as our guide.
Meet your new best friends for the colder months
In winter, your skin’s natural defence (the lipid barrier) takes hits from both the outside and the inside: the cold wind, the heating, and even the change from open-air to sealed room. What you’ll often feel, tightness, dryness, perhaps flakiness. In skin-care language, increased transepidermal water loss (TEWL), reduced natural oil production, and compromised barrier lipids. By choosing the right products in each of the categories below, you give yourself not just “moisture”, but “moisture + protection + repair”.
1) Face moisturiser – this is your every-day core hydration and barrier-reinforcement step.
2) Facial oil – this gives a deeper lipid boost: emollients, essential fatty acids, antioxidants. Especially useful when the air is dry or you’ve been outdoors in the wind.
Face Moisturisers
In colder months, use after cleansing (morning and evening), apply a rich face moisturiser to face, neck and décolletage. On extra cold days, you may want to follow it with a drop of facial oil. The moisturiser is your first line. It fills + hydrates + strengthens. But alone, it might not be enough in winter. So you need one that is built for dryness, barrier‐repair and environmental stress. Using a product like the Radiance or Soothing Day Cream gives you that. Our favourite face creams for this season are :
Radiance Day Cream: Glycerin (humectant) draws moisture into the skin. Sweet Almond oil supplies vitamins A & E + fatty acids. Turmeric provides antioxidant and anti‐inflammatory support (very handy when your skin is exposed to cold wind and heating). Liquorice extract helps elasticity and soothing.
Soothing Day Cream: Glycerin again for hydration, Aloe Vera juice to calm and repair, Palmarosa + Sandalwood to help moisture retention and comfort. This is geared to dry/sensitive skin.
Facial Oils: Nourishing Protection for Winter Skin
During the colder months, when your skin is constantly battling icy winds, dry indoor heating and fluctuating humidity, facial oils become an essential part of your winter skincare routine. They provide a powerful layer of nourishment and protection, helping your complexion retain its natural moisture and resilience. Urban Veda’s collection of Ayurvedic-inspired facial oils, are carefully crafted to defend against winter dryness, dullness, and sensitivity, restoring balance and luminosity to every skin type. Oils offer barrier repair. In cold, your skin’s own sebum may be insufficient; oils fill the gap. They also create a protective film that slows moisture loss and shields from harsh air. Using a facial oil amplifies your moisturiser and gives you added resilience.
To get the best results during winter, apply 2–4 drops of facial oil after your moisturiser or blend a few drops directly into it. Massage gently over the face and neck, focusing on areas that feel dry or tight. This step is especially beneficial in the evening, allowing your skin to repair overnight, or before heading outdoors when the cold wind and harsh temperatures threaten your skin’s barrier.
The Reviving Facial Oil is enriched with omega-rich organic oils such as Argan, Borage, Evening Primrose and Rosehip, combined with Vitamin E to deeply replenish lost lipids and improve elasticity, perfect for skin exposed to the drying effects of indoor heating.
Radiance Facial Oil , infused with Liquorice to restore suppleness, Turmeric for antioxidant and anti-inflammatory protection, and Papaya enzymes with Goji Berry and Apricot oils to revive dull, lacklustre complexions, leaving skin visibly brighter and smoother.
The Purifying Facial Oil, although designed for oily or congested skin, is just as important in winter when the barrier is compromised, with Neem, Jojoba, Grapeseed and Gotu Kola, it helps balance oil production while maintaining essential hydration.
Completing the range, the Soothing Facial Oil is perfect for sensitive or irritated skin, combining calming ingredients like Sandalwood, Lavender and Myrrh to reduce redness, comfort dryness and strengthen the skin’s natural defences.
By integrating one of these Urban Veda facial oils into your daily winter skincare routine for dry skin, you give your complexion the extra care it craves, sealing in moisture, restoring softness and building resilience against cold weather, indoor heating and environmental stressors. These oils don’t just hydrate, they transform the skin from within, leaving it glowing, balanced and beautifully protected all winter long.
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By incorporating these oils into your winter skincare routine UK, you provide your skin with the protection it needs against the elements and indoor heating. Regular use replenishes lost moisture, improves texture, and reinforces your skin barrier, helping you maintain soft, radiant, and nourished skin all season long. For an extra indulgent ritual on very dry nights, apply your body oil generously and layer with cotton clothing to lock in warmth, allowing the oils to deeply absorb while you sleep, the ultimate winter remedy for glowing, hydrated skin.
