Ready for Pumpkin Season? Your Skin Should Be Too.
As we trade in iced coffees for pumpkin spice lattes and swap sandals for cozy boots, it’s not just your wardrobe that needs a seasonal update—your skin does too. The shift from hot, humid summer days to crisp, dry autumn air can have a noticeable impact on your skin’s texture, hydration, and overall balance. And yes, different skin types react in different ways.
At Northeastern Plastic Surgery, we’re not into gatekeeping. We’re here to share our best-kept skincare routine secrets to help you navigate the seasonal transition like a pro. From hydration hacks to barrier-boosting tips, we’ve got everything you need to keep your skin clear, soft, and glowing—all season long.
So grab a cozy blanket and your favorite fall drink—it’s time to take notes!
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How Cooler Weather Affects Your Skin
During the fall-winter season, the coldness decreases the moisture in the air and the use of heaters increases the evaporation of water from your skin. The final result is a dry skin more prone to rashes.Other skin conditions that are boosted by cold temperatures include eczema, Raynaud’s phenomenon, urticaria, and more.
The skin works as a barrier against all the ambient temperature changes, allowing us to keep our body heat at a stable state. Studies have proven that the skin changes on a molecular level depending on the environmental conditions.
Its defense mechanism is seen when the thickness of the top layer of the skin is increased, avoiding the loss of water in dry conditions. The blood vessels can also constrict and lower the oxygenation during extremely cold temperatures.
Common Skin Concerns
The most common conditions that a fall skincare routine can treat are…
Dryness
Low temperatures give your skin a dry and flaky texture, and turning on the heater just makes it worse. Going into the fall season using a moisturizer that adapts to you, and that you can apply for at least two times a day.
Flaring Up
Those who know eczema a little too well know that the cold breeze of fall can make you relapse into it. The decreased humidity is a trigger to the symptoms of this condition.
Rosacea
This skin condition is commonly triggered to appear during the transition into autumn, because of the sudden change from the warmth of the past season into the cool weather of the new one. Sunscreen and other skincare products are recommended.
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Our Flawless Step-by-step Fall Skincare Routine
Although there are extra steps for oily, dry and combined skin, this is the ideal general fall skincare routine you can follow:
1️⃣ Use a brightening cleanser
Using a gentle cleanser with antioxidants and skin-glowing ingredients as a first step in your routine, helps you target the effects of discoloration. You can use it for both the AM and PM, making sure that you choose one that gets rid of all the oil in your face but keeps it soft and hydrated.
2️⃣ Apply a hydrating eye contour cream
Did you know that the skin around your eyes is the thinnest in your face?
During the entrance of fall season, you should start to look for an eye contour cream that revitalizes and hydrates this skin. Formulas with antioxidant melatonin are the best for this part of your skincare routine.
3️⃣ Pigment-perfecting serum
When summertime and sunshine is over, the dark spots on your skin tell a story about you spending your time outside at the beach.
When fall arrives, you’d probably want to soften their look. Serums and gel with tone-correcting based formulas can be the best solution for you, applying it after cleansing your face makes it easier for the ingredients to penetrate the skin.
4️⃣ Moisturizer, a.k.a your new best friend
Your moisturizer is not only what keeps you from the dryness caused by the weather, it acts as a protective outer layer that your skin will need to get through fall. It’s a key part of having optimal skin hydration during the day.
5️⃣ The essential sunscreen
It doesn’t matter if it’s sunny or rainy outside, using sunscreen is an obligation. And as cloudy days come closer, the cool weather becomes deceptive in the amount of UV that you’re actually exposed to. Remember that being reached by the sun’s UV rays is one of the main factors of aging skin, and that it can get to you through your windows in your car, your house, etc.
Tips For Your Skin Type
Dry skin
We recommend you to use ointments and creams instead of lotions, it will nurture the skin from within effectively. Make sure that it contains one or more of these ingredients: jojoba oil, glycerin, hyaluronic acid, etc.
Oily skin
Cleansing your face two times a day or after sweating is the best tip we can give you. When you wash your face, avoid scrubbing your skin, not even to remove your makeup, because it will irritate you.
Combination skin
Using a gentle non-invasive salicylic acid exfoliant creates a balance for you. This can help skin shed dead cells without the risk of abrasion, it unclogs pores and gives you a healthy, glowy look.
Your Personalized Skincare Routine Kit at Northeastern
Not only we provide you with our best tips to prepare for this next autumn… We also have our own line of skincare products for our patients.
At Northeastern, we can’t just allow you to go through the pumpkin season unprepared for all the changes that your skin will suffer in the upcoming cold weather. If you want your skin to step up and get the perfect skincare routine for your type this fall, make an appointment at our New Jersey practice by calling (973) 295-6565 or using our online scheduling tool.