Skip to content
  • X

Subscribe

Magazine | Newsletters
  • Food & Drink
  • News
  • Culture
  • Style
  • Home
  • Family
  • Wellness
  • Things to Do
  • Travel
  • Best of NoVA
  • Best Restaurants
  • Most Influential
  • Top High Schools
  • In This Issue
  • Home
    • Wellness
  • How to Nourish and Protect Your Skin This Winter
  • Wellness

How to Nourish and Protect Your Skin This Winter

Stock up on these essentials to protect your skin in the cooler months.

By Erica Moody November 15, 2024 at 7:00 am

As the weather turns cooler, it’s time to switch up your winter skincare routine with products that nourish, protect, and hydrate. From gentle cleansers to soothing serums, these locally available beauty finds are here to keep your skin glowing all season long.

Indie Lee purifying face wash
Photo of Indie Lee purifying face wash courtesy Bluemercury

Gentle Cleanser

This foaming face wash won’t dry out your skin. Indie Lee purifying face wash, $38 for 4.2 ounces at Bluemercury, multiple area locations

Beauty cream for hands
Photo of beauty cream for hands courtesy Bellacara

Healing Hands

Feret Parfumeur shea butter and honey hand cream is composed of 98 percent natural ingredients — and smells great, too! Beauty cream for hands, $21 at Bellacara, 1000 King St., Alexandria

Kantic+ nourishing cream
Photo of Kantic+ nourishing cream courtesy Bellacara

Hydrating Cream

You can’t miss with this emollient-rich, intensely nourishing cream from Alchimie Forever. Kantic+ nourishing cream, $81 at Bellacara, 1000 King St., Alexandria

EltaMD UV Broad Spectrum SPF 46
Photo of EltaMD UV Broad Spectrum SPF 46 courtesy Glowbar

Lightweight Sunscreen

Protect your skin during the winter, with or without makeup. EltaMD UV Broad Spectrum SPF 46, $43–$45 at Glowbar, 1533 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC

iS Clinical Hydra-Cool Serum
Photo of iS Clinical Hydra-Cool Serum courtesy Glowbar

Soothing Serum

This product combines antioxidants, botanicals, and bionutrients. iS Clinical Hydra-Cool Serum, $64 for 15 mL at Glowbar, 1533 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC

Feature image courtesy Good Vector/stock.adobe.com

This story originally ran in our November issue. For more stories like this, subscribe to Northern Virginia Magazine.

Erica Moody

Erica Moody

Contributing Editor

Erica Moody is Northern Virginia Magazine’s Contributing Editor. She has been a lifestyle journalist and editor for more than 15 years, with previous staff roles at Philadelphia magazine, Washington Life Magazine, and Travel Leaders Group. She’s consulted for brands including American Express Travel and Royal Caribbean. Her writing has appeared in Ad Age, The Telegraph, InsideHook, Technical.ly, DC Inno, and more. She holds an MFA from Antioch University and a BA from Tulane.

  • Email
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn

Trending in NoVA

7 Virginia Universities Ranked World Best in 2026-2027 List

DC’s Fourth of July Fireworks Will Begin Much Later than Usual

Grab a Drink at 4 New Northern Virginia Breweries  

Where to Watch DC’s National Mall Fireworks Show from Northern Virginia

22 Fourth of July Fireworks Shows Set to Light Up the Night Sky in Northern Virginia

things to do newsletter

Our Top Stories In Your Inbox

Our newsletters delivered weekly.

Subscribe

Feeds

RSS Feed Follow in Feedly

You May Also Like

agla Giray of Su + Soul Pop-Up Pilates Class courtesy The Boro Tyson

5 Free Outdoor Summer Fitness Classes in Northern Virginia

women in a workout class

7 New Northern Virginia Fitness Centers

Man at doctor's office

This Men’s Health Month, a Doctor Urges Male Patients: Don’t Delay Medical Care

  • X

Company

  • About Us
  • Advertising
  • Writer’s Guidelines
  • Internships
  • Terms of Use

Magazine

  • Magazine
  • Subscription
  • Newsletter
  • Back Issues

Talk to Us

  • Contact Us
  • Submit an Event
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Shopping

  • Subscription
  • Back Issues
  • Plaques
  • Realtor Client Gift Subscriptions

On Newsstands Now

NoVA 250 - July 2026 cover image

Copyright © 2026 Northern Virginia Magazine

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Hey AI.