What is your skincare routine in the spring? As the season changes from winter to spring, our skincare routines should be changing, too. With longer, more humid days and the re-blossoming of trees come new challenges for your skin. Spring is the time to rediscover your glow and find the balance between lightening up on your skincare without sacrificing results.

Spring Skincare Routine: Expert Tips for Glowing Skin in Calgary

These top 5 skincare tips for rediscovering your glow this spring focus on what your skin needs most after a long, dry winter. Think barrier repair, pollution defence, gentle exfoliation, oil balance, and daily sun protection. NINA Aesthetics has curated our favourite spring skincare tips and products to add to your skincare routine, ideally suited to Calgary's unique climate. These go-to medical-grade product recommendations help you glow with confidence.

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Skincare Tips and Medical-Grade Products for Spring Skincare Routine

1. Calm Skin Irritation with a Hydrating Mist from ZO Skin Health

Seasonal allergens can leave your skin feeling itchy, dry, and inflamed. ZO Skin Health’s Soothing Hydro Mist is a must-have for calming allergy-sensitive skin. Soothing Hydro Mist reduces redness, soothes itchy and irritated skin, and boosts hydration. This is a keep-in-your-bag product that you can spray on a fresh face or over makeup as much as you need throughout the day.

2. Vitamin C for Spring Protection from Vivier

Antioxidants are your best friend for spring and summer, especially if you’re on an anti-aging quest or are working to fade dark spots and protect against sun pigmentation. Vivier’s Radiance Serum is an antioxidant combination serum that actively works to brighten dark spots, stimulate cell turnover, and protect the skin against sun and environmental damage. It is the ultimate at-home glow-getter serum to protect and visibly improve your skin.

3. Exfoliate Pore-Clogging Build Up with Vivier and AlumierMD

The change of seasons and spending more time outdoors mean more bacteria buildup in the pores. Whether you use a physical exfoliator, like a scrub, or a chemical exfoliator, like an AHA (alpha-hydroxy acid) serum, or both will depend on your skin type. Generally, normal to combination skin types can benefit from a once-weekly physical exfoliation, while oil-prone skin types can benefit from a chemical exfoliant 1-2 times a week.

Vivier’s Vitamin C Scrub is a vegan physical exfoliator that sweeps away skin impurities while brightening and rejuvenating a dull complexion. Keep it in the shower and use it on both your face and body for an invigorating full-body exfoliation.

AlumierMD’s AHA Renewal Serum is a chemical exfoliant that boosts cell renewal from deep within the skin resulting in a smooth and even complexion. Use this serum 1-2 nights a week after cleansing and bask in your glow the very next morning.

4. Lightweight Hydration Layering with Vivier and AlumierMD

Spring means it’s time to lighten up on the moisturizer! Layering lightweight hydration is key to achieving a glass skin look for spring without throwing sebum levels out of balance. As humidity levels rise, your skin will naturally start to produce more oil. This, in combination with bacteria build-up, is why pesky breakouts can be common this time of year. Choosing a lightweight moisturizer will help keep oil levels balanced and lock in your skincare.

Vivier’s Derma-V is an award-winning lightweight cream perfect for repairing the skin barrier after a dry winter. It’s rich in prebiotics, antioxidants, and peptides to strengthen the skin barrier, brighten, and improve the complexion.

For blemish and oil-prone skin types, AlumierMD’s HydraClarité moisturizer is a fast-absorbing, ultra-light moisturizer that won’t clog the pores. HydraClarité is formulated with soothing ingredients to reduce redness, calm inflammation, and provide a matte, lightweight finish.

If your skin is on the dry side, opt for a lightweight hyaluronic acid serum to apply underneath your moisturizer, like AlumierMD’s Ultimate Boost Serum, to bump up your hydration levels.

5. Sun Protection for Spring with Colorscience Skin Care

When choosing an SPF, it’s recommended to choose a broad-spectrum, mineral formulation. Broad spectrum means you are protected from both UVA and UVB rays. A mineral SPF formulation sits on top of the skin and reflects the sun’s rays, as opposed to a chemical SPF, which absorbs into your skin, absorbing the sun’s rays. You might want to mix up your SPF this time of year and opt for a tinted formulation for the warm days when you don’t want to apply makeup. Sunforgettable Total Protection Face Shield Flex by Colorescience is a broad-spectrum, mineral SPF with tone-adapting pigments that match your skin tone with a demi-matte finish, perfect for a no-fuss morning skin routine.

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Customize Your Spring Skincare Routine with NINA Aesthetics in Calgary, AB

Customize your spring skincare routine with NINA Aesthetics. Creating the proper skincare routine can feel overwhelming with so many skincare products available. If you’re new to the world of medical-grade skincare or are curious about switching up some products, the team at NINA Aesthetics in Calgary, AB, can help you build a skincare regimen for your unique skin type and goals. Schedule a consultation with us today and learn how medical-grade skincare can positively impact your skin for the spring season and beyond.

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