Dr. Natasha Cook

Winter skin, winter skin, winter skin.

This is hard because I think the main thing is people just, they just don't think they need moisturiser.

It's like- Or sunscreen in winter?

Yes.

Is it not hot?

That's a huge one, actually.

It's like, I'm fine.

Well, in fact, winter can be the worst time to get exposure from sun because you don't have the biofeedback mechanism of getting hot or feeling burnt.

You think you're fine, which means you stay out longer, which means you're getting more cumulative UV and environmental damage, which means it can be worse for you.

Are you getting a false sense of security?

So that belief that you don't need SPF on cloudy days and actually you can get more penetration of UV rays with cloud cover than without cloud cover.

Because normally if you get hot, you're sick shade, right?

Or if your skin's starting to feel the heat, you then go in to protect it.

It's like really, really, really, really pale, pale people.

like the beautiful Nicole Gibbons of the world, have been super sensible because if they go out in the sun, they burn really quickly, so they just stay out at all costs and then they have fantastic skin for longer.

I guess the thing in winter skin is like, again, avoid the harsh cleansing, right?

And particularly over washing in the shower.

And then you might moisturize in summer.

Don't forget the body skin, like the body's the new face.

Like we realize we probably forget about looking after body.