As the temperatures drop and the air becomes dry, your skin feels the change before anything else. Cold winds, indoor heating, and lower humidity can all strip moisture and leave skin dry, irritated, and sensitive. The good news? With the right routine and help from New Zealand botanicals, you can keep your complexion calm, hydrated, and glowing all season long.
1. Switch to a Creamy Cleanser
Foaming and harsh cleansers can strip already fragile skin in the cooler months. Instead, choose a gentle, creamy cleanser that lifts away impurities while leaving your skin soft and hydrated.
✨ Try this: Clean Slate – Hydrating Cream Cleanser
With Pohutukawa, Shea Butter and Sunflower Oil, this non-stripping formula soothes sensitive skin and keeps the barrier strong.
2. Layer on Lightweight Hydration
Cold air can dehydrate your skin, making fine lines and irritation more noticeable. A hydrating serum layered under your cream provides long-lasting moisture.
✨ Try these:
Blossom - Delicate Firming & Hydrating Peptide Serum
Formulated with 7 advanced hydrators including Hyaluronic Acid, Aloe Vera, Tripeptide and Panthenol, this serum plumps, soothes, and keeps skin comfortable all day.
Restore - Gentle Barrier Reparing Oil
With New Zealand's Kawakawa Extract and a blend of nutrient-rich oils including Hemp Seed, Oat, Borage, Raspberry Seed, and Rosehip - that helps soothe sensitivity, replenish lost moisture and ease visible redness.
3. Lock in Moisture with a Rich Cream
Winter is the time to bring out nourishing, barrier-strengthening creams. Look for soothing botanicals and oils that comfort delicate skin.
✨ Try this: Luna Crème - Overnight Barrier Face Cream - Calms redness and restores balance with anti-inflammatory botanicals - Kokum Butter, Sea Buckthorn and Panthenol.
4. Don’t Skip Sun Protection
Even in cooler months, UV rays can damage your skin barrier and worsen redness. Pair your moisturizer with a daily SPF (applied generously!).
5. Soothe Dry Patches & Irritation
Cool weather can trigger flare-ups of eczema or rough, irritated patches. Keep a rich, multi-purpose creams on hand to comfort and repair.
✨ Try these:
Rescue Body - Soothing & Repairing Body Butter Infused with Manuka Honey, Ceramide, and Colloidal Oatmeal, this butter helps calm irritation and deeply nourish dry, flaky areas.
Golden Oat - Brighten & Firming Cream Enriched with Tripeptide, Olive Oil, and Hyaluronic Acid, this cream deeply hydrates and softens dry, sensitive skin.
6. Treat Yourself to a Weekly Mask
Your skin deserves a little extra care in winter. A gentle gel mask to brighter and hydrate dull skin - without irritation.
✨ Try this: Velvet Rose - Hydrating & Repair Gel Mask
With New Zealand Kowhai, Niacinaminde, and Ceramide this mask helps brighten, hydrate and firm dull winter skin.
Fall doesn’t have to mean dry, uncomfortable skin. With hydrating layers, soothing botanicals, and barrier-strengthening creams, you can keep your skin calm, radiant, and resilient all season long.
👉 Explore our full Pure + Kiwi Skincare Collection to find your perfect cool-weather routine.
Your skin deserves the gentle care of New Zealand botanicals — even in the coldest months.