Want to keep your skin nourished and radiant as the air turns crisp? Give your skin a seasonal reset with this simple yet effective four-step fall skincare routine.

While fall is the season of soft golden sunsets, cozy sweaters and beautiful foliage, the transition from humid summer days to cold, chilly ones isn’t quite as kind to your skin. In the UAE, this shift may not bring falling leaves or a dramatic temperature drop, but the air becomes noticeably drier. As the humidity levels drop, your skin’s natural moisture barrier starts to weaken, making it more prone to irritation, dullness, itchiness and even fine lines. If your current skincare regimen isn’t pulling its weight this season, it is time to pivot your skincare to accommodate these weather changes. To keep your radiance intact, we have got you covered with a comprehensive guide to a fall skincare routine, ensuring your skin remains hydrated, happy and balanced.

Switch to a moisturizing cleanser

As the colder months approach, it is time to retire your foaming cleansers because they strip off moisture from your skin, leaving it feeling dry and tight. Instead, switch to gentler, nourishing formulas that cleanse while providing hydration. When scouring the beauty aisles for the best face cleanser for your fall skincare routine, look for ingredients like ceramides, glycerin, panthenol and squalane, which strengthen your skin barrier and lock in much-needed hydration. You can try our Hydra Cleanser, a soap-free, luxuriously foaming gel cleanser that works to nourish dry, parched skin while also removing dirt, makeup and dead skin cells. With soothing and hydrating ingredients like allantoin and panthenol, this cleanser makes for a perfect addition to your fall skincare routine.

Reintroduce moisture-rich creams

As the humidity levels dip, the moisture in your skin decreases significantly. As a result, your skin craves extra hydration when the air becomes colder and drier. Therefore, this is the best time to swap out your lightweight, oil-free summer moisturizers with heavier, cream-based formulas. By Biolite’s Skin Defence Cream can prove to be an excellent addition to your fall skincare routine. The nourishing formula rapidly restores comfort as Microspheres and liposome-encapsulated rosemary help restore the skin's protective barrier and combat the effects of dry air and indoor heating systems, thus giving you hydrated and glowing skin. If your skin feels extra dry or flaky, you can layer your moisturizer with an overnight hydrating mask to repair and restore balance while you sleep.

Lock in radiance with a Vitamin C serum

Fall is an excellent time to focus on repairing and correcting the skin damage accumulated over the summer months. Months of sun, heat, and humidity can leave your skin looking dull, tired and uneven, making this the perfect time to introduce or double down on Vitamin C serum in your fall skincare routine. A well-formulated vitamin C serum helps brighten dull post-summer skin and diminish dark spots and uneven skin tone. That’s not all! It also protects against free radical damage, strengthens your skin barrier, and boosts collagen production for a radiant, youthful complexion. If you are looking for a vitamin C product that can give you brighter skin this fall, try By Biolite’s Ace Complex. Three distinct, time-released, targeted delivery systems are combined in the product's formulation to gradually diffuse three stabilized forms of vitamin C and three forms of vitamin E throughout your skin. They provide a reservoir of vitamins at all levels to banish pigmentation and give you a healthy glow.

Never skip your daily sunscreen

SPF should be a non-negotiable part of your skincare routine, irrespective of the season. Sun protection is a yearlong commitment, yet many of us are guilty of ditching the sunscreen simply because the sun appears less intense during fall. But you must remember, UV rays are still present in the autumn and can cause severe skin damage. To safeguard your skin from the harmful effects of UV radiation, always use a broad-spectrum sunscreen with at least SPF 30. By Biolite’s Zinc Block is an excellent addition to your fall skincare routine as it provides broad-spectrum UVA and UVB protection and glides on smoothly with a greaseless, invisible finish in just 60 seconds.

Fall in the UAE may be milder than elsewhere, but the drier air can still leave skin feeling dry and flaky. By tweaking your routine to the season’s subtle changes, you can give your skin much-needed care to stay radiant, hydrated and supple throughout the colder months.