Summer is over, but the evidence lingers on our faces if we skipped our skin care routine: extra freckles, the slightly rougher skin texture, and maybe some new fine lines around our eyes. Even the most diligent sunscreen users notice changes by September.
But this month also creates unique conditions for skincare success. Why? Because the factors that make summer skincare challenging, like heat, humidity, and intense UV rays, start to decrease. It’s also because cooler weather makes skin more tolerant of active ingredients like retinol.
This seasonal shift creates an opportunity to treat some of the accumulated damage your skin had through the summer months, making it more responsive to treatment.
What Summer Actually Does to Your Skin
UV exposure accumulates over time! Each day at the beach or your garden, and each walk without reapplying sunscreen adds up. The effects of it often become visible weeks after the initial exposure, which is why you don’t see them coming fast enough.
Summer heat also changes how your skin behaves because higher temperatures increase oil production, and humidity affects the rate at which your skin absorbs your skincare products. These factors make your skin feel different by late summer: perhaps oilier, or conversely, dehydrated despite the moisture in the air.
The good news? September’s season shift creates better conditions to address and hopefully repair these changes. Products like beU’s Retinol Anti Aging Moisturizer become even more relevant here because they combine active anti-aging ingredients with moisturizing elements that help address both summer damage and your skin’s changing needs as the weather cools.
Building Your September Routine
Starting a new anti-aging routine doesn’t mean overhauling everything at once. Your skin needs time to adjust to new ingredients, especially potent ones like retinol.
Begin with an every-other-day application if you’re new to retinol. Pay attention to how your skin responds. Some people experience mild dryness or slight irritation at the start, but do not fret, this is normal as your skin adjusts. However, significant irritation suggests you may need to slow down the introduction process into your routine.
The formula in the beU Retinol Anti Aging Moisturizer makes this introduction easier because it combines the active ingredient with soothing, moisturizing elements like manuka honey and vitamin E, so you’re less likely to experience the severe dryness that sometimes occurs with standalone retinol products.
Consistency matters more than intensity. A gentle routine used daily will produce better results than aggressive treatments used sporadically.
What Retinol Actually Does
Retinol is a form of vitamin A that encourages faster cell turnover. As we age, this natural process slows down, leading to more fragile skin and more visible signs of aging. Retinol helps restore tissue to a more youthful rate of cell renewal.
This increased turnover helps with several concerns like fine lines, skin texture, and uneven pigmentation. However, the process with Retinol takes time, typically several months of consistent use before major changes become apparent.
This is why starting in September makes sense: you have fall and winter to build results before spring and summer activities increase. Each month of consistent use builds on previous improvements.
Your skin’s needs change with the seasons, but the foundation you build with consistent anti-aging care provides year-round benefits, so pay attention to the little signs your skin gives you!