Make A Difference to dry skin

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It’s October, it’s officially autumn and winter is on its way! Cheerful, me, huh?! But don’t worry, because that means lots and lots of lovely new beauty products for a new season. And, it means it’s time to change your winter skincare routine. You really do need to think about changing moisturiser in the winter, in particular if you have dry skin.

So, how clever of the boffins at Origins to come up with two new products specifically targeting dry, winter skin. They aren’t available until November, but I have had a sneak preview, and they are just what the doctor ordered if your skin is feeling a bit dry.

Origins Make A Difference Plus

Make A Difference Plus+ Rejuvenating serum (£34) and Rejuvenating treatment otion (£20) are the perfect addition to your skincare routine this winter to combat dryness.

Perpetually dry skin is prone to a deficiency of Caspase-14 – an enzyme which helps skin produce and maintain critical moisture levels. You do learn something new every day! Origins boffins have been working away for five years to come up with something that will effectively help make skin less reliant on this enzyme, and therefore, more hydrated!

The two new products work in two stages. The Rejuvenating treatment lotion (used after cleansing) penetrates on contact, and prepares skin for the hydrating treatments to follow. The Rejuvenating serum, applied next, rapidly absorbs into the skin, delivering deep moisturization. It gives oil-free hydration and helps restore strength to the skin’s own moisture barrier.

Following on from this, apply a hydrating moisturiser if you need to, or perhaps a BB or CC cream? I found this hugely hydrating, and using Origins CC cream afterwards worked well. Maybe in the depths of winter and with more central heating use, I will need more moisturiser.

The plant-power harnessed for this range include hydrating Rose of Jerichio and moisturising Lychee and Watermelon extracts. The formula also contains Padina Pavonica, a brown algae resistant to drying out, and gorgeous Bergamot, Lemon, Orange, Spearmint, Rose and Vetiver, to create a lovely scent.

Origins Make A Difference Plus+ Rejuvenating serum, and Make A Difference Plus+ rejuvenating treatment lotion are available at Origins locations, and origins.co.uk, from November