5 Spring Skincare Tips: Refresh Your Ritual for a Radiant Glow

Spring Equinox is nearly here. With it, sunnier days, warmer temperatures, and budding signs of new growth all around us. After a long period of wintering and inner work, transitioning to a new season can feel equally exciting and disorienting.

As you transition from winter into spring, grant yourself grace and compassion that whatever you are doing, it’s good enough to usher you into this next season of life.

One way to welcome a sense of renewal and self-love is to dial up the drama and appreciation of the everyday. Break out a coat you haven’t worn in months. Savor your walk home and observe the season change. Draw a relaxing Epsom bath and light your favorite candle.

And when it comes to transitioning your skincare ritual from winter to spring, we’ve got you covered. Consider these 5 simple tips to help hydrate, nourish, and protect for radiant, spring-ready skin.

5 Revitalizing Spring Skincare Tips

1. SPRING CLEAN YOUR SKINCARE SHELF

When’s the last time you took inventory of your self-care shelf? We’re talking makeup, skincare, and body care. Take a moment to sort out what’s in your current rotation. Got an old eyeshadow palette? Time to chuck that. See an expired product under the bathroom counter? Say sayonara.

One way we love to keep track of seasonal rituals is by listing out each step in a gratitude journal or your Notes app. This is one way to foster mindfulness during everyday activities — and romanticize even the smallest moments in your day.

2. EVALUATE YOUR MOISTURIZER

Many people like to use a thicker, heavier cream in their winter skincare ritual to give their skin some extra TLC during the colder months. But is your winter moisturizer ready for warmer temps?

As days get longer and warmer, think about ways to give your skin a big drink of hydration. For example, the Skin Transformation Cream with Bakuchiol has a lightweight, gel-cream texture that uses hydrating ceramides and plumping bakuchiol to leave your skin feeling renewed and radiant year-round.

3. DON’T FORGET THE SPF

This is a tip for all four seasons, but especially relevant when you’re transitioning from winter. In the early spring, you might notice your weather app saying that the UV index is lower. That’s no sign to skimp on the sunscreen. Reach for your favorite SPF and reapply at least every two hours if you’re experiencing prolonged sun exposure.

Protect Your Light SPF has the added benefit of doubling up as both a lightweight daily moisturizer — complete with brightening niacinamide plus squalane — and an invisible broad spectrum sunscreen. It glides on smooth and leaves behind no chalky white cast.

4. MAP OUT YOUR SKIN GOALS

The season change can bring about feelings of renewed energy toward our goals and ambitions. It’s a great time to take stock of your self-care and soulcare goals. You might find it’s easier to keep up with your self-care in the winter: hitting the sauna at the gym, enjoying a relaxing “everything” shower, or cuddling up at home on a cold night.

As life ramps back up in the spring, make sure you save time for you — whether that means you pencil in a meaningful movement practice on a busy day, or giving yourself 10 minutes of stillness with your favorite face mask.  

5. TURN ROUTINE INTO A RITUAL OF RENEWAL

Think of all of the tips above as stepping stones as you build a path to your ideal spring ritual. Reframing these moments as traditions we keep with ourselves and acts of daily devotion — to our bodies and our souls — help us look forward to the possibilities, reflect on the winter, and welcome in new seasons of life.