Tips to Recover Your Skin Post-Thanksgiving

On Thanksgiving, we tend to indulge in just about everything—good food, good champagne, and even better desserts. Of course, all of that—in excess—may not be particularly good for our skin. Allow us to help you get your skin back on track. By committing to these simple tips, you can get your skin looking its best in time for the holiday season ahead.

Pamper Your Skin with a Sheet Mask

Whether you stayed up all night binge-watching holiday movies on the couch or shopping your favorite Black Friday beauty deals, chances are your skin could use some extra TLC the morning after Thanksgiving. If you have just 15 minutes of downtime, a hydrating sheet mask can work wonders. The Garnier SkinActive Moisture Bomb The Super Hydrating Sheet Mask — Hydrating is a water-based sheet mask with hyaluronic acid, and it can deliver a soothing burst of hydration to the skin, along with a fresher, softer, more radiant look. Simply press the mask onto your face, leave it on for 15 minutes, remove the mask and gently massage any remaining product into the skin (your neck and chest, too) without rinsing.

De-Puff Your Skin

As much as we love pecan pie, stuffing, and mashed potatoes, these Thanksgiving staples are often packed with excess amounts of sodium. When you consume too much sodium in your diet, your skin may appear dry and puffy. If that’s the case the day after your Thanksgiving meal, help reduce the effects of dryness by reaching for your favorite facial moisturizer and applying liberally. If your under-eye area looks puffy, reach for an eye roller to help de-puff, like Garnier Skinactive Clearly Brighter Anti-Puff Eye-Roller. Roll away under-eye puffiness with this gel formula with vitamin C, mint, and caffeine. It instantly cools and refreshes the skin for a brighter, more rested look.

Hydrate Your Skin From the Inside Out

Indulged in one too many glasses of bubbly during Thanksgiving? It happens. According to board-certified dermatologist, and Skincare.com consultant, Dr. Dendy Engelman, heavy alcohol consumption can dehydrate the skin, making it appear less plump and fresh. In addition to hydrating your body with water the next day, take it one step further and add a refreshing facial mist into your routine. Cue Shu Uemera’s Depsea Water Facial Mist. It’s formulated with refreshing deep-sea water to provide a fine mist of hydration to parched skin. You can choose from a fragrance-free formula or select from one of five herbal fragrances: mint, chamomile, rose, lavender, or bergamot.

Banish Breakouts

After indulging in a big meal, you may have fallen asleep on the couch without washing off your makeup. Your skin may not show signs of a breakout the next morning, but if it does, help reduce its appearance and prevent new blemishes from forming by cleansing and following with an acne-fighting spot treatment, like the AcneFree Maximum Strength Terminator 10. The formula kills 99% of acne bacteria on contact and continuously fights breakouts between applications. While some benzoyl peroxide products can cause overdrying, this spot treatment minimizes its effects and reduces redness with the triple action power of chamomile, ginger, and sea whip.

Don’t neglect your lips 

All those savory and sweet meals probably left you licking your lips a bit more than usual. Pair that with the lack of moisture in the air and blustering winds and your pout is probably feeling a little worse for wear. Reach for a lip conditioner that can help relieve your lip skin of the drying effects of wind and cold weather. The best part about lip balm is you can apply it as liberally and as often as you’d like.