Winter is rarely kind to skin. Central heating, cold air and general seasonal misery conspire to leave faces feeling tight, flushed and faintly resentful. This is not the time for heroics or harsh actives; it’s the season for comfort, nourishment and barrier-building. Enter a small but very sensible trio from @alphahskincare that does exactly what winter skin asks of it: cleans gently, hydrates properly and seals everything in.
🤍 Alpha-H Melting Moment Cleansing Balm
This is a proper cleansing balm… buttery, comforting and entirely uninterested in stripping your face of its will to live. It dissolves makeup, SPF and the general grime of the day without upsetting your skin’s pH or leaving it squeaky and cross. Massage it onto dry skin, add water, and it turns into a soft milk that rinses clean while leaving skin calm and pliable. A winter cleanser should feel like a hug and this one does.
🤍 Alpha-H Hyaluronic 8 Super Serum
Hydration, but done thoroughly. This serum combines eight different humectants to flood the skin with moisture and keep it there, rather than offering a brief splash and disappearing by lunchtime. The newer formula includes Ectoin, which helps protect against environmental stress and dehydration which is useful when your face is moving between freezing pavements and overheated buses. Skin looks plumper, smoother and much less like it’s been personally offended by February.
🤍 Alpha-H Golden Haze Face Oil
Lightweight but properly nourishing, this oil is for anyone whose skin feels thin, fragile or chronically thirsty in winter. It sinks in quickly, strengthens the skin barrier and locks in hydration without sitting heavily on the surface. Used over serum or mixed into moisturiser, it takes the edge off dryness and gives skin that quiet, healthy sheen rather than a full disco-ball shine.
Together, these three form a winter routine that’s less about transformation and more about survival (in the best possible way). They calm, cushion and protect skin when the weather is doing its worst. If your face feels tight, red or permanently annoyed by the season, this is the sort of line-up that restores order.
