As the ski season approaches, it's essential to prepare your skin for the harsh conditions on the slopes. Extreme temperatures, high altitudes, and increased UV exposure can take a toll on your skin, leaving it dry, irritated, and vulnerable. To ensure your skin stays healthy and radiant, it's crucial to adopt a tailored skincare routine. Enter Saira Skin, a brand dedicated to providing certified organic, vegan skincare products that cater to your skin's needs.
Pre-Ski Prep: Hydration is Key
Before hitting the slopes, it's important to start with a hydrating moisturiser. The SAIRA Hydrating Facial Oil is perfect for this step. Formulated with organic ingredients like mulberry, fig, pomegranate, apricot kernel, and sweet almond extracts, this oil delivers powerful antioxidant benefits and helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Apply a few drops to your face and neck, gently massaging it in to lock in moisture and create a protective barrier against the cold air.
Sun Protection: Don't Forget Your SPF
One of the most crucial steps in your ski skincare routine is applying a broad-spectrum SPF. Saira Skin’s SPF 50 Sunscreen is designed to shield your skin from harmful UV rays, even at high altitudes. Apply generously to all exposed areas and remember to reapply every two hours to maintain protection. This will help prevent sunburn and long-term skin damage, ensuring your skin stays healthy and youthful.
Post-Ski Recovery: Repair and Nourish
After a day on the slopes, your skin needs extra care to recover from the harsh conditions. Start by cleansing your skin with SAIRA Nourishing Cleansing Oil. This gentle cleanser removes impurities without stripping your skin of its natural oils, leaving it clean and refreshed. Follow up with the Exfoliating Treatment Mask,which contains organic sugar, glycerin, and nourishing oils. This mask gently exfoliates and hydrates your skin, leaving it smooth and glowing.
Nighttime Routine: Restore and Rejuvenate
In the evening, it's important to repair and rejuvenate your skin. The SAIRA Rejuvenating Face Cream is perfect for this step. Enriched with natural ingredients, this cream absorbs beautifully into the skin, providing deep hydration and nourishment. Apply it generously to your face and neck, focusing on any areas that feel particularly dry or irritated.
Additional Tips for Slope-Ready Skin
Hydrate from Within: Drink plenty of water throughout the day to keep your skin hydrated from the inside out.
Protect Your Lips: Don’t forget to apply a lip balm with SPF to keep your lips hydrated and protected from the cold wind.
Layer Up: Dressing in layers not only keeps you warm but also helps protect your skin from the elements. Before dressing, nourish your skin with Saira Skin’s Moisturising Body Oil. This luxurious oil keeps your skin silky soft and comfortable against delicate layers, providing an extra barrier against the cold.
By following these steps and incorporating Saira Skin products into your routine, you can ensure your skin stays healthy and radiant throughout the ski season. So, whether you’re hitting the slopes in the Alps or just enjoying a local ski hill, make sure your skin is slope-ready with Saira Skin.
In our modern world, skin is under siege:
Harsh cleansers strip away protective oils.
Foaming face washes over-exfoliate.
Toners and scrubs destroy the skin’s microbiome.
And “oil-free” marketing convinces us hydration and nourishment are dangerous.
This daily stress adds up. And what starts as a bit of oiliness or the odd breakout can become chronic sensitivity, congestion, and barrier breakdown, a term scientists call epidermal dysfunction.
Fact: Chronic stress raises cortisol levels, which overstimulates oil glands causing excess sebum and worsening acne and inflammation. (International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020)
So if your skin feels tight but greasy, dehydrated but breaking out, or just never quite right it’s not just “problem skin.” It’s stressed skin.
Let’s stop the cycle.
Myth #1: “Facial oils clog pores and make acne worse.”
Why this myth persists:
Oily skin = more oil = more breakouts, right? So adding facial oil must be a disaster. That’s the logic.
The Real Science:
Many acne-prone skins are actually lacking linoleic acid, a key fatty acid that keeps sebum soft and flowing. When sebum becomes thick and sticky, it traps dead skin and bacteria creating the perfect storm for breakouts.
Fact: About 80-90% of teenagers experience acne due to hormonal surges that cause excessive sebum production – leading to clogged pores and breakouts. (American Academy of Dermatology)
The SAIRA Solution:
Our Balancing Face Wash gently cleanses oily, acne-prone skin without stripping it. It includes:
Salicylic acid to gently exfoliate inside pores and reduce blackheads.
Aloe vera to soothe and hydrate.
Plant-derived surfactants that clean without disrupting the skin barrier.
This balance is key because over-cleansing can cause the skin to overproduce oil, worsening acne.
Fact: Frequent use of alkaline cleansers can increase water loss, disturb skin pH, and lead to barrier dysfunction. (Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020)
Myth #2: “Oily skin doesn’t need hydration.”
The Real Issue:
When oily skin gets dehydrated – through over-cleansing, stripping acids, or skipping moisturiser it fights back by producing even more oil. This leads to a confusing skin type that’s oily on the surface and dry underneath – a recipe for breakouts, irritation, and enlarged pores.
The SAIRA Solution:
Our Hyaluronic Boosting Drops hydrate oily, acne-prone skin with:
Tremella mushroom (snow fungus), nature’s hyaluronic acid.
Hydrolyzed pea protein and oat extract to calm irritation.
Hemp and flax extracts rich in omega-3s to reduce inflammation.
Layering hydration under facial oil locks in moisture, helping skin feel balanced, not greasy.
Myth #3: “Facial oils are too heavy for sensitive or large-pored skin.”
Why people believe it:
Facial oils get lumped into one category – greasy, thick, pore-blocking. But that’s like saying all fabrics feel the same.
The Science:
Some oils like coconut are comedogenic, but others such as jojoba, grapeseed, and rosehip are light, absorb fast, and mimic your skin’s own lipids.
The SAIRA Solution:
Our Hydrating Facial Oil is:
Rich in linoleic acid, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory oils like rosehip and black cumin.
Non-greasy and quickly absorbed.
Designed to improve elasticity and smooth the look of large pores over time.
The SAIRA Pore Purity Set: Your 3-Step Ritual for Oily, Acne-Prone Skin
Consistency is everything. Skin thrives on a morning and night ritual using the same supportive ingredients to build strength and balance over time.
Our Pore Purity Set is a certified organic, sustainable, vegan, and biodegradable skincare solution designed specifically for oily, acne-prone skin. This routine helps your skin microbiome thrive, reducing skin stress and resulting in a stronger, brighter, and smoother complexion – boosting your confidence and self-esteem.
Step 1: Balancing Face WashGentle cleansing with salicylic acid and aloe vera that removes excess oil and impurities without stripping or damaging your skin barrier.
Step 2: Hyaluronic Boosting DropsLightweight hydration that calms irritation and replenishes moisture without adding oiliness.
Step 3: Hydrating Facial OilNon-comedogenic botanical oils rich in linoleic acid and antioxidants that support skin barrier repair and reduce inflammation.
By nourishing your skin properly with clean, certified organic ingredients, you reduce inflammation and restore natural balance essential for healthy, glowing skin.
Why Choose Certified Organic and Sustainable Skincare?
Our products are made with certified organic, sustainable, vegan, and biodegradable ingredients that respect both your skin and the planet. This means no harsh chemicals, synthetic fragrances, or irritants that can worsen oily, acne-prone skin or damage your skin’s microbiome.
Final Word: Don’t Fear the Oil – Embrace the Balance
If you’ve ever been told that oils are the enemy of oily or acne-prone skin, you’re not alone. The myths run deep – that oils clog pores, make breakouts worse, and should be avoided at all costs. But the truth is: when you choose the right oils in a balanced routine, they can become your skin’s biggest ally.
We’ve debunked the biggest misconceptions:
That oily skin doesn’t need hydration.
That facial oils suffocate pores.
That gentle, plant-based routines aren’t “active” enough.
Now, we’ve shown the science – and the solution.
The Real-life Results
Real Results: From Skin Struggles to Skin Confidence
This before-and-after photo says it all.
This male customer came to SAIRA after years of battling oily, acne-prone skin. He had tried countless high street products – harsh foaming cleansers, drying spot treatments, and “oil-free” moisturisers – but his skin only became more inflamed, imbalanced, and dry. His confidence was at an all-time low.
What changed everything? A simpler, skin-supportive approach grounded in nature and nourishment.
By switching to our gentle oil + cloth cleansing method, followed by our light yet deeply nourishing Hydrating Facial Oil, used morning and night, his skin began to heal. The breakouts lessened, the redness calmed, and the oiliness balanced out – without stripping or stressing the skin.
He now enjoys a smoother, brighter, more resilient complexion – and, most importantly, the confidence that comes with feeling good in your own skin.
Why Not Try the 3-Step Pore Purity Routine For Yourself
Step 1: CleanseBalancing Face Wash – a non-stripping serum cleanser that gently purifies, calms inflammation, and respects the skin barrier.
Step 2: HydrateHyaluronic Boosting Drops – lightweight, hydration using snow mushroom, pea protein and oat extract to calm and plump oily, congested skin.
Step 3: NourishHydrating Facial Oil – a fast-absorbing blend of botanical oils rich in linoleic acid, antioxidants and anti-inflammatory benefits to rebalance sebum and soothe blemishes.
Used daily, morning and night, this routine will help restore skin microbiome, reduce inflammation, and bring skin – and confidence – back to life.
Now you know better – and so does your skin.
Summer is here and so is Wimbledon – time for sunshine, strawberries & cream, and a skincare routine that plays to win. In this blog, we introduce SAIRA’s Glow-Guarding Trio: our Hyaluronic Boosting Drops, Brightening Vitamin C Powder, and NEW Mineral SPF 25 Moisturiser. Discover how this winning skincare set keeps your skin hydrated, radiant, and protected – no matter how long you're out in the sun. Game. Set. Protect.
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Please do you send out any samples or sell small sample pots to test first , would be great x