Seven Ingredients for Healthy, Supple Skin All Winter Long

Winter is coming. And with it, dehydrated, dull, blotchy, flaky skin. With a little prep and pampering, you can avoid the winter skin blahs, and stay supple, soft, and rosy all through the season. Insulate your skin from the ravages of winter with these seven ultra-nourishing ingredients.

Protector, nourisher, barrier builder. This vitamin B3 derivative boosts collagen production, stimulates the synthesis of ceramides, and speeds cellular turnover to improve skin texture and firmness and promote a more youthful appearance. Additionally, its antioxidant properties fight age-accelerating free radicals, increase the biosynthesis of ceramides, boost nourishing fatty acid levels in the skin, prevent loss of water content, and stimulate microcirculation in the dermis.

A soothing antioxidant- and peptide-rich protein with a profound ability to both scavenge free radicals and kick-start the body’s own production of antioxidants. Its high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids, lipids, and saponins reduce redness and irritation, protect against free radical damage, and draw in moisture to strengthen the skin barrier and keep skin looking full and healthy.

Aloe is rich in naturally occurring vitamins, minerals, and plant compounds that help comfort and condition the skin. Its blend of supportive components—such as vitamins A, C, and E, along with naturally derived enzymes, polysaccharides, and amino acids—make it a widely used ingredient for helping skin feel soothed, hydrated, and refreshed. Even the outer leaf contains beneficial plant polyphenols that contribute to aloe’s overall skin-conditioning profile.

Vivant products use whole-leaf aloe, providing the full spectrum of the plant’s naturally nourishing components to help support a healthy-looking, well-conditioned complexion.

Rich in nourishing mineral elements, omega 3 fatty acids, essential amino acids, vitamins A, B, C, and E, plus micronutrients including iodine, iron, and zinc, algae is intensely nourishing, hydrating, and reparative. Its high phenolic content also gives it powerful antioxidant properties to fight off free radicals.

Green tea extract is rich in antioxidants and polyphenols that help defend against environmental stressors and support a healthier-looking complexion. Known for its calming benefits, it can help reduce the look of redness, refine the appearance of texture, regulate the feel of oiliness, and promote a more radiant, balanced tone.

A lightweight botanical oil rich in fatty acids and flavonoids, grape seed oil is known for its ability to help nourish, soften, and condition the skin. Its antioxidant profile supports a healthier-looking, more radiant complexion, while its non-comedogenic nature makes it suitable even for breakout-prone skin—making this an excellent carrier for delivering additional active ingredients into the skin.

This antioxidant powerhouse helps support a bright, even-looking complexion during the long, dull days of winter. Vitamin C is widely used to help improve the appearance of skin tone and radiance, while also providing antioxidant support. When paired with vitamin E, the combination offers broad-spectrum antioxidant benefits, helping to protect both water- and oil-soluble areas of the skin and maintain a more resilient, healthy-looking appearance.