6 Philly-Made Beauty Products That’ll Save Your Skin This Winter
These locally crafted creams, serums and butters work to repair dry, red skin during colder months.
Winter can be harsh on your skin. These locally crafted products can help. / Photographs by Adeline Koh/Sabbatical Beauty (left), Cieri Photography LLC (middle), and Danucera/Rescue Spa.
Freezing temps, blustery winds, and the dry heat cranking inside can wreak havoc on your skin. To help alleviate cracked skin, stubborn dry patches, and rosy red cheeks, turn to these six good-for-winter beauty products — all of which are made right here in Philadelphia — that help keep your skin hydrated and nourished this chilly time of year.
Body Butter
Photograph courtesy of Nyambi Naturals
Nyambi Naturals’ Deluxe Body Butter is made from a blend of natural oils and butters that “penetrate deeply into the skin, leaving you feeling soft and moisturized,” says founder Nymabi Royster. The brand also carries other varieties, from good-for-dry-skin aloe vera to anti-aging grapefruit. Sayonara, dry skin and cracked knuckles! $27-$48
Cream Supreme
Photograph courtesy of Danucera/Rescue Spa
“My pick for this season is Cream Supreme, which can be used by anyone at any age — yes, even an oily skin needs a moisturizer!” says Danuta Mieloch, founder of Rescue Spa and creator of clean-beauty line Danucera. This multi-purpose face cream, she says, contains highly concentrated probiotics, peptides, vitamins, and minerals that work to recharge skin, boost cellular energy, and increase elasticity and firmness. $195
Donkey Cream
Photograph by Adeline Koh/Sabbatical Beauty
“Donkey Cream is our most recommended go-to for winter skin that’s dry and irritated,” says Adeline Koh, founder of Bok-based Sabbatical Beauty. It’s made with 45 percent donkey milk, which is not only anti-aging but is high in vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, C D, and E — so you’re getting all the musts when it comes to optimal skin health and healing — as well as shea butter and fermented bamboo water, both of which help deeply hydrate. $28-$95
Hyaluronic Acid Serum
Photograph by Cieri Photography LLC
Christopher Cieri, founder of local vegan skincare line Franklin & Whitman, recommends the brand’s Hyaluronic Acid Serum during the winter. “It contains a soothing combination of hyaluronic acid complex, pro-vitamin B5, and natural peptides that helps to hydrate your winter-weary skin on multiple levels,” including locking in moisture, repairing your skin’s natural moisture barrier, and bonus, leaving your skin plump to the touch. $45
Nourishing Vitamin E Serum
Photograph courtesy of DVINITI Skin Care
Center City-based DVINITI Skin Care crafts a whole lot of amazing products (and can customize something perfect for your unique skin!), but for the colder months, founder Marquita Robinson Garcia suggests this Vitamin E serum. It’s formulated with jojoba oil — which she says absorbs quickly to seal in hydration against cold, harsh winds — and the Vitamin E helps promote an even skin tone. $48
Sake & Rice Cream
Photograph by Adeline Koh/Sabbatical Beauty
If you have extremely dry and flaking skin this time of year, try Sabbatical Beauty’s Sake and Rice Sleeping Pack. Meant to be applied as the last part of your nighttime skincare routine, the thick cream “is loaded with rice-based ingredients that do triple duty of deeply hydrating parched skin, fading discoloration, and brightening skin for an overall glow,” Koh says. $29-$95
