Why Your Skin Shifts With the Seasons

The Seasons and your Skin 

Your skin is not separate from nature.
It moves with the cycles of weather, light, and the world around you, just like your body does. That is why seasonal skincare matters: the same cleanser or oil that felt perfect in July may not be what your skin is asking for in September.

When the air changes, your skin changes. And when you learn to listen, you can support those shifts instead of struggling against them.

How Seasonal Changes Affect Your Skin

Your skin is in constant conversation with its environment.

• Sun and heat spark inflammation, making skin more vulnerable to UV damage.
• Shifts in humidity throw off balance, leading to congestion or dryness.
• Travel and lifestyle changes disrupt your inner rhythm, and your skin mirrors that stress.

Dermatology research confirms that skin shifts significantly with the seasons, from barrier changes in winter to increased inflammation in summer (Cambridge Laser Clinic).

When inflammation is high, your skin produces more free radicals, unstable molecules that damage cells. Too many free radicals create a loop: more inflammation, more damage, and more visible concerns like redness, sun spots, irritation, or premature aging. 

Your Skin’s 28-Day Rhythm

Just like the seasons, your skin moves through cycles. Every 28 to 40 days, it completes a natural renewal process (Health Line). That means the skin you will see when fall officially begins on September 22 at 11:19am is already forming beneath the surface today.

Where you are in this cycle right now can shape how you prepare for the season ahead:

• Early Cycle (days 1 to 10) → Skin feels fresh, smoother, more radiant. This is when it is most receptive to nourishment.Best Support: Layer Rose Water and Liquid Layer for balance.
• Mid Cycle (days 11 to 20) → Cell buildup can create congestion or dullness.
  Best Support: Gentle exfoliation becomes essential. For now, keep exfoliation focused on your body with Gardenia Sugar Polish. Stay tuned, because we have been creating two new facial exfoliants designed to meet this exact need with clarity and nourishment.
• Late Cycle (days 21 to 28+)→ Dryness or sensitivity may set in as reserves thin.
  Best Support: Replenish with Healing Oil or Clarifying Oil to restore balance.

Self-check this week: Look closely at your skin. Does it feel open and glowing? Congested? Tired and thirsty? That is your rhythm speaking. Preparing now means your skin will meet fall with strength instead of strain.

Skin Nutrition: Why Variety Matters

The best way to meet these shifts is with variety. Just like your diet, your skin thrives when it receives a wide spectrum of vitamins, antioxidants, and phytonutrients.  Antioxidants are especially important because they neutralize free radicals unstable molecules that can damage cells and accelerate aging (Harvard Health).

• Summer: antioxidants and calming botanicals help counter UV stress.
• Fall: barrier-repairing oils and water-binding ingredients prepare skin for cooler, drier air.
• Winter: richer support keeps reserves full.
• Spring: gentle exfoliation and balancing plants clear stagnation and reawaken glow.

Think of it as a seasonal menu. When your skincare shifts with the rhythm of nature, your skin adapts more easily and shows up stronger, steadier, and more radiant.

By Karisse Ingredients That Support the Shift

At the edge of fall, your skin is carrying the weight of summer sun and needs support for what’s next. Each of these plant-powered ingredients offers a different piece of the seasonal menu:

• Rose Water → Pure, single-ingredient support. Cools irritation, calms redness, and resets balance when your skin feels inflamed.
• Liquid Layer → Built on Rose Water, but strengthened with Silk Peptides to smooth and rebuild resilience, and Hyaluronic Acid to draw in water and keep skin supple as the air dries.
• Tamanu and Rosehip (Clarifying Oil) → Repair and fade scars while restoring clarity after summer stress.
• Sea Buckthorn (Revitalizing Cleanser + Healing Oil) → Rich in omegas and antioxidants, replenishes what UV exposure depleted, and strengthens skin’s defenses.

These plants do the same work that biotech labs are racing to replicate, regeneration, resilience, environmental defense but in a way that’s whole, natural, and aligned with the rhythms of your body.

Beyond Products: Whole-Body Rhythms

Skin does not exist in isolation. It mirrors what is happening beneath the surface.

• Stress cycles show up as breakouts, redness, or dullness.
• Sleep cycles reveal themselves in repair or fatigue.
• Digestive rhythms influence clarity and glow. This is the gut-skin axis 

We explore this more in our Conversations With the Body: When the Gut Speaks in the Skin blog, where we dive into how digestion, inflammation, and inner health show up in your glow.

That is why at By Karisse, we do not stop at products. Our facials and acupuncture treatments restore balance to your under-layer, the part of you that holds it all together, so your skin can reflect that steadiness back.

Rituals to Try This September

As we prepare for fall, a few small shifts can help your skin move in rhythm with the season:

• Mist often with Rose Water to calm irritation and refresh throughout the day.
• Layer Liquid Layer before your oil to strengthen your foundation with Silk Peptides and Hyaluronic Acid.
• Choose a facial oil that meets your current cycle: Healing for repair, Clarifying for congestion, Restoring for dryness.
• Exfoliate your body weekly with Gardenia Sugar Polish. New facial exfoliants are on the horizon.
• Book a treatment to replenish your reserves and restore your rhythm before fall begins.

Your skin is not a problem to fix. It is a rhythm to support.
By listening to the seasons and tuning into your body, you will find your glow stays steady, no matter the weather.

As fall approaches, let this be your rhythm: steady, supported, and always in tune with what is happening beneath the surface.