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WE ARE FOREVER Sunday Column by Vanessa Du 杜宥蓁
<Winter Hydrate 冬季保濕>
When moisturizing your skin, you’ll have to apply both water and oil. We need to make our skin layer filled with water, and then lock the water in with a thin coat of oil. Winter is right around the corner, let see what can we do to keep our skin hydrated.
要滋潤皮膚，必須要注意到皮膚的油水平衡，做到保濕加鎖水。冬天的腳步已經逼近，現在就讓我們來看看，如何簡單做好肌膚保濕吧！
It is very important to add water to your skin. The water can also be the form of serum or gel. When we take care of our skin, we are actually taking care of the “stratum corneum”, which is the outer skin layer. If the “stratum corneum” is dry out, the chapped skin is irritating, unprotected, uneven (wrinkles), and unhealthy.
肌膚要水噹噹一定要有足夠的水份，這個〝水〞可以是精華液或是凝膠。在保養皮膚的時候，主要就是在保養角質層，也就是最外面的那層皮膚。若是皮膚的角質層太乾燥，就會敏感、沒有保護、粗糙、有細紋和不健康。
After you add enough water to your skin, it is important to lock the moisture with some oil on the surface. It also acts like a coat and protection of the skin. You can choose different kind of oil depending on your skin type or however you feel comfortable. From light to heavy: lotion, moisturizer, and cream. You can even customize your own proportion by adding some water into the oil to make a lighter moisturizer.
為肌膚加了水之後，要用油脂來鎖住水份，就像在表層上一個保護膜。根據不同的膚質可以選擇不同的油脂，由清爽到最滋潤，依序為乳液、滋潤霜、和乳霜。當然也是可以用凝膠來調配最適合自己的滋潤度。
Step 1: After cleansing your face, spray on or pat on the Rehydrating Toner. Wait for a few seconds for it to absorb but not too long for it to dry.
Step 2: Add a layer of Aloe Vera Gelly. Gently massage into your skin, wait for it to absorb. You’ll know it is absorbed when you no longer feel the stickiness of the gel.
Step 3: Apply on the Aloe Moisturizing Lotion. Mix it with some Aloe Gelly if you want a lighter feel; add a little bit at a time until you get your desired proportion.
第一步，洗完臉之後，可以噴上蘆薈養顏露，等個幾秒讓它滲透，但是不要等到完全乾掉。
第二步，擦上薄薄一層蘆薈凝膠，輕輕按摩直到完全吸收，皮膚就不會感到黏膩了。
第三步，擦上薄薄一層蘆薈滋潤霜，如果希望再更清爽一點，可以在滋潤霜中加入蘆薈凝膠調配適合的滋潤度。
How to know you skin is hydrating enough, when you wake up the next day you don’t feel a tightened dryness. And, the way to know you didn’t put too much moisture to the skin, the next morning you’ll feel your skin really soft not greasy. Try this basic method yourself. You’ll find skincare not as hard as you thought.
要如何知道自己擦的保養品是足夠的呢？第二天早上起來，皮膚是不會緊緊乾乾的。而且皮膚應該是柔軟光滑，而不會油膩喔！大家今晚就試試吧！用最簡單的保濕法則，面對冬季乾冷也可以不用怕囉！