How to Boost Your Skincare & Wellness Game for Cooler Months

As temperatures drop, your skin and wellness routines need a seasonal refresh. The cooler months often bring dryness, lingering summer sun damage, and a tendency to skip SPF, but there are simple steps you can take to stay glowing and healthy through fall and winter. Here, Melissa Rhodes, aesthetic nurse practitioner and founder of Ona Skincare, shares her favorite treatments, products, and wellness tips for colder seasons.

Common Fall & Winter Skincare Challenges

As the seasons change, so does your skin. In fall and winter, you’re likely to notice more dry patches, stubborn pigmentation, and dullness. “Once indoor heating kicks on, there’s less moisture in the air, which can leave your skin dry and irritated,” explains Melissa.

Of course, one way to combat this is by regularly moisturizing your skin, but Melissa also emphasizes that hydration alone isn’t enough. Sun protection remains key, too. “People think if it’s not summer, they don’t need to wear SPF, but even the blue light from your computer screen can cause pigment,” she adds. “Wearing a good SPF with moisture and antioxidants is really important, even if you’re not leaving the house.”

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Treatments to Repair & Refresh Skin

Expert treatments — including peels and lasers — can help heal post-summer skin. Melissa recommends scheduling these appointments in early fall to maximize results, especially before the stress of the holiday season kicks in.

“Peels are always a good option for sun damage or pigment,” she explains. “We do a lot of deeper peels in September and October to get rid of the summer sun damage and refresh the skin.”

For those looking to target redness or pigmentation more precisely, IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) treatments are another popular choice. Melissa also highlights erbium laser resurfacing for a deeper refresh. “If somebody really wants a bigger treatment to remove damage that’s come up to the surface, erbium is a really great option,” she shares.

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Ona Skincare also offers stacked or combo treatments, which target multiple layers of the skin at once. Melissa describes the Total Skin Solution, which combines radiofrequency microneedling with LaseMD Ultra laser therapy, as an example: “You’re really hitting all the layers of the skin to get good tightening, plus improve texture on the surface.”

Another great combo option is Ona Skincare’s advanced glass facial, which combines microneedling, a chemical peel, and retinol to give maximum results in one visit.

Adjust Your At-Home Skincare Routine

While expert treatments can help repair and rejuvenate your skin, home care helps maintain its long-term health. “Eighty percent of skincare is what we do at home,” Melissa emphasizes. “If you’re not doing good home care, including medical-grade skincare, it’s like going to the dentist for a cleaning every six months and not brushing in between.”

As the days grow cooler and less humid, Melissa recommends using richer moisturizers to lock in hydration and incorporating masks to help moisture penetrate more deeply. Growth factors, peptides, and retinols are also key year-round staples to keep skin firm and smooth.

Melissa also recommends a few of her personal favorite products, including the ZO Growth Factor Serum to rebuild collagen and keep skin firm, and ZO’s hydroquinone products to help address sun-induced discoloration.

Wellness Tips for Cooler Months

Melissa also points out that healthy skin isn’t just about the products and services you use, which is why Ona Skincare offers a variety of wellness services as well. Supporting your body’s overall wellness during the cooler months can help maintain both immunity and radiant skin.

“Getting ahead by supporting your body and skin before the cooler months and holiday season can help you stay healthy and feel your very best,” Melissa adds.

At Ona Skincare, Melissa recommends utilizing options such as immunity IVs, whole-body cryotherapy, and LED beds, all of which are designed to help boost your immune system. Nutrition and supplement programs are also helpful for keeping your body functioning at its best.

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A more cutting-edge option is the Niagen IV treatment, which helps your body produce NAD, a molecule that supports cellular energy, cellular repair, and overall immunity. “The benefit of using this precursor is that it helps your body make its own NAD,” Melissa explains. “We’re just boosting your body’s natural ability to do what it already needs to do.”

Getting Started at Ona Skincare

If you’re ready to refresh your skin and wellness routine this season, Melissa says starting with a consultation at Ona Skincare is the perfect first step. “We really go through your goals and customize a plan based on what your skin needs,” she explains.

Whether you want a signature facial, a targeted laser treatment, or guidance for an at-home routine, Ona Skincare’s team can help you create a regimen that keeps your skin healthy, glowing, and resilient all year long.

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Ona Skincare offers locations in Belle Meade (6592 TN-100, Suite 1, Nashville, TN 37205) and East Nashville (1013 Fatherland Street, Suite 1, Nashville, TN 37206). To learn more, visit onaskin.com.

This article is sponsored by Ona Skincare.