Published: September 30, 2025
Trying to figure out what to do with your skincare routine now that the weather is changing? Read on as Avinichi explains which products you should be keeping and which you should be swapping out.
Why Does Your Skincare Need to Change With the Weather?
Wondering why everyone is talking about making seasonal skincare changes? Is this really something that you need to be doing as well?
If you want your skincare routine to work to its full potential, then yes, especially when it comes to summer vs winter. Seasonal weather shifts trigger changes in how the skin functions, which means that your skin’s needs change, too. In order to cater to these changing needs, your skincare routine will require a few tweaks.
Let’s take a closer look at some of the main products that are used in a skincare routine, and whether or not they should be changed with each season:
Cleanser: Keep or Swap?
Along with sunscreen, a cleanser is arguably one of the most important steps of any skincare routine. After all, if you don’t start by cleansing your face, none of the other products that you apply are going to be able to penetrate your skin. Instead, they’ll remain on the surface and will soon evaporate away.
While some skincare products don’t need to be changed with the seasons, a cleanser usually does. This is due to how your skin produces much higher levels of sweat and sebum in the summer months, both of which are stimulated by warm temperatures. This means that your skin will likely require a more powerful cleanser in the spring and summer. Foaming cleansers, like the Avinichi Noni Clarifying Lather Purifier, are great for removing a heavy layer of oil, sweat, and other impurities.
Once the weather gets colder, sebum and sweat production slow down. The lack of sebum in particular can leave the skin feeling quite dry and vulnerable to damage in the winter months. The last thing that you want to be doing is attacking it with a harsh cleanser that’s going to strip away those precious sebum reserves. Therefore, once the weather starts to cool, switch out your foaming cleanser for a gentler, moisturizing cleanser, just like the Avinichi Noni Mousse Cleanser.
Exfoliator: Keep or Swap?
Since exfoliating is essentially a more intense form of cleansing, the same advice applies. In the summer months, your skin could possibly need a more powerful exfoliator than it requires in the winter.
With that said, some exfoliators can successfully be used year-round. The Avinichi Noni Polishing Peel, for example, works well in both summer and winter. It brings together a blend of both physical and chemical exfoliants. This allows it to thoroughly exfoliate while still being gentle on the skin.
The key to making one exfoliator work year-round is to adjust how often you exfoliate based on the weather. To tackle the extra sebum, sweat, and blocked pores that arise in the summer months, you may need to add an extra exfoliation session each week to your skincare routine. Once winter rolls around and these issues become less prevalent, you can cut back on how often you exfoliate to save damaging your fragile skin barrier at this time of year.
Toner: Keep or Swap?
A toner can be a very useful product to have in your skincare routine. Pretty much every toner works to rebalance the pH level of the skin’s surface after cleansing, but some offer additional benefits as well. From minimizing the look of large pores to de-greasing the complexion, the specifics of your toner will determine whether or not you should be swapping it in and out with the seasons.
If you’d like to make your life simpler with a toner that can be used year-round, the Avinichi Noni Pore Purifying Toner is the one to add to your skincare routine. This toner focuses on hydration, which is something that your skin needs year-round. It also contains ingredients that soothe the feeling of inflammation – again, this is beneficial 365 days a year.
Serums: Keep or Swap?
Just like when it comes to your toner, whether or not you should switch up your serums with the season will depend on the serums that you’re using. Some, like the Hydrating Multifruit C-Serum from Avinichi, are great year-round. Hydration and vitamin C are both things that your skin will always benefit from, no matter the weather.
Of course, serums are a great way to target some of the weather-specific skin concerns that you may experience. This makes it worth having a couple of different serums for each season. In the summer months, for example, you may want to give your skin cells access to some extra antioxidants. The antioxidants found in the Hydrating Antioxidant Serum from the Avinichi Phyto Thermal Collection would be perfect!
In the winter, when your skin barrier is more vulnerable, it would appreciate a serum that leaves it feeling stronger and better supported. A formula like the Spirulina Renewal Serum from the Avinichi Spirulina Collection would be a great addition to your winter skincare routine.
Eye Care: Keep or Swap?
While eye care products aren’t considered to be essential, they’re definitely worth using. This is especially the case if you’ve already started to notice problems with the skin around your eyes.
Usually, eye care products can be used year-round. However, weather changes can exacerbate certain eye-related skin concerns, making it worth considering tailoring your eye care products to the season.
In the summer months, the eye area often experiences higher levels of UV exposure. Yes, the same can be said for the rest of your face, but the skin around the eyes is much thinner than the skin everywhere else. This means that it’s even more susceptible to sun damage. To keep it feeling safe during the hotter months of the year, add an antioxidant-rich eye serum to your skincare routine, just like the Avinichi Eye Rescue Phyto Serum.
In the winter months, the thin skin around your eyes will be particularly prone to dehydration. A rich, moisturizing eye cream, such as the Avinichi Dark Circle Eye Perfecting Cream, will provide a surge of moisture while also keeping your eye area looking bright and radiant.
Moisturizer: Keep or Swap?
While some of the skincare products that we’ve talked about don’t necessarily need to be changed with the weather, moisturizers usually do.
As we’ve already mentioned, sebum production significantly declines in the winter months. A rich moisturizer – one that’s filled with fatty acids and plant oils – can help to compensate for that. It will stand in for the sebum that’s missing by forming its own seal over the skin’s surface. This will help to keep moisture locked in. The thicker your winter moisturizer, the more effectively it will do this.
In the summer months, however, a thick moisturizer will only suffocate your skin. With your skin producing more sebum in warmer weather, the last thing that it needs is overly rich and heavy ingredients. This will only lead to clogged pores and acne breakouts. Instead, keep it lightweight, with a silky formula that disappears into your skin soon after it has been applied. The Advanced Soothing Cool Cream from the Collagen Cooling Set Limited Edition does this well!
Sun Protection: Keep or Swap?
Some people only think about sun protection in the summer. However, this is a product that you need to be using year-round. Unlike some of the others on this list, you don’t need to swap out your SPF with the seasons. Instead, so long as you’re using a broad-spectrum formula with a minimum SPF of 30, you’ll be able to keep your skin feeling safe all year.
While we’re on the topic of SPF and the weather, make sure that daily weather doesn’t influence your decision to use sunscreen either. People often think that they don’t need SPF when it’s raining or cloudy. After all, if you can’t even see the sun, then surely this means that your skin will be in the clear?
Unfortunately, SPF rays are stronger than many would think. Not only do they penetrate through thick clouds, but they even travel through glass. This is another reason why SPF needs to always be in your skincare routine. Even if you’re spending a rainy day in the house or car, your skin will still be vulnerable to UV damage. If you want to keep your complexion safe, smooth, and youthful, year-round SPF is essential.
Face Masks: Keep or Swap?
Finally, let’s talk about face masks. These are products that people already tend to rotate in their skincare routine depending on their skin’s needs. Doing so with the weather in mind can be helpful.
For example, if your skin is feeling dry and dehydrated in the winter, a hydrating face mask could give it the moisture boost that it needs. The Avinichi Liquid Lift Overnight Melting Mask is a leave-on mask that’s packed with hydrating ingredients. It also contains a long list of antioxidant-rich superfruit extracts. These will help to revive the look of dull winter skin.
Meanwhile, in warmer weather, face masks can be great for helping with oil control. Clay masks are particularly popular for this, with clay being famous for how it binds to sebum. This means that when you rinse the clay off your skin, it will take excess sebum with it. If your skin produces excessive amounts of sebum during the summer months, adding a clay mask to your summer skincare routine can help to keep your complexion shine-free. Try a mask that combines two different types of clay, like the Avinichi CamuGlow Transforming Mask, and you’ll see results even sooner.
Summary
Your skincare routine should, ideally, be tailored to your skin’s needs. Since those needs change along with the weather, your skincare routine will also need to be adjusted in line with this. The good news is that not every product you use needs to be swapped out. Instead, you’ll likely only need to make a few small tweaks to ensure that your skincare routine stays seasonal.
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