The Beach Bum Bohemian - A Midwest Mermaid's Tale
Fall is officially here! Sweater weather, cool air, crisp red apples, falling leaves, warm spicy colors, and our beloved PSL. It truly is the most wonderful time of the year for a Midwest girl like me! I am a confirmed Beach Bum, a landlocked Mermaid, who is always trying to find her way back to the water most days but in the Autumn my Bohemian alter ego comes out to play. I love this changing of the seasons as Mother Earth readies Herself for hibernation. It is a time of transition. Nature knows it and so do we...or least our bodies do. The Fall season is an exhilarating time, but as we transition into autumn and the weather changes, the way our skin reacts to the new temperatures changes too. During summer, there’s often more humidity to help moisture stay in the skin and protect its barrier, but that's not the case in the Fall. In the cooler months, the air gets drier outside and inside with the operation of heaters. When skin starts losing moisture, the barrier can get disrupted, causing increased sensitivity, dryness, and irritation.
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