立冬 (Lìdōng): The Day Winter Officially Clocks In

The Chinese calendar has confirmed what your heating bill already suspected: winter is here. 立冬, pronounced “lee-dong,” means “Start of Winter.” It’s one of 24 solar terms that track nature’s seasonal shifts, and it arrives around November 7.

Tradition says it’s time to slow down and nourish yourself with warming foods. In Taiwan, that means ginger duck and hot pot. In northern China, dumplings. Nobody is dieting on 立冬.

Your skin, however, didn’t get the memo and is already dry and dramatic. Try these:

• Upgrade your moisturizer. Your face is not a summer salad.
• Keep showers warm, not scalding. Hot water strips your skin’s natural oils.
• Run a humidifier. Indoor heating is a desert with Wi-Fi.
• Soak your feet in warm water before bed.
• Book a hydrating facial. Think of it as seasonal maintenance.

Winter just clocked in. ❄️ 立冬 (Start of Winter) is November 7, and your skin is already filing complaints.

Swap the summer-salad moisturizer for something richer, keep showers warm (not lava), and treat yourself to a hydrating facial.