January 17 marks the end of traditional Chinese medicine’s energetic Winter and the Water element.
This means that Water's energetic influence will cease operating and a new influence begins. From January 18 to the February 4 the Winter seasonal energetic activity returns to Earth for 18 days. Then the energy reappears February 5 as the energy of the Spring season (Wood element).
How does this change affect your skincare regimen and your choice of products?
We need to remember that there is a lag time between the change of energetic influence and the visible consequences, or symptoms, of the change.
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When the Water season ends, its climatic influence is still felt. At that time, the climate in most of the U.S. is still one of Winter, particularly in the Northern half of the country, and the need to protect against the cold and its effects on our skin is still present and not to be ignored.
For most people it means that a continuation of the Winter regimen is quite logical as long as the Winter climate is in effect, but the people who have a predisposition to Earth conditions (pimples, blemishes or acne, and issues of lymph circulation) need to be aware that with the Earth season their condition will worsen.
It is also the best time to address the issues of the earth skin conditions. They are the people who need to switch lines (and professional treatments) on time.
Using both the Water products and the Earth products might be called for depending on the individual’s condition and the climate at the time.
Because the Water products are also anti-aging products (hydration and tone), given the age and skin condition of the individual, the Water line might be the right choice for most of the year.
For many of our clients in the states, it’s important to prolong the use of the Water line past the January 17 unless their dominant concern is the skin conditions associated with the Earth element. In that case, switching to Earth is recommended.