Kathmandu, April 8 -- The majority of us are following the same skincare routine throughout the year, the same cleanser, the same moisturiser, the same products on repeat. However, the climate in Nepal is different, and so is your skin. The dry air of winter, the heat of summer, and the constant humidity the monsoon imposes on every place create completely different needs for the skin barrier that a routine simply cannot satisfy.

What your skin requires in the winter of December bears no resemblance to what your skin requires in the summer of July, and ignoring that difference can be the difference between long-lived skin problems and real, healthy skin.

Dr Isha Poudel Koirala is a dermatologist with more than nine years of experience i...