The Herald spoketo beauty therapist, NonhlanhlaMalangana, the owner of O.M.IMobile Spa, in Nkowankowaoutside Tzaneen, to give tipson how to have a beautiful skinduring winter. Nonhlanhla saysduring winter people need to takeextra-care of their skin, more thanany other season. “During winter,the air is dry, most people use aheater, to stay warm, whichcan be damaging to skin.When the skin gets dry itbecomes scaly and patchyand dehydrated skin causeslines. The skin needs tobe more hydrated and to be exfoliated about threeto four times a week,sunscreen is a mustthroughout the year.

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Buy ahydrating serum, becauseit penetrates to the deepestlayers of the skin and fixes the dryness,” she explained. Nonhlanhlasays diet, also plays a important role in skinhealth. She recommends a professional facialat least once a month and a good daily skinroutine. “One of the reasons why peopleshould come to a beauty therapist,is because we are professionallytrained to treat different skin types.For example when one comes fora massage we know if a person ispregnant, hormones change andwe know how to deal with that,and also people with differentkinds of chronic diseases, we aretrained to treat them accordingto their condition.

She is asomatology graduate from theCape Peninsula Universityof Technology. She hasworked at various hotelsand lodges and for thepast few years has startedher own business. Shecan treat clients at theiroffice or at home aroundTzaneen includingMagoebaskloof. FollowO.M.I Mobile Spa on allsocial media platforms.