Windburn is actually a drying effect of the skin. The skin has lost it’s oils as a result of exposure the the wind and dryness in the air. Much like sunburn. To prevent this from happening as much as you can figure out how to keep the natural oils and moisture in your skin. If you wash or shave just before going out when it is well below freezing then you have that much less protection. Either keep the skin covered or put something on the skin that helps prevent loss of moisture. Some moisturizers can do this and sometimes something as simple as coating your skin with petroleum jelly will do the trick.
As with sunburn, if you can keep the skin hydrated so that it doesn’t burn and can do this more naturally, then you end up having to use more chemicals such as those in sunscreens and sunblocks.
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