Summer Skincare Tips - Keep Your Skin Glowing all Summer Long

SUMMER SKIN CARE TIPS by Jana Elston
During the summer we come alive. Longer daylight hours and sunny warm weather is the perfect opportunity to have a picnic in the park, a stroll on the beach, potter around in the garden, play sports and go for a swim. The warmer temperatures and sun exposure can lead to oily shiny skin, sun damage, pigmentation, couperose and premature aging. Here are some tips for keeping your skin fresh and glowing during summer and protect your skin from long-term damage.

MANAGING OILY SKIN


 Warmer temperatures and sunlight trigger skin’s natural production of oil. The oil is beneficial to help protect the skin from losing too much moisture. In Australia, we have the extremes in temperature and strong sun which can make the skin look shiny and could lead to skin clogging, blackheads and breakouts. 

 The first step to managing an oily skin is to balance it perfectly without stripping. Try a lighter milk cleanser for a perfectly cleansed skin. Avoid foamy gel cleansers which contain detergents that strip your skin and can trigger more oil production to make your skin oilier. 

 To keep your skin hydrated and shine free all day long try a mattifying moisturizer. Look for a fluid consistency with added mattifying powders to give your skin a very soft, powdery and matte finish to the skin. These clever moisturizers hydrate the skin where needed and mattify the zones which are too shiny.

MANAGING RED SKIN


During hotter days, the skin's capillaries dilate to allow the body to cool itself down. This is why the skin turns red when it's hot. Short-term it’s not a problem, as the body cools down the capillaries go back to their normal size. Long-term exposure to the UV light, however, can damage the collagen and elastin in the capillary wall, causing permanently dilated capillaries called couperose. The first step to prevent this problem is to protect the skin from UV damage where possible. Wear a hat, and sunscreen and limit direct exposure to the sun. If you find your skin tends to redden in summer or you have visible capillaries, try a serum and a moisturiser which soothes and protects delicate skin. Look for ingredients such as  Aloe-vera, berries, chamomile, vitamin K,  allantoin, hazel tree extract, niacinamide and mint for their soothing and calming properties. 

PROTECTING FROM FREE RADICAL DAMAGE


All the exposure to the sun during summer can cause free radical damage in the skin. Vitamin C and vitamin A are powerful antioxidants which should be included in everybody's skin care during the summer periods and where sun damage, premature aging and pigmentation are evident. 

 During the day, under your moisturizer try a good vitamin C serum. Look for a quality professional strength serum that contains stabilized vitamin C to even the skin tone and reduce the appearance of brown spots. Vitamin C also important in the production of collagen and elastin so will help sun damaged and ageing skin. 

 At night try a Retinol serum or cream. Look for a cream which is rich in vitamins and minerals and Retinol to improve skin elasticity, restore radiance, smooth superficial imperfections and reduce the appearance of wrinkles and age spots.

THE ESSENTIALS OF SUNSCREEN


 With all that you do to look after your skin, if you do not protect it from the sun with a good sunscreen you will have that much more to cope with in the years to come. Look for a professional formula based on physical reflective agents such as zinc oxide and titanium dioxide as the main ingredients and boosted with antioxidants such as vitamin E or aloe vera for maximum protection. 

 During summer your skin has very different needs than during the cooler periods so it is important to have your skin professionally analysed to determine how your skin is coping and what needs to be managed better for flawless, bright skin.

 The sun is the biggest cause of pigmentation, brown spots and melasma. If yoy have started to develop hyper-pigmentation, here are my tips for appropriate skin care and professional treatents to brighten your skin. https://thebeautybusinessau.blogspot.com/2013/05/melasma-chloasma.html

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