SkinCare: Olwomen’s 5 Amazing Summer Skin Tips

In summer, your skin needs special treatment and care to protect against the summer related skin problems like sun burnt, redness, roughness and other skin damages. So we’ve selected some important summer skin tips that’ll help your keep your skin healthy, fresh and beautiful.

1. Don’t Ever Forget To Apply Sunscreen Before Going Out

apply-sunscreenThe first and the foremost advice in these summer skin tips that every skin specialist will give you is about the use of sunscreen regularly.

Always use sunscreen with SPF16 or above before going out. Especially, you should start applying sunscreen on your skin every night 2 to three weeks before going to the beach. This makes your skin more resistant against the harmful UVA and UVB rays and also protects it from sunburn.

2. Get Rid of Uneven Skin Tone

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Spending a lot of time in the sun can cause skin problems like freckles in fair-skinned people. Dark skin is normally considered to be tougher than the fair skin to counter the effects of the sun exposure.

But that’s not entirely true, as dark complexions also suffer many skin problems because of increased sun exposure. The most common of these problems is uneven skin tone because of pigmentation. To prevent your skin from these problems, follow these summer skin tips.

Don’t expose your skin to sun without applying a good amount of sunscreen on your screen. Use a good sunscreen with SPF-30 or above to protect your skin. After two hours, reapply sunscreen on your skin, as its effects wear off because of sweat. If you’re already suffering from uneven skin tone problem because of the overexposure to the sun, try a good alpha-hydroxy acid peel to get rid of uneven skin tone problems.

3. Exfoliate to Make Your Skin Fresh in Summer

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Exfoliation is one of the very effective summer skin tips that experts suggest for making your skin fresh and beautiful.

It not only helps us getting rid of dead skin cells but it also increases the capability of skin tones and moisturizers to hydrate skin better. So for better result always exfoliate in the morning before applying toner, SPF and moisturizer and makeup. You must hydrate your skin with a good moisturizer cream and apply SPF after exfoliation.

4. Hydration is Inevitable

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Hydration is the key factor in protecting your skin in summer so here are some good summer skin tips that’ll help you hydrate your skin and body properly.

In summer when you spend more time in the sun, the moisturizer from your skin and body starts to decrease. This not only affects your skin but it is also dangerous for your overall health.

It can cause many health related issues like headaches and weakness. That’s why experts suggest drinking 8 to 12 glasses of water every day to keep your skin and body hydrated. Similarly use quality moisturizers and toners to keep you skin hydrated to prevent your skin from getting rough and dull.

5. Heal Your Damaged Skin

Sometimes, when you don’t provide proper protection to your skin, your skin faces serious consequences. The harmful ultraviolet rays can cause many skin damaging problems like wrinkles, brown spots and inflammation. But don’t worry!

You can reverse these effects with these simple summer skin tips. Don’t sunbathe or try to get tanned skin, as no matter how good it looks, tan can also be the first sign of aging skin.

To reverse the skin damaging effects, use some good anti-aging products so that the aging signs like wrinkles and spots can be removed. Make sure that your anti-aging product contains retinol that is one of the best anti-aging and skin protecting ingredient.

Asher Iheme

Poet. Photography lover. Writer. Random human. Humble with a mountain size hint of Kanye -_- #Maverick.

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