Hi everyone!
How many times can I say skin in the title and in this post itself, I wonder? Summer is just around the corner and I am extremely excited for the sunshine to be out so that I can wear most of my wardrobe again! However, I have to be very careful during the summer months because I am very fair skinned. I don't tan - I burn!
Over the years I have learnt my lesson on what suncream to use, how to ensure that my burn won't hurt the next day and what I can do to stop myself from burning! I want to share with you what you can do to keep your skin from burning and ensuring that you can get a tan that will last.
*Any skin type can follow this method, I'm just doing it from a fair skin point of view*
How many times can I say skin in the title and in this post itself, I wonder? Summer is just around the corner and I am extremely excited for the sunshine to be out so that I can wear most of my wardrobe again! However, I have to be very careful during the summer months because I am very fair skinned. I don't tan - I burn!
Over the years I have learnt my lesson on what suncream to use, how to ensure that my burn won't hurt the next day and what I can do to stop myself from burning! I want to share with you what you can do to keep your skin from burning and ensuring that you can get a tan that will last.
*Any skin type can follow this method, I'm just doing it from a fair skin point of view*
Exfoliating
Before heading out for a day in the sun, exfoliate! This will lift all the dead skin cells (nice..) on your skin which will help with your tan lasting longer and your sun cream sink into your skin more and protect more layers! I reccommend only exfoliating at most twice a month. Exfoliating too much will expose your skin a lot more meaning burnt skin will become more common for you. Plus, you can exfoliate your hard earnt tan off so it's best to get rid of dead skin cells before heading out.
Also, use a different exfoliator on your face. Face exfoliators are a bit more gentler on the skin and most do provide moisturising additions to their formula.
For my face, I will either use a Nivea moisturising face wash with little exfoliating beads in the wash or if I want a deep cleanse I will use Kaeso face scrub. For the rest of my body, I use Lush's Rub Rub Rub shower scrub (which can also be used in your hair for extra volume!)
(Here's a DIY scrub HERE if you can't get your hands on one!)
Also, use a different exfoliator on your face. Face exfoliators are a bit more gentler on the skin and most do provide moisturising additions to their formula.
For my face, I will either use a Nivea moisturising face wash with little exfoliating beads in the wash or if I want a deep cleanse I will use Kaeso face scrub. For the rest of my body, I use Lush's Rub Rub Rub shower scrub (which can also be used in your hair for extra volume!)
(Here's a DIY scrub HERE if you can't get your hands on one!)
Moisturising & Sun Cream
Most moisturisers provide an SPF addition in their creams which range around SPF 15 - 20. These are great as it protects your skin even more without you having to mix and match any cream products. As someone who is fair skinned, these creams are something I would use before putting on any makeup.
However, on those really hot days I prefer to not wear any foundation on my skin. This is because I feel a lot more hotter and worry about my foundation dripping down my face (nice image there!) So this is where I take into account what protection I will put on my face before heading out. I firstly will put a high SPF suncream on my face and neck (and my ears - they're always getting burnt!) This will either be SPF 30 or 50. Then on top I will put a day cream to moisturise my face which the suncream may fail in doing.
Putting on a high SPF suncream before putting on any makeup and heading out means that I don't usually have to top up throughout the day, which can smudge any eyeshadow, eyebrow powder or foundation (if I'm wearing it!) Also, who doesn't love the smell of suncream?!
For this I would use a sport spray suncream which is waterproof and sweatproof, and put a Nivea day cream on top.
However, on those really hot days I prefer to not wear any foundation on my skin. This is because I feel a lot more hotter and worry about my foundation dripping down my face (nice image there!) So this is where I take into account what protection I will put on my face before heading out. I firstly will put a high SPF suncream on my face and neck (and my ears - they're always getting burnt!) This will either be SPF 30 or 50. Then on top I will put a day cream to moisturise my face which the suncream may fail in doing.
Putting on a high SPF suncream before putting on any makeup and heading out means that I don't usually have to top up throughout the day, which can smudge any eyeshadow, eyebrow powder or foundation (if I'm wearing it!) Also, who doesn't love the smell of suncream?!
For this I would use a sport spray suncream which is waterproof and sweatproof, and put a Nivea day cream on top.
And there are my tips for protective skincare for the summer period. Please remember if you're going out to put on suncream, whether it's low SPF or high. It's better to be safe than sorry!
See you in the next blog post,
See you in the next blog post,