Skin Care in Summer

Skin care in summer requires a very careful approach, because there are new natural factors that can negatively affect the condition of the upper layer of the epidermis.

Summer is the time of heat, dry air, dust and sun. These factors can leave an indelible imprint on the skin condition. Lack of moisture and excess dust can trigger the appearance of acne and inflammatory acne. Under the influence of sunlight there is a thickening of the epidermis and loss of collagen, which provokes the rapid aging of skin cells. But also summer is the time of fresh fruits, berries and vegetables, which can be intensively used for skin care.

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Skin Care in Summer

It's no secret that healthy skin is pure skin. In the hot season, the issue of cleanliness is especially relevant. Regularly clean the skin of the body with a shower and special means that will not break the skin balance. For such purposes, soft soaps or shower gels with extracts of kiwi, green tea, cowberry, strawberry or white grapes are ideal.

Every woman tries to keep herself in shape, regardless of weather or season. In summer, skin care procedures differ slightly from similar activities at other times.

What should I do in the summer:

1. Washing twice a day will ease the skin condition, cleanse it and bring it into the right tone:
   • For oily skin, use cold water or chamomile infusion. Once a day, you can wash with soap to remove excess fat from the skin.
   • If you are a dry skin type, use water at room temperature, mineral or boiled water. It is better to refuse soap and replace it with a soft foam.

Important! Be sure to dry your skin with a towel or a napkin after washing. Do not leave moisture on the skin, as its evaporation will lead to dehydration of skin cells and the formation of wrinkles.

1. The opinion that in the summer you do not need to moisturize the skin at the root of the error. Be sure to use cream in the morning and evening.

Important! Do not use the cream that you used in winter. Depending on the season, it is necessary to change skin care products. Winter cream in the summer will weight it and lead to a blockage of pores.

Before going out, be sure to use sunscreen cream. The cream should be light in consistency with a moisturizing effect.

1. Wear sunglasses. This is not only a tribute to fashion, but also a very useful thing that allows you not to frown in sunny weather. This, in turn, protects you from the occurrence of such undesirable mimic wrinkles on the skin around the eyes.
2. Eat fresh berries, vegetables and fruits. By this you provide vitamins to the entire body, including the skin. Your diet primarily affects the condition of the face.
3. Liquid helps to avoid dehydration. Therefore, it is recommended to drink at least 2 liters of water in summer hot days.
4. To avoid clogging the pores that most people have at this time of year expanded, do not use powder or foundation creams.
5. One of the regular procedures for sunny days should be a face mask.

Important! Eliminate during the summer procedures of deep peeling and bleaching, as they increase the sensitivity of the skin to ultraviolet radiation, which leads to the appearance of such undesirable phenomena as pigmented spots.

In no case should you use a tonic, which includes alcohol. Such a tool can lead to significant damage to the upper layer of the skin.

There are a lot of tools that will help to establish the correct skin care in the summer. We offer you several useful recipes, the use of which will not allow you to spend a lot of money and will be simple enough.

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Pleasant washing with a useful effect

Washing is not only a useful effect in the skin care process. It not only helps to cleanse the skin, but also very pleasant. With the help of the recipes listed below, you immediately after the procedure will feel an effect that can not help but like.

Milk wash

Make the milk solution. Dilute milk with water in equal proportions and wash it twice a day.

Washing with water with lemon

For problem skin, washing should be carried out with a solution of lemon juice with water in a ratio of 1: 2.By washing lemon water in the morning and in the evening, you will clear the pores of the skin.

Any ice-cream is suitable for these purposes:

1. Pour infusion of birch, mint, sage, chamomile, calendula, rosemary or linden into ice molds and place overnight in the freezer.
2. Wipe your face with this ice cube twice a day.

Important! Green tea is also ideal for creating ice and toning the skin.

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Useful masks

As summer is the time of fresh vitamins, then they should be used intensively and exclusively with benefit. For the skin they are just as important as for the body as a whole.

Masks made from fresh fruits, berries and vegetables

• The best moisturizing and nourishing cream for the skin in the summer is a mask of fresh berries, fruits and vegetables. You should knead any fresh product and add sour cream or curdled milk to it. This mask will refresh and tone the skin.
• For oily skin, boil a couple of green peas, mix them with grated fresh tomato.30 minutes, hold this mask on your face and rinse with warm water. It will remove the expanded pores of oily skin, remove excess fat from the face.
• For dry skin, the best variant of a moisturizing, nutritious mask will be fresh ground berries of currants, strawberries or raspberries. The mask left on the face for 20 minutes, refreshes your skin, will make a toning effect on it.
• Cucumber mask will have a restoring, soothing effect with whitening effect. Its preparation is extremely simple: grate fresh cucumber on a grater or put chopped vegetables on the face in circles. This mask is especially useful for skin with enlarged pores.

Important! Cucumber mask is not recommended for owners of dry skin.

• To create the self-tan effect, make a mask:
  1. Pour a couple of fresh carrots into a small grater.
  2. Add a couple drops of lemon juice, a few drops of olive oil and 1 egg yolk into it.
  3. Leave the face mask on for 25 minutes, then remove with a tampon and warm water.
  4. Thanks to keratin, which is rich in carrots, the face will get a uniform tan.

Green mask

For a vitamin green mask, you need dill or parsley. Chop the greens, add as much sour cream. This mask will be an excellent nutrient, it will tonicise and moisturize the skin.

Oatmeal mask

Use for its preparation: 2 tablespoons of crushed oatmeal, a teaspoon of lemon juice, 5 drops of a vitamin E solution, a teaspoon of mineral water.

This mask is great for combination skin and has a complex effect on it.

Mask for UV protection

Mix 4 drops of almond essential oil, 10 drops of hazelnut oil and 2 drops of wheat germ oil. Such a mask will provide effective protection against UV rays, creating a certain barrier on the epidermis of the face.

After tanning, and especially after busting with it, the skin covering of the face needs especially careful care to restore the natural skin balance.

Masks after tanning

• Grind the leaves of cabbage, add the egg yolk into the slurry. Apply a thick layer of the mixture on the face and neck, leave for 20 minutes. After the procedure, wash the mask with warm water. Such a mask will help to remove inflammation and fever from soft upper tissues.
• With the same purpose as the previous mask, a mask of lettuce sheets is applied. In the ground leaves add yogurt. Withstand such a mixture on the face and neck for 20 minutes, then rinse with warm water.
• In 5 tablespoons of olive oil, add 5 drops of lavender essential oil, 4 drops of rosemary oil, 3 drops of sandalwood oil. Apply for a while such a mask, after the procedure, gently remove the residue with a dry napkin.

To look always young and fresh, you should pay attention to your skin, in particular - the skin of the face. If this is not done on time, the unpleasant consequences can be irreversible. Using simple and affordable recipes and recommendations given in this article, you will provide such necessary care to your skin in the summer.