The temperature has risen and you’re starting to feel like the sun is calling at your door… but before you answer its call, you want to make sure you’re looking your best for the brightest time of the year. For this, it’s essential that you adjust your skincare routine and other habits for what you need to stay gorgeous during the sunny days that are coming ahead.
At Northeastern Plastic Surgery, we got a genius step-by-step guide for you to get through the summer while nurturing your beauty, and we’ll love to share it with you.
How The Sun Can Affect Your Skin
The way that the sun rays can damage your skin is a theme that’s not talked about enough. The consequences can go beyond a simple sunburn, and they can be long-lasting.
When the sun ages your skin prematurely, which is also called photoaging or solar damage, this can turn into skin cancer. This happens when the UV rays target your skin without being filtered by sunscreen, making your DNA change at a cellular level. This problem starts making effects in the deepest layer of your skin (or the dermis), and it can take years before it starts reflecting on the surface, making it easier to recognize.
Obviously, there’s a difference between normal aging and photo aging, and you can see it comparing your skin from an area in your body that’s not exposed to sunlight with your face. Some clear signs of photo aging are…
- Wrinkling
- Pigmentation issues such as age spots, liver spots (solar lentigines) and freckles
- Loss of skin tone (decreased elasticity)
- Rough, uneven skin texture
- Broken capillaries (spider veins), usually around the nose and chest
- Redness and blotchiness
Follow Our Summer Beauty Tips
Before choosing what bikini you’re wearing, make sure you’re taking care of your skin with our tips:
Protect yourself from the sun
Easily, this is the most important tip: you have to wear sunscreen. Protecting your skin from the sunrays isn’t only necessary for your looks, but also for your health, since the UV rays effects can lead you to having skin cancer. Even on rainy days, you have to wear it. The key advices to follow when wearing sunscreen are:
Wear a broad-spectrum sunscreen: Use a sunscreen with broad-spectrum protection that can protect you from both UVA and UVB rays.
Reapply every couple of hours: Sunscreens are effective for only a few hours, so we recommend you to reapply it every 2-3 hours, especially if you’re sweating or swimming.
Protect yourself with your clothes: You can use your clothing as a complement for your sunscreen by wearing hats, sunglasses and clothing with the appropriate fabric to protect your skin from the sunlight.
Don’t forget your water
The summer heat can not only make us drink water more than we usually do, it can also make your skin lose its moisture, turning it dry and dehydrated. Staying hydrated is a crucial step in your skincare routine to keep it healthy. Having at least 8-10 glasses of water in your day can help your body destroy its toxins, and it’s also recommended to use products that are based on hydrating ingredients like glycerin and aloe vera.
Exfoliate regularly but gently
Using this method as a way to remove your dead skin cells is also efficient when it comes to preventing clogged pores and achieving a smooth texture on your face. When you exfoliate yourself, make sure to do it gently so you don’t irritate your skin, which can be more sensitive because of the sun exposure.
To implement this into your skincare routine, it’s important for you to…
- Use the right exfoliant: Using mild, chemical exfoliants like alpha hydroxy acids or beta hydroxy acids, is good for dissolving dead skin cells. Don’t opt for harsh physical scrubs that can damage you, especially if your skin is sensitive.
- Do weekly exfoliations: Over-exfoliating is not the way to go. Doing it once or twice a week is the perfect amount for those who don’t want to overdo it.
- Exfoliate post sunscreen: Please, never exfoliate immediately after exposing your skin to the sunlight. It’s ideal to wait until the evening or the night to do your exfoliation routine to avoid getting sunburn.
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Use light skincare creams
Heavy skincare products like some certain oils and serums can make you feel more greasy than usual. Choose lightweight creams that can hydrate and keep your skin fresh, like…
- Light, gel-based moisturizers.
- Serums based on antioxidants like vitamin C.
- Tinted sunscreen, instead of heavy makeup foundation.
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Start Getting Ready For This Summer
Going after that sun-kissed look for this summer is something that you have to be careful about. Taking the right steps for taking care of your skin for this summer without compromising the aesthetic that you want to achieve is possibleーand Northeastern Plastic Surgery will make sure of it.
Our skincare products can help you get through this summer without causing any damage to your skin, nourishing and hydrating it to make you look your best. If you want to go further and not only get the best products for your face, but also a beauty procedure that can make everything change for you, we’re only one call away. Make an appointment at our New Jersey practice by contacting (973) 295-6565 or using our online scheduling tool.