As you prepare to show more skin, get ready to face the sun's rays with our top summer skin tips!
1. Exfoliate for clearer, smoother skin
What it does: Exfoliation removes dead, dulling skin debris to prevent congestion and improve hydration from toners and moisturizers.
When: Perform in the mornings prior to toner, moisturizer, SPF and make-up application. Tip: Make-up will last longer on an exfoliated skin!
Don’t forget: After you exfoliate, follow with a hydrating body cream to seal in moisture, and always shield freshly exfoliated skin with an SPF (as recommended by the FDA).
Recommended: SkinMedica Exfoliating Cleanser, Retinol 0.5, SkinMedica Replenish Hydrating Cream, SkinMedica Daily Defense SPF 30+
2. Keep skin hydrated
How: Up your regimen’s level of hydration with a replenish hydrating cream during your nightly routine, perfect for use one to two times a week. Tinted Moisturizers instead of foundation for your daily makeup application can help maintain your skin's hydration versus the drying effect most foundations have. A daily antioxidant serum infused with hyualoronic acid will help the surface of your skin naturally pull moisture and maintain the health of the tissue. Tip: A good antioxidant serum can be applied several times a day to really get that natural health and moisture to your skin.
Recommended: Beauty Redefined's All Natural C-Serum, SkinMedica Replenish Hydrating Cream, Beauty Redefined's All Natural Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 15
3. Make friends with H20
Why: Higher temperatures and more time outdoors leads to internal dehydration, which can result in headaches and dizzy spells, not to mention drying out your largest organ, your skin!
What you can do: Eight 8-ounce glasses of plain, filtered water every day help maintain critical moisture balance of the body and skin, and assist in detoxification.
Recommended: Plain and pure water!
4. When in doubt, apply (and reapply!)
Why: It’s not enough to just apply sunscreen.: you must apply enough, and apply frequently. Studies indicate that most people do not apply nearly as much daylight protection as they should.
How much: A teaspoon for the face. For the body, about as much as would fill a shot glass.
How often: Re-apply every two hours. Tip: Stay out of the midday sun from mid-morning to late afternoon whenever you can.
Recommended: SkinMedica Daily Defense SPF 30+, Beauty Redefined's All Natural Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 15
5. Soothe over-exposed skin
What: You forgot the sunscreen, didn’t apply enough, or got caught in a sunny spell.
What’s next: Unfortunately, the damage is done, but you don’t have to suffer in pain! All NaturalAloe Spray kept in a refrigerator is an excellent natural sunburn remedy. Apply frequently, as much and often as you like, you can never use too much! If the sunburn is more severe, apply Aquaphor to the area at least 3 times a day. Of course, once sunburnt, STAY OUT OF THE SUN until your skin has completely recovered and PLEASE apply sunscreen any time you step outside.
Prevent: One blistering sunburn doubles your risk of melanoma -- remember to get a yearly skin exam by a doctor and perform a self-examination once a month to detect early warning signs of carcinomas and malignant melanoma. Look for a new growth or any skin change. AND REMEMBER THAT SUNSCREEN IS YOUR BEST FRIEND IN PREVENTION OF SKIN DAMAGE AND MELANOMA!
Recommended: Beauty Redefined's All Natural Aloe Spray, Aquaphor, SkinMedica Daily Defense SPF 30+
6. Repair and treat sun damage
What causes skin damage: UV light causes photoaging in the form of brown spots, coarse skin and wrinkles, whether you have burned your skin or not. When sunlight comes in contact with skin a cascade of damage results (including the stripping of barrier lipids) causing inflammation, production of reactive oxygen molecules that affect healthy cell growth, and stimulation of collagen destructing enzymes.
What to do: A tan may be a popular summer look, but it indicates damage. Bombard your skin with age-fighting ingredients to help undo any damage that may occur, and to further protect it from the aging effects of UV.
Treatments Available: Once you have sun damaged skin and wish to remove some of the brown spots, we can treat the area with a Photofacial to reduce the appearance of the damage done. However, we can not do any laser treatment to recently tanned skin. Once a laser treatment is done to an area, you must stay out of the sun or else risk scarring, blistering, and creating even more damage to the tissue. Laser treatments may not be the best options for all clients, so we may recommend a speciallized Bleach Cream that can be applied to very specific areas. Again, with a Bleach Cream, like a laser, the skin is vulnerable so you must stay out of the sun and as always, apply sunscreen every two hours when you are outside.
Recommendation: Beauty Redefined's All Natural C-Serum, Beauty Redefined's Bleach Cream, Photofacial, SkinMedica TNS Recovery Complex
7. Protect the Areas that Often are Forgotten
Common Areas Forgotten: There are areas we often forget about when we are trying to protect our skin from the damaging effects of the sun, and these areas are most vulnerable due to being overlooked. The Lips is the most commonly overlooked area for protection. The hair line is another common area that is not properly taken care of during the summer months. Another overlooked area is the back of the neck along the hair line.
What to do: Apply a lip balm that has a SPF 15 in it regularly throughout the day. Also, apply a spray sunscreen along your hair line and down the part in your hair to protect this very sensitive area from sun damage. Even if your hair is down, apply sunscreen to the back of your neck, chances are the hair will go up at some point and the unprotected skin will be exposed and at risk to the sun damage.
Recommendation: SkinMedica Daily Defense SPF 30+, Beauty Redefined All Natural Mineral Lip Gloss/Lip Stick (these products have a natural SPF 15)
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