10 gestures and tips to prepare your skin for the sun

10 gestures and tips to prepare your skin for the sun

Prepare the skin for the sun. The holidays are approaching and it's time to prepare your skin for sun exposure and tanning. If you plan to sunbathe for a long time, start choosing the right products to take with you on vacation and take better care of your diet, so as to help the skin not expose itself to the risk of sunburn. Here are many useful tips to prepare your skin for the sun in summer.



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The holidays are approaching and it's time to prepare the skin for sun exposure and tanning. If you plan to sunbathe for a long time, start choosing the right products to take with you on vacation and take better care of your diet, so as to help the skin not expose itself to the risk of sunburn.

Here are many useful tips to prepare your skin for the sun in summer.

Index

Betacarotene

Il betacarotene is a well-known supplement used to prepare the skin for sun exposure. But beyond the products that we can buy in herbal medicine, it is good to remember that we can enrich our diet in a natural way thanks to carrots which naturally contain beta-carotene. To benefit from the beta-carotene, precursor of vitamin A, contained in carrots, it is advisable to consume them cooked or rather lightly blanched and with a drizzle of oil.

hydration

Skin hydration starts from the inside. To prevent dryness of the skin during sun exposure, remember to drink about 2 liters of water a day before leaving for the holidays. Drinking water contributes to skin hydration and helps it look better. In summer it is important to replenish the fluids eliminated by sweating.

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Fatty acids

To enrich our diet with beneficial fatty acids that help prepare the skin for the sun, we can introduce a handful of almonds a day into our diet. The advice is to consume approx 25 almonds a day, perhaps taking them with you to work as a snack. The fatty acids contained in almonds are useful for maintaining healthy skin and for proper cell development.



Lip balm

Protect lips from the sun is very important. Lips are vulnerable as they are not protected by a layer of sebum, as is the rest of the skin. Start nourishing your lips with a natural product, for example with a simple one shea butter, even before the holidays and don't forget to protect them on the beach with special natural products. Especially recommended for those suffering from cold sores.

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Scrub

One of the simple gestures that you can dedicate to your skin to prepare it for the sun and tan is it exfoliating scrub. The scrub helps eliminate dead cells and regenerate the skin. The simplest homemade scrubs are made using ingredients such as sugar, yogurt, and vegetable oil. To exfoliate the face, simply add one or two teaspoons of sugar to a spoonful of yogurt, even vegetable. You will get a scrub in moments. Here many recipes.

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Deep cleansing

Dedicate yourself to one deep cleansing of the skin of the face, the most delicate and exposed to sunburn. For example, you can prepare a clay mask or use of products based on zeolite, a mineral that experts believe helps protect the skin from sun damage by helping to eliminate pollutants that can infiltrate it.

Exposure times

Pay attention to the times of exposure of the skin to the sun, especially during the first days of vacation. If you don't protect your skin properly, especially if your complexion is fair, this may be enough only 15 minutes of sun exposure to risk a sunburn.
Don't neglect to protect yourself even on cloudy days, as the UV rays still reach the skin.



Nutrition

Among the foods that promote tanning and which help the skin to protect itself from the action of the sun's rays, in addition to carrots, we find the tomatoes, which are rich in lycopene, a powerful antioxidant suitable for counteracting the action of free radicals. There is also all the fruit that helps us maintain proper hydration, as it is rich in water, starting from watermelons and melons, but also peaches and apricots. Furthermore, the consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables stimulates the production of melanin and protects the skin. Here one table useful.

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Gradual tanning

To prepare your skin for the long days you will spend at the sea or in the mountains, you could start with some even before departure gradual exposures of a few minutes a day, protecting the skin with suitable products according to your complexion type. This way you will gradually get used to sun exposure, in the hope of avoiding sunburn. Wear sunglasses, t-shirts, and hats if your skin is delicate and as soon as you feel you are approaching your maximum exposure time.

Eco-bio solar

To protect your skin in the sun in order to respect both health and the environment, you can choose the solar products proposed by eco-bio cosmetics, which help to repair the skin from sunburn thanks to ingredients of natural origin. They avoid substances that can cause allergies and irritation and components derived from petroleum.

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Marta Albè

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