How to prepare your skin for summer

Remember that the skin, especially that of the face, is something to be jealously cared for: here's how to protect it for the summer.

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Summer longing for the sun! The beautiful days, long and finally warm, are a real temptation for those who love toasting themselves with the first warm ray that comes out. But be careful! Remember that the skin, especially that of face, is something to be jealously cared for and is, until proven otherwise, our "protective film" which must be protected in turn.





This is why it is not enough, particularly in certain cases, to wait for those fifteen days on holiday to the sea to spread a cream, which in the best of cases will have a more or less adequate protection factor. In short, even in the first days of the most intense sun, it is necessary to "prepare" our skin, so that it does not suffer particular shocks during the coming summer.

So, fair sex and little men of all ages, young maidens and first-hair adolescents, especially if you plan to take long sunbaths, prepare your skin for (the right and moderate!) sun exposure and a subsequent tan. Choose the right products and take better care of your diet, so as to help the skin not expose itself to the risk of sunburn.

Here are some tips to prepare your skin for summer:

Index

Proper nutrition (including beta-carotene):

Di foods which help the skin to protect itself from the action of ultraviolet rays and which, why not, are able to promote tanning there are plenty of them. carrots first of all, also and above all for their high content of betacarotene, but also stock up on tomatoes, rich in lycopene, an antioxidant capable of counteracting the action of free radicals, and in fruits and vegetables in general, which help maintain proper hydration and stimulate the production of melanin. Also, don't forget to include them in your daily diet fatty acids - a handful of almonds a day will be enough - very useful for maintaining healthy skin and proper cell development.

hydration

How to prepare your skin for summer

prevent skin dryness before, during and after the summer, water must become your best friend. Even if you can't drink the usual 2 liters of water a day, remember to remember to even before leaving for the holidays sip often throughout the day. Drinking lots of water favors one good skin hydration and helps to look better and healthier, and in summer it is very important to replenish the liquids eliminated by sweating. If you have excessively dry skin, the protective nourishing body cream from the Coop vivi verde cosmetic line comes to your rescue, to be applied every day. With ingredients from organic farming, this cream, enriched with extracts of grapefruit, bamboo and sunflower oil, is ideal as a daily treatment for soft and velvety skin.



Lips

How to prepare your skin for summer

Also take care of lips and boundary is very important. Lips are vulnerable because they are not protected by a layer of sebum, so it is essential to nourish them with a natural product, for example with some simple shea butter, even before the holidays and don't forget to protect them on the beach with special natural products. Or we recommend the Coop Vivi Green Protective Moisturizing Lip Balm, ideal as a daily treatment for lips exposed to the aggressiveness of external agents, thanks to chamomile extract, wheat germ oil and sunflower oil.

Scrub

One of the simplest gestures to prepare the skin for the sun and tan is one exfoliating scrub, which eliminates all dead cells and regenerates the skin. Those made by us at home they are undoubtedly the best and cheapest, and can be prepared using ingredients such as sugar, yogurt and a vegetable oil. To exfoliate your face, just add one or two teaspoons of sugar to a spoonful of yogurt, even vegetable, and you will get a scrub in no time.

Deep cleansing

How to prepare your skin for summer

The skin of the face is the most delicate and the most exposed to possible burns and one should be dedicated to it deep cleaning. You can prepare one at home, for example clay mask or use zeolite-based creams, a mineral that protects the skin from sun damage. Or, for a deep and thorough cleansing, the new refreshing cleansing gel from the Coop vivi verde cosmetic line is very useful, suitable for normal and combination skin. The soap-free formula enriched with Cornflower extract removes makeup delicately, leaving the skin clean, pleasantly fresh and soft.



Exposure times and plan with the tan

Also exposure times and even before the actual summer they are important. If you go to the park with the children or to run in the open air, it is already essential to protect the skin adequately, especially if your complexion is fair, and even on cloudy days, when the UV rays still reach the epidermis.
Gradual exposures of a few minutes a day may already be enough to prepare the skin for the days when you will spend more time at the sea or in the mountains, protecting the skin with products chosen specifically for your phototype. This way you will avoid sunburn.

Bio and ecological solar systems

Respecting health and the environment means choose every single product well for our personal care. This is why, to protect yourself from the sun, it is good prefer solar products proposed by eco-bio cosmetics, which protect the skin from sunburn only with ingredients of natural origin. These are eco-bio products that use physical sunscreens to replace synthetic chemical filters, in order to protect the skin without the use of substances that can cause allergies or irritation and without the components derived from petroleum.

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