Tan what a passion! The most effective tips to follow to keep it for a long time even after the end of summer
Don't store avocado like this: it's dangerousTan what a passion! The most effective tips to follow to keep it for a long time even after the end of summer
Summer is almost over. We waited a long time for the summer to be able to spend hours on the beach enjoying the warm rays of the sun and getting a little tan as well as stocking up on vitamin D. But once we put into practice the usual care to avoid burns (such as avoiding exposure to the sun in the hottest hours and in an excessively prolonged way) and once you have obtained the much desired tan, how to prolong its effect? Here are some helpful tips.
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Proper hydration
The first fundamental secret to be able to keep your tan longer is to prevent our skin from drying out, and therefore flaking prematurely, due to dehydration. So do not forget to drink during meals and throughout the day even when you are on the beach or in the pool, bringing natural water bottles with you and constantly moisturizing your skin on both face and body.
Nutrition
The foods that favor both the appearance of the tan and its maintenance are mainly fruits and vegetables that contain precious vitamins, flavonoids, beta-carotene or lycopene, such as tomatoes, peppers, summer squash, carrots, melons, apricots and peaches. In summer, nature comes to meet us by offering us the most suitable foods to favor a truly beneficial exposure to the sun of our skin.
Wheat germ oil for the face
Using wheat germ oil for facial cleansing and hydration will help you keep your tan longer, as well as keep the signs of aging away as much as possible. Pass over the still wet face with the help of your fingers and massaging a few drops of wheat germ oil for a long time. Then wash your face with vegetable castile soap.
Carrot oil for the body
For hydration of the body and to favor the maintenance of the tan, one of the possible solutions concerns the use of carrot oil (or oleolite), to be massaged on the moist skin of your body after a shower, with particular reference to the time of return from the beach. The use of carrot oil will also help promote tanning in subsequent exposures.
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Shea butter
Shea butter, used as a moisturizing and soothing remedy for both face and body skin, will help you prepare for a new tan, as well as maintain the tan you have already achieved, immediately giving the skin an appearance much brighter. Shea butter can be applied in the evening, after a shower, following a day at the beach or in the pool.
Tender
It is a grandmother's remedy that can be considered as a natural self-tanner for the skin of the body, able to immediately bring out the color of the tan obtained so far. Add a concentrated infusion of black tea to the bath water, or apply it with a spray during the shower.
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Walnut husk
Look for soaps or detergents in the herbalist's shop made up of natural and non-aggressive ingredients that have walnut husk as a basic ingredient. Walnut husk is a natural dye that can make your tan appear more intense and golden. It will also help you prepare the skin for subsequent exposures.
Aloe vera
In order for the tan to last longer it is often recommended to apply an after sun. However, ordinary after-sun products often contain substances that are not strictly beneficial and are friendly to the skin and the environment, which may not be tolerated by sensitive skin. For hydration and skin care after exposure to the sun and so that the tan lasts longer, it is good to use a completely natural after-sun without added fragrances, such as aloe vera gel.
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Avocado oil
THEavocado oil it is considered able to help the skin to maintain hydration and tan for longer. Even when you are back from vacation, take care of massaging your skin every evening with avocado oil, mixing it with a few drops of jojoba oil or olive oil.
Avoid perfumes
Perfumes, especially if they contain alcohol, can contribute to making your skin drier, anticipating its desquamation, as well as, due to photosensitization phenomena, becoming the cause of the appearance of skin irritations or spots, which would inevitably ruin the skin. your tan. It is therefore advisable during the summer and early autumn to replace the usual perfume with natural and biological floral waters (hydrolates) without alcohol and with moisturizing power, such as orange blossom, lavender or rose water. .
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