SKIN CARE IN SUMMER

In summer season your skin needs more care as it looks dull, blemished oily due to free flow of skin’s natural oil. In summer sun’s ultraviolet rays penetrates in deepest layer of skin damage the spongy protein develop wrinkles. Some precautions, home natural remedies to maintain your skin soft glowing, are given here :

1. Drink lots of fluids to replenish moisture lost due to heat, sweat to flush the toxins out of the body.

2. Eat fruits, vegetables herbs which supply essential nutrient antioxidants properties keep your skin cool.

(i) Juicy fruits like pears grapes, watermelon mangoes to nourish clean the skin.

(ii) Vegetables like leafy green vegetables, carrot lettuce.

(iii) Cooling herbs like mint, cardamom, fennel, ginger, cilantro basil.

(iv) Avoid iced beverages as that can create toxins hinder digestion.

3. Drink a cup of milk every day, and also combine milk with ingredients like almond meal and rose water to make a Pitta-balancing skin cleanser.

4. Nourish your skin with herbal moisturizer which contain herbs like sandalwood, turmeric, brahmi, amla aloe vera.

5. Treat your skin at least once in a week with vegetable or fruit mask, suitable to your skin. You can use cucumber, papaya, apricot to prepare the mask.

6. Apply facepack made with fruits or vegetables blend with yogurt, honey, oatmeal & lemon juice ( for oily skin), rose water for dry skin for 15 – 20 minutes & then rinse with lukewarm water.

7. Wear loses fitting clothes preferably cotton to release the trapped moisture so that your skin can breathe.

8. For patchy dry skin Exfoliate the skin mildly. Grab a body scrub and hit the shower. Gently rub your exfoliator in circular movements on your entire body and rinse clean. Continue to do this 2-3 times a week.

9. The safest way to protect your skin is to be indoors from 10 to 4 where the heat is maximum.

10. When you go outside in summer use sunscreen and wear sunglasses.

11. Apply sunscreen liberally and evenly to all exposed skin. Your sunscreen must provide protection against UVB & UVA rays & offers SPF 15 or higher.

12. Every evening splash lot of cold water on your eyes. Soak cotton pads in cold water or rose water & place them on your close eyes for 10-15 minutes. Keep your feet clean as your eyes, feet needs extra protection.

13. Keep your bedroom cool dark & comfortable to have sound sleep & burst the stress. Early to bed, early to rise helps in keeping your skin healthy.


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