Healthy skin is beautiful, but it can be tricky to keep skin healthy during the summer months. Heat, sun exposure, and indoor air conditioning work against your skin’s health, often leaving it dehydrated, dull, irritated, and prone to breakouts. But it is possible to have healthy vibrant skin during the summer months. Just follow these few simple rules for beautiful summer skin.
Protect
Sunscreen is important year-round, but it’s especially crucial during the summer months when the sun’s UV rays are strongest. You’ll want to make sure you’re wearing the right kind of sunscreen—and enough of it. Choose a broad spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher to protect your skin from UVA and UVB rays. Apply it generously every two hours or after perspiring or swimming. This will protect your skin and reduce the appearance of sun damage. Wearing a wide brim hat and staying in the shade during mid-day will also help optimize your skin health by minimizing sun exposure.
Exfoliate
In the summer, our skin produces more oil than other times in the year. When that excess oil combines with sunscreen sweat, makeup, dirt, and dead skin cells, pores become congested. This not only increases the risk of breakouts, but the layer of grime also creates a barrier between your skin and your skin care products. Exfoliation removes the layer of dead cells from the surface of your skin, preventing clogged pores, and improving the effectiveness of the nourishing skin care products that keep your skin supple, healthy, and glowing.
It’s important not to over-exfoliate, however, or you could irritate your skin. Some exfoliating products should only be used once or twice a week. Our Exfoliating Deep Pore Enzyme Cleanser and Exfoliating Pore Refining Ginseng Toner are made from natural ingredients that gently slough off dead skin cells, stimulate cell regeneration, and enhance moisture retention. Both products are gentle enough to be used twice daily.
Moisturize and Hydrate
Heat and perspiration increase water loss from the body. When you add the drying effects of air conditioning, both your body and your skin can become dehydrated. Dehydrated skin ages faster, is more prone to breakouts, and appears dull and lifeless. For healthy, hydrated skin, it’s important to:
- Drink plenty of water throughout the day
- Use a humidifier to keep indoor air from drying out skin
- Use gentle cleansers and a moisturizing night cream
Our Collagen Peptide Firming Treatment Cream locks in moisture to help keep skin hydrated for a soft, supple complexion.
Nourish
What you put in your body through the foods you eat can significantly impact your skin’s health. Foods high in antioxidants, such as leafy green vegetables, cantaloupe, and blueberries, can help reduce free-radical damage, stimulate collagen production, boost hydration, and combat inflammation. Salmon and other foods high in Omega-3 fatty acids can help protect your skin from sun damage by blocking the release of substances that eat away at your collagen after sun exposure. A nourishing skin care regimen can also replenish vital nutrients that enhance skin health. Our Vitamin Berry Skin Recovery Mask contains carrot oil, mango butter, and natural plant extracts that promote circulation and improve cell turnover for your healthiest summer skin.
Summer skin care bonus points
Your lifestyle has an impact on your skin’s health as well. Too many late nights can increase levels of stress hormones in your body, resulting in inflammation and flare-ups of conditions like acne and eczema. A sedentary lifestyle can also lead to hormonal imbalances that contribute to rosacea and hyperpigmentation. Additionally, powder products and heavy oil-based cosmetics can clog pores and aggravate skin conditions during the heat of summer. For summer skin care bonus points, make healthy lifestyle choices like these:
- Get 8 hours of sleep every night
- Exercise regularly
- Keep makeup minimal
- Avoid smoking
- Minimize alcohol consumption
- Use plant-based skin care products
Your most radiant summer skin starts with Décel
The best summer skin care regimen begins with nourishing skin care products made from vitamin and antioxidant rich botanicals. At Décel, we’re proud of the ingredients we use in our products. We offer a complete range of plant-based skin care products formulated to cleanse, exfoliate, brighten, moisturize, and nourish your skin. The Décel Maintenance Kit features the full line of Décel products to treat skin pigmentation, improve firmness and elasticity, and boost epidermal regeneration, promoting a smooth, even, and youthful complexion.
