Prepare Your Skin for Sun Exposure
“Best preparing your skin before sun exposure
Preparing your skin, avoiding sunburns, and achieving a desired tan are three major issues during summer. A precise method appears to be the solution! Follow the 3 beauty principles a few weeks before leaving…
Beauty Principle 1 – Tanned and protected skin:
Beta-carotene and lycopene: natural first!”
“Three weeks before the big holiday, start eating a variety of fruits and vegetables rich in beta-carotene and lycopene. You can see in this list common fruits and vegetables such as carrots, tomatoes, watermelon, apricots, red peppers… These natural products rich in antioxidants help your skin prepare for the sun and protect against harmful rays. Consuming vegetable oils such as walnut, rapeseed, or soybean oil and fish (tuna, sardine, salmon…) high in omega-3s also helps your skin protect itself from dehydration caused by ultraviolet rays.
Beauty Principle 2 – Affordable Moisturizing Tanning Care :
Daily hydration: a key success factor
A carefully hydrated and nourished skin daily is essential for a dream tan… But daily hydration during exposure days is not enough; hydration before D-day is essential. Well-hydrated skin will withstand the dangerous attacks of the sun (sunburn) even better! Grab your moisturizing creams, mousses, gels, or other hydrating sunscreens… Hydrate yourself daily, not only on your face but also on your entire body. Likewise, drinking water greatly aids your body’s hydration!
Beauty Principle 3 – After-sun Exfoliating Care :
Exfoliation: new skin before D-day!
A few days before departure, don’t forget to do a body scrub, peeling, or exfoliation… to purify your skin of dead cells present on the surface! Your skin will tan faster and you will achieve an even, dream-like glow. However, preparing does not mean protecting; it is naturally necessary to protect your epidermis with an effective sunscreen and after-sun protection, especially during initial exposures. Even if your skin is perfectly prepared, it will never be immune to the harmful rays of the sun.
A proper diet, hydration, and exfoliation are the three beauty principles to remember and apply for tanned and protected skin. Don’t forget them for an even more radiant skin!
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