Refresh Your Skincare Routine for The Summer Months to Come
When summertime comes around, your skin is the first to notice. With more outdoor activities and exposure to more environmental pollutants, your skincare needs to change with the seasons. Investing in good skincare products is worth it when it comes to saving your skin from the heat. These helpful skin care routine tips with refresh your skin for the summer months.
1. Change Your Moisturizer
During the summer, it’s best to avoid thick formulas and moisturizer-rich compounds. Instead, go for a light moisturizer with the added benefit of sunscreen of SPF 30 or higher. Using heavy moisturizers can block your pores, resulting in stubborn inflammation, acne breakouts, and eventually scarring.
2. Try A Higher Quality Toner
The best skin toners close the pores and collect dirt that has accumulated on the skin throughout the day. Consider getting a professional-grade product that can refresh your skin and reduce oil production—especially in more oil-prone areas like the T-zone. The T-zone tends to have the most sebaceous glands that can overproduce oil in the summer.
3. Hydration from The Inside Out
It is essential to consume plenty of water when the weather is hot and dry. Hydration is not only for boosting metabolism and quenching thirst; it also keeps your skin out of trouble by flushing toxins through your sweat and urine. The hydration will keep your skin glowing and healthy, while the flush of toxins will keep your skin clear.
4. Upgrade to A Hydrating Face Wash
The summer brings hot air and temperatures that make sweat a typical dehydrator and a problem for the skin. If your normal face wash is formulated to cleanse, it could be too drying for your skin during the summer. Many people look for different cleansers during this time of year, even for their hair, especially if they have skin that is on the drier side.
5. Never Skip the Sunscreen
The most common cause of medical and cosmetic issues of the skin is sun damage. Using sunscreen and wearing sun-blocking clothing are some of your best defenses against the sun’s powerful rays. Go for a high SPF sunscreen that absorbs into your skin. By protecting your skin from the sun, you’ll safeguard against not only skin cancer but also wrinkles, fine lines, and hyperpigmentation.
6. Don’t Forget Your Eyes and Lips
The area around your eyes and the skin around your lips is amongst the most sensitive and delicate on your body. To protect them well, you need a good lip balm and eye cream. It helps to get products that also have SPF included. Be gentle with these specific areas when cleansing and exfoliating, and consider getting high-end eye and lip products that can adequately moisturize these delicate areas.
7. Exfoliate Weekly
Exfoliation should not be done a daily basis, but do it once on the weekend to help remove dead skin cells. Invest in a gentle and organic scrub that can exfoliate your skin while helping to eliminate dead skin cells, blackheads, and other blemishes. A good exfoliant will also help with texturized skin and make your face feel smooth and soft.
Try Professional Skin Care in Austin, TX
Taking care of your skin in the heat of summer, when the sun is high and the air is dry, is essential if you want to preserve beautiful, radiant skin.
To learn more about the best ways to take care of your skin or repair it from past damage, don’t hesitate to contact Restora Austin’s leading plastic surgeons, Dr. Ashley Gordon and Dr. Dustin Reid, today by calling our office at (512) 371-8817 or contacting us online.
Our experts are leaders in plastic surgery and non-surgical procedures of the breast, face, body, and skin, as well as medical grade skin treatments. We look forward to helping you look and feel great!
