Its time to say good bye to sun tans this season as Best Beauty Info brings to you the natural and quick ways to protect your tender, supple skin from the harsh rays of scorching sun…
With summers comes in a lot of heat and sweat, and so we need to take care of the skin a lot more. Try and do things that can beat the heat, like drinking lots of water and natural juices. It will keep the body cool and hydrated. Always try and wear white’s and cotton cloths, as white’s does not absorb heat and cotton clothes let your body breathe and maintain body temperature too. Also its always good to wear hats, sunglasses this time along with carrying an umbrella which is a must. It will protect you from heat and burns together.
Always apply sunscreen 20 minutes before leaving the house, the SPF always depends on the number of hours you are going to stay in the sun, and even if you are traveling by car apply a sun-screen of at least 15 SPF as sun rays penetrate even through glass. Sunscreen works best when applied half an hour before going out in the sun, and reapply whenever there is sweating. Always wear a sunscreen. On the beach and swimming pool wear SPF 25% to 50 %. Keep the texture of the sunscreen according to your skin type. For oily skin wear a sunscreen lotion and for dry skin wear a cream. Use mineral foundation whenever you are out in the sun, as this form a wall between your skin and the sun rays thus protection your skin from tan.
Treating ways out
Even after following the precautions if you still find a tanny patch, then here are the ways to cure yourself. If you get mild tans rub the affected area with a peeled potato skin, even raw potato juice can be applied for an instant affect. For severe tanning and dry skin mix sugar, lemon juice and glycerine and apply on the affected area gently in circular motions. Another easy way to get rid of tanning is by mixing one teaspoon each of potato juice and lemon juice and apply it on affected area. Leave the mixture for 15 minutes and rinse it well with cold water. You can do it once a day until you get rid of the tan. Olive oil is also a good tan remover. One can use the sun recovery cream, from Shiseido which will help getting rid of sunburn, it also gives a moisturizing and coolong effect.
Exfoliation, the best way
Exfoliation is a great way to get rid of tan, or at least to speed up the process. It is very important to remove the dead skin cells that appear due to suntan, and this is exactly what exfoliation does. You can use a loofah or exfoliating brush before or during a shower to rub away dead skin cells. If you want to get rid of tan lines, focus on the lines to blend sooner. One thing should always be kept in mind that exfoliation can leave the skin dry, especially if you are using more than one method to exfoliate, so a moisturizing lotion is very important after scrubbing. Which even product you use, observe your skin’s reaction, as people tend to have different reactions to different products depending on skin type and health.
Easy Home Solutions
Make a pack of multani mitti, sandal wood and rose water, apply all over the face. This make the skin dry so after use apply a moisturizer. Use gram flower while taking a shower, it helps to reduce sun tan, and lime juice also has a natural bleaching effect, thus it helps remove tan as well. Using yogurt is also very helpful to get rid of tan naturally, take a little bit of yogurt and apply it on the exposed areas everyday as you get back home, it will help a lot to remove tan.
