If you have already picked up an ultra-fashionable swimsuit from the stars' beach wardrobe, downloaded novelties to your phone and wrote a vacation application, it's time to start preparing your skin for an even and beautiful tan. Simple tips will help you look your best.
Prepare your skin correctly
5-7 days before the longed-for meeting with the sea coast, experts recommend going to a sauna, bath or hammam, and then applying a body scrub. This procedure can be done at home, after thoroughly steaming in a bath or shower, as well as using the services of professionals by signing up for a beauty salon. In this case, you will be sure that no part of your precious body will be missed. In general, you can and should use a body scrub all year round, but before going to the sea, you can choose a tougher option. Just do not use a product with coarse particles on the eve of departure, such skin will be too sensitive to the sun's rays and you run the risk of severe burns even with protective equipment.
Protecting the skin from within: choosing antioxidants
If you do not want to get premature skin problems, pigmentation and cancer - and now cases of this disease are being recorded more often, it is necessary to protect the skin from the inside. To do this, at least a few weeks in advance, you should start to rely on antioxidants. These are vitamins A, E and C. Vitamin A will stimulate the production of melanin, vitamin E will moisturize the skin, and vitamin C will increase overall immunity. It is best to take them in supplement form so you get the dose you need. You can also lean on apricots, carrots, citrus fruits, seafood, broccoli, asparagus, and spinach. They will help you get an even and beautiful tan, as well as protect your skin from the negative effects of the sun.
Choosing a sunscreen
Without this tube on a summer beach, you simply have nothing to do if you do not want to burn yourself and get snake scales instead of skin. Choose your product carefully. First, you should decide on the level of the degree of protection. The SPF number ranges from 2 to 50. If you are a blonde girl and burn quickly, choose numbers 30-50, even if you are not going to be in the sun all the time. Blacks also need protection, contrary to popular belief, you can choose SPF 10-15. Secondly, funds can be divided into chemical and physical. Experts advise focusing on physical ones, since they are less harmful, although they have a drawback: they are not so persistent, so the product will have to be renewed every 2 hours and every time after bathing. Do not forget, even if you just went to the beach to plunge, it is still necessary to apply a protective milk or oil - the sun's rays penetrate into the water to a depth of more than 1 meter. By the way, choose the form of sunscreen according to your preferences, today this product line is presented as widely as possible.
Not a minute more
It will not be superfluous to remind you about the time spent on the beach. Many have heard something like that, but cannot specifically voice it. Yes, stock up on an alarm clock when planning your exit to the pond. On the first day, you should be on the beach only in the shade, you can even put on a scarf or pareo when you are not swimming. The most fertile hours for getting a portion of the sun's rays and vitamin D are from 8 to 11 and from 16 to 19. The period from 12 to 15 is considered the most dangerous. Do not risk the health and beauty of your skin, plan some other pastime during the daytime: you can go for a massage or read a good book.
Moisturizing inside and out
Do not forget that in summer our body needs more fluids. Be sure to grab a bottle of water to the beach. Adequate fluid intake will help your skin stay smooth, remember that beauty starts from the inside out? And one more thing: after sunbathing, be sure to take a shower and apply a moisturizing milk or cream to your skin, this will help prevent the dryness that easily appears after the sun. On well-hydrated skin, by the way, the tan lays down even more evenly.
