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 Is your skin ready for summer?
As beach season approaches, both women and men will soon bare it all -- or close to it. After being bundled up all winter long, people will shed their sweaters and jeans and show some skin.
But "the problem with summer skin is winter skin,"Our skin is dry from the cold, harsh winter."
Exfoliate to Get Rid of Dry, Dull Skin
Experts agree the best way to get your skin ready for summer is with regular exfoliation. This gets rid of dead, dry skin cells. "You can use a chemical or physical exfoliation to keep your skin looking fresher and to get rid of dry flaky winter skin,"
Use a washcloth, loofah, buff puff, or any number of the microdermabrasion creams or tools that are now on the market,
Wet your entire body in the bath or shower.
Apply exfoliating cleanser to your loofah or washcloth, and scrub, using gentle, circular motions.
"Don't go overboard, less is more when it comes to exfoliating," recommendations; exfoliating no more than once a day or a couple of times a week.
keep the regimen up throughout summer. "This is something everyone should think about now, so when you do have summer glow it will last even longer."
Added incentive: exfoliated skin will help self-tanners go on more smoothly, making them less likely to streak and prevent your glow from fading prematurely.
Moisturize to Hydrate Skin
After you exfoliate, moisturizing your winter dry skin is key. "If your skin is only a little dry, you can use a liquid moisturizer and if it's very dry, you can use a cream moisturizer,"
This year, tinted moisturizers are popular, "Everyone wants a bronze look and these products are like a foundation for the body," They fall just short of a self-tanner because unlike self-tanners, which fade naturally, tinted moisturizers will typically wash off. "The color itself does not protect from sun so you may need sunscreen too,"
"It's hot and humid during the summer, so you really want to make sure that whatever moisturizer or tinted moisturizer you choose it is noncomedogenic," meaning that it won't clog your pores and cause breakouts.
Enjoy a great summer everyone!
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