Sun Solutions: Do You Have Your Essential Sunshine Stash?

So, what sun solutions equal beautiful skin this season? We’ve got you covered! And we’re not just talking about a healthier glow! Sure, your skin may look brighter, feel less dry and even get that hint of sun-kissed colour you love, but other things are happening that may need support. Weather always means change, and for the body’s largest organ when the heat hits, it sends signals that it needs help cooling down. So, what sun solutions equal beautiful skin this season? We’ve got you covered!

Sun Solutions: Your Skin in Summer

While South Africa is known to be sunny year round, the summer season can be scorching hot. With higher temperatures comes a higher UV index. And this is important to take note of. It’s the sun’s potential to do damage to skin, eyes and also the risk of skin cancers. If you’re not in a seriously committed relationship with your SPF already, now’s the time to couple up. And really commit.

And while you may be worried about oilier skin in summer – and yes that is a genuine concern – with the right texture, sunscreen is still your number one treatment product. Why’s that? Well apart from helping to protect you from sun-induced ageing and obviously skin cancers, there’s pigmentation. SPF helps guard against that too. Remember if you already suffer from active conditions like melasma (hormonal pigmentation) UV rays will further stimulate melanin. This means your patches may look darker or your skin tone more uneven. Basically, summer is pigmentation’s worst enemy.

Your Essential Sunshine Stash: The Happy Sun Solution Hitlist

It’s not just SPF that needs to be “added to cart.” Home care is the foundation of everyday happy and healthy skin. So what yours telling you? Does it need more oil control or perhaps a boost in hydration? While these conditions sit on the opposite end of the skin spectrum, they are both very relevant when you’re feeling the heat.

For many South Africans – especially those living where it’s humid – hot, sticky weather makes their skin go into sebum (oil) overdrive. For this look to your face wash and also how you’re cleansing. Does your cleanser have ingredients like glycolic acid or salicylic acid? A gel or foam formulation with actives like these (find them both in SkinCeuticals Blemish + Age Cleanser Gel) helps to rid pores of oil and dirt.

And remember to wash up into your hairline. This area is usually forgotten, which can mean breakouts along the hairline or the outer edges of your face. If you want more oil in your skin, you’re likely feeling dry thanks to the sun. Yes that nemesis again! Unfortunately it does absorb the moisture from skin meaning your face feels drier and could look flaky. Up your targeted treatments; boost with a hydration serum in the form of hyaluronic acid. Look to Lamelle’s Corrective HA Plus Serum to keep skin plumped with moisture!

Ready for your Summer skin transformation? The heat needn’t mean bad things for your face. With just a few add ins and tweaks, your skin will glow forth beautifully. Enjoy getting prepped and ready for the season ahead!