
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR SKIN THIS SUMMER
The summer is here. With it comes the daily issues of dealing with acne, pimples, blemishes and sunburns. Here are some vital tips that will help you beat the summer blues and keep you looking clean and fresh.
- Use a sun screen every day with a minimum of SPF 15.
- Avoid heavy make-up in summer.
- Avoid oil-based foundations. They attract more dirt and make your skin look greasy.
- Summer is a good time for those creamy lipsticks. Reserve the darker shades for evening.
- Eat fruits, vegetables and herbs, which supply the skin with essential nutrients and come with free-radical fighting antioxidant properties while they help keep your skin cool. Carrots, lettuce, summer squash such as zucchini, celery, asparagus and leafy greens are good vegetable choices. Sweet juicy fruits such as pears, grapes, watermelon and mangoes will nourish and cleanse.
- Go easy on your diet. Avoid spicy and oily food, instead eat lots of fruits and salads. You will feel and look fresher.
- Go easy on spicy or sour foods, especially if you plan to go out and enjoy the sun for the day, to keep your skin from breaking out or getting inflamed.
- Use a good moisturizer. The sun makes you perspire a lot, making your skin dry.
- Stay out of the sun. It will increase your sebum production making your skin oily.
- Milk is a cooling beverage that also supplies nutrients to your skin and helps to keep it from drying out. Drink at least a cup daily.
- Sleep. Get as much rest as you can. It helps in rejuvenating your skin.
- Cold water does wonders. Splash your face, hands, and legs with cold water when you come back from the days work. It will not only clean you, but also serve as a refreshing wake up.
- Apply a good mud pack. They will help revitalize your skin.
- Drink lots of water through the day, not only to replenish moisture lost to the heat and sweat but also to help flush toxins out of the body and keep skin looking clear and lustrous.
- Avoid alcohol, as it will dehydrate your skin.

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