Hello summer sunshine! It’s time to get your skin ready for the summer festive season. The most important aspects of preparing your skin for summer is a good cleansing/ exfoliating routine, sun protection and creating a radiant glow.
With Durban summer comes increased humidity. It is therefore essential to start with good cleansing. Many people like that squeeky clean fresh feeling after a hot day, preferring a foaming cleanser. I would recommend the Esse Gel Cleanser with its refreshing mint, gentle plant based foaming agent, that leaves your skin’s barrier intact. Bi-weekly exfoliating will deep cleanse and remove dead skin cell build up, leaving your skin super smooth and glowing. The Esse Microderm or Cocoa exfoliators are highly recommended.
We should all be using daily sun protection on our faces, anything above a 30 SPF. This will protect from harmful UVA and UVB rays that cause aging and burning of the skin. Remember when traveling in a car we still receive 70 % of these harmful rays through the windscreen, so remember to apply your sunscreen on long holiday car travel. My favourites include Heliocare Gel Cream Tint SPF 50 which gives a glowing natural cover and protection in one, as does the ISDIN tinted sunscreen. The Esse foundation has a dual function, with pigment colour and spf 30 protection, coming in 10 different skin tones. It is vital to protect your skin, remember a sunburn is a scar for life and will come out in damaged skin or pigmentation in years to come.
The Esse spritz toners are lovely to use on a hot humid day. A quick spritz after a day on the beach feels refreshing, hydrating and is hugely antioxidant.
Last but not least, visit me at InSkin @Thrive for a facial to refresh, hydrate and pamper your skin. All products available at Thrive.
Hayley Guthrie – InSkin
For advise on your summer skin care products book a free consultation with Hayley on 082 3269 884 or visit her at Thrive on Monday, Wednesday and Friday