Skin Care for Summer – 7 beauty tips

Your need special skin care for summer. The suns UVA and UVB rays penetrate deep in the layers of the skin and damage the protein that gives skin its texture, color and elasticity. Fair skin is more likely to get wrinkles due to less pigment which block some of the sun rays.

Skin Care for Summer - 7 beauty tips
Here are 7 easy summer skin care tips:
1) Time your exposure

Ultraviolet radiation is strongest between 10 a.m to 4 p.m. Try to minimize direct sun exposure during these hours to prevent wrinkles.
2) Wear sunscreen

How to apply or wear sunscreen

Apply sunscreen at least 10 to 15 minutes before you leave the house. Shop for sunscreens that has protection against UVA and UVB and a high SPF value which is the sun protection factor. It protects your skin from wrinkles, pigmentation and skin cancer.
3) Exfoliate

Exfoliate - remove dry and dead cells from Skin

It is very important to remove dry and dead cells from your skin by exfoliating regularly. This keep your skin smooth and get rid of flaky winter skin. Use a loofah,wash cloth, dermabrasion cream or tools that are now available in the market. Apply exfoliator cleanser to loofah or wash cloth and gently scrub on you skin in circular motions. For your face, use a facial scrub and rinse. It is recommended no more than twice a week.
4) Moisturize Regularly

Moisturize regularly - keeping the skin balance

Your skin need hydration because your body lose minerals by sweating. Moisturize regularly after every wash to maintain skins balance. Use a oil free and non comedogenic moisturizer that wont clog skin pore. Tinted moisturizer are popular and easily available, for those who want a bronze look and these moisturizer are like foundation.
5) Remove unwanted hair

Remove unwanted hair - waxing and shaving

There are many methods available for removing unwanted hair. You can use a way that you feel comfortable with. Shaving is an easy, cheap and quick method for hair removal. Shave in the opposite direction from which hair grows and in places where hair grows in different directions, try pulling the skin slightly, making it easier to shave.

If you are prone to ingrown hairs and bump, use an aspirin as it is anti inflammatory. You can also try waxing, hair regrows finer and before you re-wax, you have to let your hair grow to minimal length.

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Chemical Sunscreens Can Be Really Scary . . .

Most of the active chemical ingredients contain potent endocrine disruptors, and experts believe exposure to them is changing us for the worse. And as we talked about yesterday, many “healthy” mineral sunscreens contain nanoparticles which have been linked to accelerated skin aging, cancer and environmental toxicity. Not to mention that many of them use omega-6 rich oils such as soy and sunflower/safflower, which may disturb the healthy balance of fats most likely to resist oxidation.

Most days we skip sunscreen altogether and use antioxidants instead, but on days we are going to be out much longer than usual we do use sunscreen.

Based on all the scary stuff I just mentioned you may be asking if there are ANY sunscreens I’d recommend. Thanks to this sunscreen review by Katie over at Kitchen Stewardship, the answer is yes. Most days I skip the sunscreen and let antioxidants do the work, but for long days at the beach Green Screen is something I would be comfortable using on my family. It’s not perfect – it contains a small amount of soy – but it’s very good overall.
(Where to buy my top sunscreen pick)

Loving Naturals also has a pretty good one. They actually list the micron size of their zinc oxide – it’s within range of normal particles so I’m guessing it’s not micronized. The only thing I’d change is switch out the omega-6 rich sunflower oil for something else. Not a huge deal to me, though. And yay! They have a baby version, too!

Where to buy my #2 sunscreen pick
What’s The Difference Between Nano-sized and Micronized?

Good question! Micronization is a grinding process, not a size. It can be used to make nanomaterials (100 nanometers or smaller, usually around 10-50), or something smaller than nanosize but larger than the non-micronized “bulk” form that has been shown to be non-toxic (200-500 nanometers).

From what I understand, micronization appears to create at least some nanoparticles through it’s process even when the targeted size is larger . . . kind of like leftover sawdust. So even if it is “non-nano” micronized there is still a possibility it contains nanomaterial. Bulk forms that have not been subjected to micronization do not carry that risk. This may not be a factor at all (reports are conflicting), but for now I’m staying away from them.