Contributed by Shereen Shabnam
With the summer almost here, many people are looking at skincare regimes and must-have summer essentials that deliver maximum results and leave your skin feeling radiant and sun-kissed.
Looking after your skin from the inside is just as important as what you put on it. Fresh salads and fresh juices as nourishment are ideal. As the temperature rises, start your skin and body care regimes to replenish and rehydrate your skin all summer long and get the best treatments to optimise the condition of your skin for the summer.
Here are some simple, quick and sure shot tips:
Hydration: The most important element of youthful and fresh looking skin is hydration. Water is perfect, but hydra facials gently cleanses, hydrates and exfoliates the skin, removes impurities and toxins, leaving it fresh, moisturised and healthy. For best results, one must drink at least 1.5 litres of water each day as skin needs hydration or fresh juices from inside as well. You can opt to flavour your water with fresh fruit like lemon and strawberry, and even cucumber and mint for a extra fresh boost.
Scrub: Getting rid of the dry and dead skin cells is important to reveal a new fresh layer. For a radiant glow, after a gentle scrub with a walnut, apricot, or almond based scrub, dab some cold milk with a cotton ball for 10 minutes. If you have access to an ayurvedic-based ‘ubtans’ or powdered herbs, there is nothing like it for an all-natural boost. If your skin is oily, a natural remedy like rose water is better than milk! Post this ritual, it is essential to use sun protection and then moisturize well after the scrub.
Nutrition: Light meals and snacks are best in the summer. Light salads and fruits like watermelon that has lots of water can do wonders for your skin. Lighter meals are also great for the body when preparing to approach the mid-summer holidays – think holidays on the beach as a motivation.
Get youthful: Try the new innovative and powerful LPG Skin Rejuvenation program, which combines the proven efficiency of new Endermolift with a superficial peel skin care line. It treats the skin surface for supple, glowing, youthful and rejuvenated skin.
Firm up: To correct sagging and loose skin, especially along the jaw line, chin, abdomen and upper arm, get treatments that stimulate new collagen production and leads improvements in lax skin, lines and wrinkles. It is best to shop around for the treatment that suits you best. My favourite is the hypoxy treatments that I do at Body Smart.
Anti-ageing: we can’t run away from the aging process but we can slow it down. My favourite remedy for this is theanti-aging technologies by LPG, which is one of the most effective ways to restore and renew skin cells and improve skin texture.
Treat pigmentation: The Deep cleansing facial or facial peels are effective in targeting dark brown spots on any part of the face, neck and décolleté. They can be done in most salons in the region. It improves skin tone and surface imperfections associated with ageing and sun damage.
As long as we stay with the basics like drinking lots of water, regular facials and treatments, sun protection and hydration, we should be able to enjoy the summer without worrying about skin damage it can cause.
