Beautiful Skin in Any Weather

Posted by admin on April 11, 2010

The question of depletion of the ozone layer caused by human activity itself as pollution, felling trees and so on, protective layer of direct sunlight it was lower. Change by extreme weather, from heat to cool which sometimes occurs in the span of several hours may be to stress the skin, causing irritation such as acne and dull skin.

Not only this heat very hot making our skin becomes red, irritating and if there in a long span of time can cause skin cancer.

A. Know your skin

1. Dry Skin

• Feature : It is usually easy to peel the skin of this type and a little porous. Many factors can create cosmetics dry skin problems among others who do not match, the use of certain drugs, and the age factor. Plus we get older, less moisture the skin. Ill effects positive changes of the sun and hot weather, both very influential on the health of dry skin. The skin so quickly reddened, scaly, irritating pop up, and the blackened scars if scratched.

• The Solution : for this kind of necessary skin moisturizer with high oil content.

2. Oily Skin

• Feature : Usually, could be seen from the pores of the skin easily arise blackheads and acne. Actually, there are oil skin’s natural protective layer of skin that is always damp.

• The Solution : Treat oily skin like normal skin. To prevent sticking, select a moisturizer with high water content.

3. Combination Skin

• Feature : Usually, the T (forehead, nose and chin) greasy, while the dry cheek area.

• The Solution : Choose a moisturizer for normal skin, because it contains levels of oil and water balance.

4. Normal Skin

• Feature : This skin type usually looks soft, but not oily. The skin was smooth and rarely acne. Even so, remain normal skin need moisturizers because water content can be lost due to external factors, such as high temperatures.

• Solution : moisturizer for normal skin.

B. Ritual to be done

Changes in the weather which can’t be expected to make you should be extra careful in caring for the skin. It is not difficult to treat, simply doing these 3 step, you are ready to leave the house!

1. Applying sunscreen

• Habits are outdoors sometimes make us forget the dangers of the sun for the skin. Many people are reluctant to use sunscreen because it feels sticky on the skin. Or, just wear it when you’re exercising outdoors or in the beach.

• Choose a sunscreen that water-based, so not too sticky, generally in the form of gel or spray, but it must be remembered, when we sweat a lot or while swimming, the sunscreen must be frequently repeated use.

• Apply sunscreen 20 minutes before exiting the room, and then repeat every 20 minutes. Each person has a skin condition that is different, so you need to know your skin condition, in some people which skin is already red after 10 minutes under the sun shine.

• Do not forget to apply sunscreen on other parts of the body part exposed to the sun, like the skin on the back of the neck and ears. To you who are not too much to do outdoor activities, or when the day is cloudy or rainy, wear sunscreen with SPF 15 levels only, However for a lot of outdoor activities to use SPF 30 or more.

• Sunscreen contained in cosmetics such as talcum powder compact, usually don’t have a high SPF content. Therefore, it is recommended to smear sunscreen separately.

2. Wear moisturizer

• Because the weather in the tropical countries humid to be damp, sometimes we often forget to use moisturizer. In fact, moisturizer is very important in helping maintain the balance of water levels in the skin. Usually, moisturizer used in the day before the makeup and the night after cleaning the face. If you often sweat, or after performing ablution, it is worth applying more moisturizer to the face. The function is as a protective moisturizer. Therefore, although was not doing activities outside the home, we still have to wear it.

3. Spread Lip Balm

• Since the skin of the lip do not have oil glands, and in dry atmospheric conditions we need the help of lip balm, lip balm effective in improving the dehydration of skin, lips and flexible skin again. The sudden change in temperature can make chapped lips and peeling and dry. Choose a lip balm flavor without the additional colors, or taste, because the lips of skin are in a vulnerable state and unable to protect against chemicals and active substances contained in the moisturizer. Use moisturizing cream with petroleum jelly without any mixture. For the prevention of everyday life, you can try different types of lip balm that is makeup, too. Avoid wet his lips with saliva, because saliva contains many enzymes that digest proteins are, it will cause the lips more chapped.