Healthy skin is happy skin

Summer brings with it a plethora of skin problems. There’s dryness due to lack of moisture in the air and burning and itching all over thanks to sweat. One of the major problems is tanning and burning of skin courtesy harsh sun rays and increasing temperature.

So when the sun is beaming on your face, follow these simple tips and practices to stay protected. Stay hydrated: It is essential to drink water during summer as heat and sweat can leave you dehydrated. Drinking plenty of water not only rejuvenates skin but also helps in making it radiant and glowing. It also combats acne and aging.

Stay protected: Don’t step out of the house without applying sunscreen of SPF 20 or higher, in order to protect your skin from the harmful UV rays. Reapply it every two to three hours, even when indoors. The ‘Skin Nourishing Sun Screen Lotion SPF 40’ is paraben free and it promises a sweat free nourishing formula that lends a satin-smooth finish to the skin.

Enriched with Comfrey plant extracts that nourishes, heals and soothes the skin, this sunscreen lotion is a best bet to retain skin moisture and delay the skin ageing. Let your skin breathe: ‘Longer days, lighter clothing and less makeup’ should be your number one rule to follow this season.

In these months of excessive sweat, dust and dirt, keeping your skin clean is an ultimate priority so that it can breathe easy. The ‘Neem Face Wash’ with chamomile and tea tree extracts, which is formulated with rich natural ingredients, controls sebum secretion without excessively drying the skin. Its pure neem extract, effectively helps clear acne and pimples and prevents their recurrence.

Exfoliate away to glory: Accumulation of dead cells on the surface of your skin makes it dull, rough and dry. A gentle, daily exfoliation routine is your next best bet to keep your skin clean and blemish free. It also allows skin cells to regenerate more quickly and keeps your skin smooth and silky.

Protect your pout: Maintaining smooth, hydrated luscious lips often becomes a distant dream during the summers. As the temperature rises, your lips are exposed to harmful UV rays, heat, and transitions from the heat to air conditioning, they become dry and chapped, which leaves them looking and feeling dead.

Use a lip balm or a lip sunscreen with a SPF 15 or higher with moisturising ingredients to prevent dehydration and chapping. (The writer is Global Head, New Product Development, VLCC)