The holiday season is in full swing! In the summer we are so eager to enjoy the sun, that sometimes forget about safety precautions. Golden tan skin, the skin is radiant and no longer need to do an intensive makeover. And treated many indulgences, because in the summer it's time only a light moisturizing. But with the arrival of fall, we can face problems that are not always easy to solve by conventional means! What you should take care of your skin after the summer?
Active in the "hobby" sun contribute to thinning of the dermis, wrinkles and unwanted pigmentation. Under the influence of solar energy absorbed by the epidermis begins to form free radicals, which subsequently leads to disruption of the integrity of the particular layer of the skin.
Active solar radiation stimulates the production of excessive sebum production and hyperkeratosis, which in turn can cause acne flare ups for about a week after returning from vacation!
External signs of UV damage:
- dryness and peeling of the skin,
- reduced skin turgor,
- the decrease of elasticity,
- the appearance of wrinkles,
- the expansion of the capillaries,
- sensitivity and redness,
- pigment.
To avoid aging, you need to take the rules daily use tools with SPF in the summer and not to abuse the sun. You can also use natural factors of protection. For example, shea butter, sesame, almond and coconut oil has a natural SPF of 2-4 and it is wonderful to moisturize dry skin.
But what to do when the summer is over, and you notice some of the following symptoms of the destructive action of ultraviolet radiation? There are certain measures that you can implement independently and to use the services of beauty salons.
Home care for skin affected by the sun
What can and should be taken independently, to March to the beautician:
- Repair the damaged layer is necessary to begin actively nourish the skin from the inside. It is important to observe the water balance throughout the body and drink 1-2 liters of pure water a day. And also need to carefully monitor their diet. With the onset of autumn the number of fruits and vegetables in our diet reduce, so it is worth thinking about, how to drink multi-vitamin during. Pay attention to the composition! There must be present vitamins, calcium, vitamin E, folic acid. And also don't forget about the importance of healthy fatty acids, Omega-3, which significantly affects the strength and elasticity of the skin.
- If other signs of photodamage, you have found the acne, it is possible to arrange a cleaning, detox diet, whose purpose is to strengthen the metabolic rate and cleanse the body of toxins. The diet involves drinking only fresh juices and purees fruits and vegetables for three days. During the treatment of acne should also reduce the consumption of sugar and yeast, because these products improve the fermentation processes in the body.
- Soothe irritated sun-exposed skin, helps to pack on the basis of medicinal plants. You can use chamomile are also excellent to help 20 minutes to pack green tea, which contains a lot of antioxidants.
- Also need to check their purse. If in the summer we use a light moisturizing formula, with the advent of cold weather should pay attention to more nutritious creams that protect the skin from temperature and air flow. Pay attention to the presence in the composition of nutrient oils and also components, such as panthenol, squalene, and lanolin. The extra hydration you can use a cream serum with hyaluronic acid, which improves skin tone and elasticity suitable for serum vitamin C.
- Alginate mask is well known for its powerful moisturizing effect and suitable tool for emergency rehabilitation of the skin. Increases efficiency, before using this mask, you can apply a thin layer of moisturizer.
- In the fight against pigmentation helps homemade whitening mask. For example, you can mix 2 tablespoons sour cream 1 teaspoon of lemon pulp. Greater efficiency in the mass, you can add a few drops of hydrogen peroxide or lemon essential oil.
- Control the production of sebaceous glands apply the mask based on white clay (kaolin). This mask can also make your own: 2 teaspoons of clay mixed with a small amount of water, until a homogeneous mass. You can get a more pleasing composition to add a bit of any cream.
Professional treatment to restore the skin
Autumn is the best time to start intensive cosmetic procedures. The sun is not as active as in summer, therefore, it is possible to use a different shell. Professional procedures are aimed primarily to upgrade and stimulation of metabolic processes in the skin, restore balance and reduce pigmentation.
- AHA peels (chemical peels based on the action of fruit acids) to promote an intensive rejuvenation of the upper layer of the epidermis and depth peeling. There are a variety of tools for both home and professional use, but it is better to trust the expert because wrong use may cause damage to the skin. Beautician will help you choose the percentage ratio of active acid peels and appoint the collateral treatment.
- Biorevitalization is an injection method, which is based on subcutaneous injection of hyaluronic acid and designed to instantly restore the water balance in the cells.
- Photorejuvenation is a treatment which is based on the penetrating ability of powerful light pulses are absorbed by cells and blood vessels of the dermis and work in all layers of the skin, producing collagen and melanin. Cells, which have high concentrations of melanin has been destroyed under the action of absorbed light energy, and then they start the process of the formation of new collagen and elastin fibers.
Restoration of the skin, couperose
We should also mention the skin, couperose, like many treatments for his condition because of a genetic predisposition to fragility of blood vessels. But the observance of certain rules will significantly improve the skin condition:
- It is necessary to leave all of the assets, which increase microcirculation in the tissues.
- Prohibited frequent visits to spas, the use of alcoholic beverages, tonics and lotions and mechanical cleaning.
- It is impossible to do massage and to use cosmetics with acids.
- It is not recommended to use abrasive scrubs and other aggressive treatments peels. To exfoliate you need to use gentle products marked "for sensitive skin".
- Cosmetic products do not contain dyes, mineral oil and perfume fragrances.
- Two times a year to be incorporated into the complex of vitamins PP, K, C and E, which normalizes blood clotting, vascular tone, strengthens their walls and reduce their permeability.
From salon procedures described in: microcurrent therapy, light therapy, laser, lymphatic drainage, mesotherapy special cocktails to strengthen blood vessels, plasmolifting. Remove vessels that have become visible will help electrocoagulation and special care.
It is important to remember that skin is a live organ, and its condition depends on our careful attitude to your body. Fortunately, the processes associated with photoaging, is largely reversible. To avoid sunburn is not necessary, the most important thing to know when to stop. Autumn is a good time to give the skin a rest and begins the complex of rehabilitation measures, before during the winter.