The sun shines and warms our skin, for our greatest happiness. Because it has been showing up again for a few weeks and after long winter months, the temptation is great to expose yourself from the first rays! Be careful not to rush things, and to prepare your skin for the sun to protect it from its misdeeds and get a nice tan. So, ready to give your skin a boost?
If you want to get a tan that lasts and looks the best, the key is hydrated and exfoliated skin! We think of drinking a lot of water, of filling up with fruits and vegetables full of water in order to hydrate from the inside. Outside, we opt for a scrub twice a week and a daily hydration session with milk or oil. The opportunity to continue to take care of yourself, isn't it? Our favorite duo this spring? Maison Meunier's coffee radiance scrub and Lavera's coconut and vanilla moisturizing body milk. The ultra-toning and invigorating scrub combines coffee beans with detoxifying grapefruit essential oil. Rid of its impurities and dead cells, the skin is then ready to receive the moisturizers applied afterwards, and to welcome the sun (always with suitable sun protection)! Lavera's coconut and vanilla milk, with its sweet and gourmet scent, is to die for! Light, creamy and soothing, it perfectly hydrates the skin and leaves it incredibly soft. Most ? He makes us go on vacation from our bathroom!
Above all, expose your skin gradually, in order to get your skin used to the sun, and avoid time slots from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. It also helps prevent sunburn. Of course, we think of applying sun protection, with an SPF50 index to start, on the body and face. You can also mix your face moisturizer with a little sunscreen to protect your skin at each exposure. As exposures progress, the protection index can be reduced by switching to an SPF30. Protecting your skin well means protecting it from premature skin ageing, spots, sunburn and, in the most serious cases, skin cancer. For the face, opt for a suitable sunscreen, such as those from Mádara, Laboratoires de Biarritz or UV Bio.
After the exposure, we put again on moisturizers and a fresh after-sun milk which allow to preserve the tan while soothing the skin.
Before integrating food supplements into your diet, you rush to foods rich in antioxidants that slow down the action of free radicals and in beta carotenes, ideal for preparing your skin for the sun. Apples, blackberries, radishes, grapes, green tea, matcha, are all antioxidant allies. Why consume foods rich in beta-carotene? Simply because it is transformed into retinol during digestion and then allows the synthesis of melanin, responsible for skin pigmentation, and therefore tanning. Head for carrots, tomatoes, apricots, mango, spinach or even broccoli to fill up on this magical active ingredient!
In addition to a special sun diet, we rely on D-Lab's Active Sun Complex which will prepare our skin for the sun and prolong our tan naturally thanks to vitamin-rich carrot extract, antioxidant turmeric and Restructuring gingham. We can also integrate into our diet a cure of turmeric, perfect for its antioxidant properties which allow the cells to fight against free radicals.
Want a deep cure? "We want an antioxidant shield" by Nubio is then the ally of choice. To protect the skin from U.V, external aggressions and aging, this cure is perfect for fine, fair and fragile skin, reactive skin (inflammation, redness, rosacea, pregnancy) and skin sensitized by the sun and the first signs aging (spots). It is consumed as a drink, in porridge or in yogurt.
Even if we don't expose ourselves, the world of beauty is full of nuggets that illuminate our complexion and our skin while taking us far away on vacation from our bathroom! Here are our 3 favorites for sublime skin, with or without exposure:
- UV Bio glitter oil:this oil sublimates our skin thanks to its combination of dry vegetable oils and coppery mica. Perfect on the neckline and legs to highlight our tan.
- Oil from the islands of La Canopée:concentrated in ultra-generous coconut oil and Ylang Ylang essential oil with a sweet fragrance, this beauty oil protects your skin from external aggressions and nourishes it to restore its natural tone . Golden Mica deposits its natural pearls on your skin after each application for a sparkling result. In short, we love it!
- Evolve Beauty shimmering dry oil:thanks to mineral pigments that reflect light, the skin is sublimated. Its delicate and exotic smell of monoi and its non-sticky texture are a real treat!
