How to have a uniform and long-lasting tan

At the beginning of summer, and with the first sunny days it takes the desire to tan to renew our dull winter complexion. Tanned skin is now a must in charm and sensuality both male and female, as evidenced by the thousands of tanning salons opened in the last 10 years. But we must not forget the good precautions especially at first exposure to keep skin healthy and still achieve uniform and long-lasting tan. In addition to protecting us with quality creams with high protective factor, we have to prepare our skin to sun exposure freeing the pores and removing dead skin cells, so as to free ourselves definitively the "winter coat." A good scrub and moisturizing sitting by your esthetician can indeed make you shorten the time of tan and improve its quality.

even tan: the importance of scrubs

It's many sadly mistaken belief that scrubs "take away" your tan .. Wrong !! A deep cleansing and exfoliation in the days prior to sun exposure greatly facilitates the engraftment of tanning in a more uniform and lasting way. This is because going to eliminate all the "old" outer layer of the skin, removing dead skin cells that make off our complexion, making it smoother and more receptive. Also during the summer season it is important to perform the delicate scrub, maybe in the shower, to even out the complexion and obtain a golden tan for the whole period.

Here are some tips.

honey body scrub for an even tan tips

To prepare our skin to the sun, it is best to plan ahead, maybe 10 days before exposure, taking appointment from our beautician and book a real moisturizing and nourishing treatment with scrub all over the body, to be repeated after 6 -7 days. This will allow us not only to thoroughly exfoliate our skin but also to make it more healthy and hydrated, and more resistant to the heat of the sun and the consequent dehydration. If you do not have this possibility, and 'still you need to reserve at least one full scrub two days before exposure. Careful not to commit the mistake before exposing yourself 24 hours by scrub, the skin may still be sensitive and reddened by the effect of mechanical friction. After peeling and 'always important to nourish the skin with an oil or a moisturizer. Before exposing ourselves to the sun we must arm ourselves with a quality sunscreen with a protection factor quite high (SPF 20 - 30), with the possibility to change it with a lower protection after reaching a uniform color. It 'important to know that the protection factor indicates not so much the filtering ability of UVB rays but rather the protection time (and thus of exposure) before the appearance of erythema. So the more we will stay long at the highest sun must be the SPF of our cream. Let us remember that in addition to avoiding sunburn, then we would ruin the skin and the summer season, protect us helps us to prevent problems of its own stimulated skin from sunlight as wrinkles, loss of skin elasticity, blemishes and diseases such as melanoma.

How to maintain a uniform and long-lasting tan

Sunbathing is not enough to obtain a golden skin all season. In addition to preparing our skin to sun exposure we must also know how to treat it and feed it to keep it toned and golden long. Cosmetically speaking, and 'need to run once a week a gentle exfoliation of the face and body, maybe in the shower, preferably in the morning of a day when you expose yourself to the sun. Idratarci remember to always post-scrub and after each show, we also help you set the color. We use a good moisturizer containing these ingredients possibly: Vitamin b5, Avocado Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Gamma Oryzanol (precious natural UVA filter made from wheat germ). The nourishment is critical! The pear tree 'skin should be withheld only from outside but also from inside. That's why a proper diet based on vegetables and fruit, containing high concentrations of vitamins and minerals, is extremely important. We have to vary as much power, even entrusting to the eye, and eat food from summer colors, from yellow to red, which in fact are those that contain more beta-carotene and vitamin A, but also potassium, calcium and iron, essential to rehydrate after a day at Sun.