We all like to have a fascinating tone, but if we do not know how to take the necessary precautions, in addition to doing us wrong, our tan will probably fade even before a self-tanner.
Like when you want to lose weight, express diets are useless, in this case the logic is the same: sunbathing with magical oils will only make the peeling evident and wrinkles appear in advance.
If you want to get a fascinating lasting tone without damaging your skin you have to follow these tips:
-Prepare your body with at least 10 days in advance, through a diet rich in beta-carotene to activate the melanin of your body, hormone that gives us the tan color. Foods like carrots, mangoes and leafy greens are ideal for this.
-Care your skin is clean, hydrated and without a trace of makeup.
-Do not use products with alcohol, such as perfumes or deodorants, because stains may appear.
-When you buy sunscreen, choose an appropriate factor for your skin. Hopefully from a known brand that is not less than factor 15.
-Apply it half an hour before exposure, with the skin completely dry.
-You have to be generous with the blocker in the most sensitive parts of your body. body: face, eyelids, neck, neckline, ears, shoulders, instep and even the sole of the foot.
-Reinforce the application of the sunscreen every 30 minutes and those resistant to water, every 90 minutes.
- Protect yourself lips and scars with special blockers and eyes with sunglasses.
-Never use cola drinks as a tanner since, in addition to not offering protection, they can increase sun damage.
-The first 3 or 4 days , take sun for 15 minutes and no more. As the days go by, slowly extend the exposure time as you get the golden color, but do not exceed 2 hours. The tone will last much longer and you will be taking care of your skin!
-The skin tone is a factor that can allow a longer exposure time. However, dark skins are not free from sun damage and white skins are obviously more susceptible.
-You do not sunbathe between 11:00 in the morning and 4:00 in the afternoon, because the sun's rays are very strong and although protected, they will damage your skin in the same way and can harm your tan.
- Drink water constantly to stay hydrated and your skin continues to generate melanin, the hormone that gives you the color.
-Don't be a long time standing in the sun, because if you move you will get a more even tan.
-The cloudy days have almost the same solar radiation as one cloudless, so do not stop using sunscreen.
-Then a shower, apply an after sun cream that relaxes and hydrates the skin. This way, your tan will last longer.
-In the face and eyes apply special creams that perform the same action.
-To prolong the tan, you can wash your face with a strong tea infusion. But, as it is astringent, then you have to nourish the skin well with a moisturizing milk
-You can use self-tanner in the following days to get a darker shade.
-Some sunspots can be rinsed by applying a thin cotton soaked in a infusion of parsley or lemon juice.
-To achieve a more intense color, it is good to perform a body peel 10 days before the first exposure to the sun, to remove dead skin cells from the surface of the skin.
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