How to take care of skin after sunbathing?

Solar radiation can be really injurious therefore it’s worth shielding yourself against it doubly: before and after sunbathing. In order to protect skin against the harmful action delivered by solar radiation it’s suggested applying sunscreens featuring a right kind of filter. How to take care of skin after sunbathing?

How to take care of skin after sunbathing?

After-sun creams, balms and gels

What’s vital, skin must be replenished with water right after being exposed to the sun. In order to do that, firstly, you need to rinse sea salt, sand, sweat and residues of sunscreen off using cold water. Skin cleansing helps active substance form cosmetics such as creams, balms and gels to penetrate skin right after sunbathing. Such preparations should have light consistency that says goodbye to the adverse action delivered by the sun rays, soothes irritations and redness, evens skin and prevents flaking dead epidermis cells off. Moreover, such products’ task is also to extend the life-span of suntan. Another important issue to mention, after-sun creams, balms and gels should contain urea, lipids, amino acids and hyaluronic acid that absorb and store water. Other precious substances are the relieving ones, and these are allantoin, d-panthenol, aloe extract and thermal spring water. Fairly useful are also vitamins A, C and E as well as anti-oxidants that neutralize free radicals and slow down skin ageing processes.

How to apply after-sun creams, balms and gels?

First and foremost, it’s advised against applying a thick layer of after-sun products because skin can absorb a defined quantity of active substances at a time. Instead of putting huge amount of a cosmetic on, it’s much better to reapply after-sun creams a few times a day, especially at bedtime when skin self-regenerating processes are more effective.

After-sun skin regenerating masks

The second way of soothing the aftermath of sunbathing are skin regenerating masks. Such preparations should contain hyaluronic acid, thermal spring water, coenzyme Q10, wheat sprout extract or oenothera seed extract and borago officinalis extract.

Atomised mists

Atomised mists deliver immediate relief to the sun-heated skin. Right after applying atomised mists to skin, its excess should be collected with a tissue because if left, it can accelerate skin dehydration.

Home remedies

In order to take care of skin after tanning, sometimes it’s enough to give a go to home remedies. One of the best solutions in this case is a ‘cold pack’ made of soured milk, butter milk or yoghurt. Equally effective solution is offered by mineral water mixed either with lemon juice or cucumber juice. Also, skin can be treated with aloe juice that accelerates its regeneration and prevents its exfoliation.