As much as we love the sun, sand and sea, post beach trip skin can be que horror! Fine, your tan is amazing, but your face can be a disaster. In my experience, I usually get a lot of blackheads, whiteheads, and dry and dull face; therefore, I thought of sharing skin care tips after a beach trip to avoid such dilemmas.
Exfoliate
Yes, applying sunblock every so often is a must when you’re out in the sun. The problem with this is you’re also re-applying the sunblock while you have a lot of dirt, sand and oil on your face. This can be the cause of those little white bumps on your face after a beach trip.
My tip: Before re-applying sunblock, make sure to clean your face with wet facial wipes or if you can wash your face, better. Then, exfoliate to get rid of clogged pores. This can prevent blackheads, whiteheads or those little bumps you usually get after a beach trip. In my experience, using an exfoliating facial cleanser every 3 days works for me, so if your beach trip is more than 3 days, pack an exfoliating cleanser. Just make sure to use gentle exfoliators as skin can be very sensitive after long periods of sun exposure.
Clinique Pep-Start line has facial wipes and exfoliating cleanser
Get a facial
I always book an appointment at Facial Care right after a beach trip. I have two favorites: Honey Almond Facial and Oxygen Cell Renewal Therapy Facial.
Honey Almond Facial is a more basic treatment but it is complete with scrub and extraction to remove dead skin cells and unclog pores and anti-aging mask.
Oxygen Cell Renewal Therapy Facial, on the other hand, is more intensive as it regenerates the skin from deep within, using highly concentrated pure oxygen to deliver anti-aging active ingredients. Skin is instantly rehydrated. See my full review and my video of the entire process in this post: https://lushangel.com/2017/09/13/facial-care-oxygen-cell-renewal-therapy-review-video/
Put on a face mask
A way to get instant hydration is to put on a face mask. This helps brighten your dull sun-drenched skin. After a beach trip, I do this more often – 3 to 4 times a week. I even pack hydrating face masks with me during beach trips so I can use it at night. Make sure though not to use whitening face masks since these might have ingredients that promote peeling, which means sun exposure must be avoided.
You can try:
Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Concentrated Recovery PowerFoil Mask is a weekly treatment mask that can reset the look of your skin. It has double dose of Advanced Night Repair Serum’s powerful moisture magnet, Hyaluronic Acid. Potent ingredients also penetrate fast and deep within skin’s surface and help lock in moisture, resulting to instant fresher and renewed skin.
Blanc de la Mer Brilliance Brightening Mask is a two-step treatment that instantly brighten and soften skin to reveal a more brilliant luminosity. You can read my full review here: https://lushangel.com/2017/05/22/blanc-de-la-mer-brilliance-brightening-mask-review/
Stick to effective skin care products that moisturize and brighten
Dry and dull skin is inevitable after sun exposure, unfortunately. Therefore, stick to products that moisurizes and revitalize skin. Here are just some of my tried and tested products:
Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair (You can read my experience here: https://lushangel.com/2018/02/15/iloveanr-estee-lauder-advanced-night-repair-review/)
La Mer The Concentrate (Here’s my full review: https://lushangel.com/2018/01/18/la-mer-the-concentrate-review/)
La Mer Moisturizing Cream (Here’s my full review of the soft cream: https://lushangel.com/2016/01/12/la-mer-the-moisturizing-soft-cream-review/)
Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+
Chanel Blue Serum (This is my most recent discovery. I’ll share my review soon. For now, you can read more about it here: https://lushangel.com/2018/04/09/chanel-2018-skincare-makeup-fragrance/)
There you go! Sadly, a few days of enjoying the sun could also mean thorough care for the skin that could take days, weeks, or even months. If you have more skin care hacks after a beach trip, please share them below.
P.S. All products posted above are just my suggestions since I’ve personally tried and tested them. You can definitely use your favorite skin care products too.
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