Do You Wish to Have Picture-Perfect Glowing Skin(2020)? Tips for glowing Skin in Summer Naturally that Prove to be the Best Alternative to the Chemical-Based Products.

Women usually have a love or hate relationship with summer. While bikinis and short summer dresses are attractive, the oppressive Indian heat and humidity are not. Not to mention the pollution, dust, and grime that clog the pores, resulting in acne breakouts. Apart from breakouts, your neck and back are predisposed for sweat acne, due to the increased sweat. Given that you would be spending most of your time in an air-conditioned room, your skin would also be drier, due to the dry atmosphere and lack of hydration. Summer skin is a phenomenon, and if not careful, you would be plagued by acne, skin tan, hyperpigmentation and what not.

Before you reach for your expensive-over-the-counter-products, look for a natural alternative in your kitchen. When followed religiously, you can achieve healthy glowing skin naturally.

Your skin care starts in your kitchen. It is important that you nourish your skin from within especially during summer. Include many fruits and vegetables in your diet. Make sure your food is colourful; not just the aesthetic sense, but also for the different vitamins and antioxidants they contain.

Seasonal fruit and mango are ideal for summer and help you deal with the summer heat. Lemon, orange, papaya and cucumber are rich in vitamin C. Pomegranate with its antioxidants is vital to summer. They help treat UV damage and the resulting pigmentation. Leafy greens like spinach and kale, vegetables like broccoli and tomatoes and nuts like almonds, walnuts etc. should be a vital part of your diet.

Water is important not just to provide you with the essential hydration, but is also important for healthy skin and hair. Water is an important component of your blood and plays a major part in carrying nutrients to the skin and hair. It also ensures proper circulation of oxygenated blood to various parts of your body. It helps to regulate the pH level of your skin and retain the natural balance.

8 glasses of water are essential for any day but when it comes to summer make sure your body gets enough hydration as and when needed. This helps to flush the toxins and make up for the fluid loss during summer. If plain water isn’t your thing, add lemon slices, mint leaves and cucumber for infused water.

Experts say adults need 7 - 8 hours of sleep every night. It is when your body repairs itself and heals the skin. Not sleeping for the recommended hours can lead to wrinkles, dullness, sagging and dark circles. It also accelerates the ageing process. Are you someone who depends on mobile to sleep? The blue light of your mobile phone actually keeps you awake for a longer time. Next time, ditch your phone at night and let the night lull you to sleep.

Summers are usually hot, humid and sultry. Your skin responds to climate change and produces more oil. Change your skincare accordingly for more gentle products. Do not forget that your skincare also depends on your skin type. Oily skin can use foaming cleansers with salicylic acid and light moisturizers. Dry skin can go for non-foaming cleansers or gel-based ones with a moisturizer that provides optimum hydration. Regardless of skin type, exfoliation is important for glowing skin. Wash your face of sweat and grime at least twice a day.

Do not let the heat stop you from working out. Your workout can be a simple early morning walk, calming yoga or a sweat heavy HIIT session. Whatever it be, working out helps you to flush out toxins and increase blood circulation. Increased circulation lets your skin breathe and glows from within. Workout also builds collagen and accelerates cell turnover. It further inhibits the stress hormone cortisol, keeps away the extra kilos and helps you lead a healthy life.

The Papaya Oatmeal Cleanser has revitalizing properties that exfoliate the skin and evens out the skin tone. The papain enzyme present helps to cleanse the skin, along with oatmeal which is a gentle exfoliator as well. Papaya and milk also have alpha-hydroxy acids which are a must, if you have breakouts.

As much as we love summer, it comes with added skin concerns like oily skin, tan, and pigmentation. One kitchen ingredient to fight all this is the tomato. Tomatoes help reduce skin pigmentation and is also an astringent. The vitamin C and lycopene present brighten your skin, while honey hydrates for glowing skin.

As the weather changes and gets hot, it is also time you change your skincare routine. Summer skin is real, and your skincare routine also needs to cater to it. Follow the below tips for a summer care routine that cools and soothes your skin.