After a chilly winter season and taking care of your skin in the dry and crisp weather, it’s time to switch to the summer skincare etiquette. Summers are synonymous with heat, sweat, and more heat and you need to explore new ways to battle the scorching sun and keep yourselves protected from its harmful rays.
Skincare in summer does not end at washing your face with cold water and applying some sunscreen before heading out to face the vicious sun. Now we are aware that between the hordes of cleansers, moisturizers, retinol, sunscreens, and various other summer skincare products available in the market, creating and following a skincare routine with a selected set of products can be quite difficult. So before you go out and buy the ‘best-looking’ product without knowing its usage and benefits to your skin and clutter your homes, we are going to give you a break-down list of all the important skincare products that you should include in your daily routine. Here are a few of the top products that should be a part of your skincare regimen-
CLEANSERS:
Washing face every morning is the first step to achieve healthy skin. It wakes up your skin and prepares it for the day. In summers, you should use facial cleansers that are refreshing and light.
Liquid Neutrogena Pure Mild Facial Cleanser
is one of the best face washes out there for dry skin. It is a gentle, glycerin-rich cleanser that gets rid of impurities and excess oil, keeping the skin hydrated and not leaving it dry. It is a hypoallergenic and dermatologist-tested product.
Tatcha The Deep Cleanse Exfoliating Cleanser
is an oil-free cleanser extremely suitable for those with oily skin. Its gel-based formula contains fruit exfoliant that gently cleanses your skin, unclogs the pores, and removes any residual impurities, leaving the skin soft and supple.
Another great product for those irritating acne break-outs is Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash Pink Grapefruit Facial Cleanser. It has salicylic acids that actively treat blemishes and prevents any future breakouts.
TONERS:
After cleansing, it is important to use a toner to help maintain the pH balance of the skin.
Kiehl’s Calendula Herbal Extract Alcohol-Free Toner
is a unique facial toner for oily to normal skin. It is infused with calendula flower petals, allantoin, and great burdock root that helps soothe the skin, and treat redness, dullness, and uneven texture. It has a light-weight formula that helps get rid of excess oils.
Fresh Rose Floral Toner
is a cooling mist made with an extra-gentle formula that is suitable for all skin types, especially sensitive skin. It has pure rosewater that helps keep the skin moisturized through-out the day.
SERUM:
Serums are particularly made with small molecules to deeply moisturize the face and provide a concentration of active ingredients for targeted skincare.
Caudalie Vinopure Natural Salicylic Acid Pore Minimizing Serum,
a gentle and effective spot-treatment serum that helps prevent acne-breakout and does not leave the skin prone to irritation under the sun. It is an ultra-light, gel-based serum that cleanses the pores, reduces blemishes, and remove excess oil. A powerful yet soothing serum that helps limit the oiliness and is safe for those with sensitive skin.
EYE CREAM:
The hot weather can be pretty harsh on the sensitive under eyes skin, so including a suitable eye cream to your daily skincare regimen is extremely important.
SkinCeuticals AOX Eye Gel
is a sulfate, paraben, and fragrance-free eye serum with key ingredients like antioxidants, vitamin C, caffeine, herbal extracts, etc that help reduce under-eye puffiness, counteract spots and reduce UV-induced signs of aging. It has a very lightweight texture that is great for when applying makeup.
MOISTURIZER:
Many people tend to skip this step in summers mainly because they cannot find a suitable moisturizer that is non-greasy and lightweight.
Neutrogena Hydro Boost
is a water-based gel moisturizer ideal for use in summers on oily skin as it is very lightweight and keeps your skin moisturized without making it too greasy. It contains glycerin and olive oil extracts that protect the moisture barrier of the skin.
Forest Essentials Hydrating Facial Moisturizer – Sandalwood & Orange Peel
is another moisturizer with ultra-light formula and quick absorption. It has unique ingredients like orange peel, aloe vera, sandalwood, shea butter, sweet almond oil, all of which provide essential nutrients to the skin and help restore skin’s natural firmness and moisture.
SUNSCREEN:
A must-use product, especially in summer, is a good and lightweight sunscreen.
The Body Shop Skin Defence Multi-Protection Essence
is an impressive sunscreen for oily skin type. Its light-weight formula is enriched with vitamin C and red algae extract that protects your skin from pollution and sun damage throughout the day, leaving your skin healthy and naturally glowing.
Avene Very High Protection Cream
is a suitable sunscreen for those with dry skin even in summer. A broad-spectrum sunscreen, it has a water-resistant, lightweight formula that is free of paraben, alcohol, silicon, and other harsh chemicals, thus making it ideal for even those who have sensitive skin. The sunscreen quickly absorbs into the skin, leaving you with a moisturized and glowing skin.
RETINOL/TREATMENTS:
An often misunderstood, and less and incorrectly used product in the skincare routine is Retinol. It should be used at night, as it is a treatment product that diminishes dark spots, brightens the skin, and prevents breakouts. But if you are using a night cream with retinoids in it, or if you have sensitive skin, it would be better to skip this product entirely.
Drunk Elephant A-Passioni Retinol Cream
is a great product to address skincare concerns such as dark spots, fine lines, wrinkles, and sun damage. Its unique formula contains one percent vegan retinol and superfood-rich ingredients that improve skin tone and texture.
The Ordinary Granactive Retinoid 2% Emulsion
is a paraben, sulfate, phthalates-free stable serum emulsion that reduces visible signs of aging and treats dullness and uneven texture without irritating the skin.
FACIAL OIL:
Your night skincare routine should include hydrating facial oils as they lock-in moisture without excess oils.
Drunk Elephant Virgin Marula Antioxidant Face Oil
is a luxury facial oil that is rich in antioxidants. Its virgin marula oil emulsion is gentle, non-irritating, and leaves the skin feeling rejuvenated. It deeply moisturizes the skin and reduces the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, redness, and blotchiness.
Caudalie Vine[activ] Overnight Detox Oil
is an amazing product that flushes out pollutants and toxins in an overnight detoxifying treatment. It heals the skin from daily exposure to pollution, sun, stress, etc. The oil is lightweight which penetrates deep into the skin, revitalizes the dull skin cells, and leaves your skin bouncy and glowing.
While there are many other products in the market, always make sure that you are using a product that suits your skin type and is suitable for use in the current season. While your skin type may remain the same, but using the same skincare products in different seasons and temperatures will not give any beneficial results. This here is a comprehensive little list of the best summer skincare products that we came across and would recommend.
Most people do not have to change their skincare routine entirely but have to just swap some products with others. And while you do this, also make sure that you follow your skincare routine to a T. The day skincare routine is slightly different than the night skincare routine, and while introducing new skincare products in your summer skincare regimen, this too should be kept in mind.
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