It seems that there is a season of the year,To look good than summer? Sun and sunburn, an abundance of fruits and vegetables - what else is needed? But summer is also a lot of ultraviolet and sweating, it's city dust and dryness. All this does not affect our skin very well. Therefore, in summer it is also important to cleanse, moisturize and tone it, as in other seasons. Actually this is the skin care of the face in the summer.

Washing and cleansing

The skin of the face in the summer and the truth needs cleansing,As ever, especially if it is oily skin, prone to inflammation. The simplest thing you can do: wash your skin with soap once a day, but not more often, otherwise it will be dehydrated. A dry skin is better to wash with special foams with the addition of oils.

A good folk remedy for oily skin -Wash your face several times a day with infusion of herb St. John's wort or oak bark. It is prepared simply: pour 1 tbsp. Herbs 1 cup of boiling water and insist half an hour. Freshly squeezed watermelon, grape and tomato juices perfectly clean and refresh dry face skin.

Oily skin in the morning is useful to wipe with slicesIce, without wiping it after that. It can be just ice from ordinary boiled water, but better - tinctures of herbs, the same St. John's wort, leaves of nettle, sage or chamomile. And if the skin is dry and sensitive, it is useful for washing to use a cooled decoction of lime flowers or chamomile.

Summer masks and facial scrubs

Skin care in summer, of course, includes masks on fruits and vegetables, which are so many at this time of year. Here are a few such masks, each of which is done for about 20 minutes:

Toning and whitening mask from cucumber, cut into slices or crushed on a fine grater to the state of gruel. For skin with dilated pores, it is especially useful.

Mask of fresh tomatoes, ground, to make a gruel, with the addition of a few boiled green peas, is also great for oily skin.

Dry skin of the face in summer very »loves» berryMasks that are rubbed through a sieve and the resulting berry »mashed potatoes» are applied to the skin. Berries such as currants, raspberries, strawberries, and moisturize the skin, and nourish it.

A universal mask, for any type of skin, is made from a boiled apple, which is cooked in a small amount of milk and then ground in a puree.

Scrubs in the summer use is undesirable. Skin of the face in summer so exposed to many harmful effects and becomes more dry and sensitive. But if you can not do without scrubs, then it's better to use softer products, for example, oatmeal scrubs.

If you prefer to use the brandProducts, then your choice is cosmetics, which contains natural ingredients: they act on the skin as softly and naturally as possible, while enriching it with all the necessary vitamins and nutrients.

What should I do if my skin is sunburned?

Skin care in summer, of course, includes andFunds after sunburn, especially if you have been in the sun too long and burnt. Of the folk remedies for scorched and reddened skin, sour cream and yogurt are good. And you can make masks that will soothe the skin.

For example, a mask of starch and peppermint: 2 tablespoons. Mint pour a glass of steep boiling water and insist half an hour. Then strain, a little infusion leave (2-3 tablespoons), and the rest add starch, to the consistency of thick sour cream. This mixture is applied to the skin for 20 minutes, and after you wash it off - wipe the face with the remaining infusion of mint.

It removes inflammation, softens and refreshes the skin mask of curdled milk and chopped lettuce leaves. Apply it in a thick layer for 15-20 minutes.

And the heat will help to remove the crushed leaves of cabbage, mixed with egg yolk.

What can not be done in the summer with a skin of the face?

Some procedures for facial skin in the summer are even harmful:
1. Facial bleaching and peeling - after such procedures, the skin is especially sensitive to ultraviolet light and pigmented spots may appear on it.

2. Deep cleansing of the facial skin, prone to acne and acne, is also undesirable in the summer. After cleansing the pores open for a few days, and they easily get dust and dirt, which leads to an even greater appearance of acne. Therefore, it is better to use cleansing scrubs from time to time.

3. After face masks, in which there are fruit acids (with lemon, kalina, strawberry), it is better not to sunbathe a couple of days, so that there are no pigment spots.

Let it be better your facial skin rests from such procedures in summer and gets beauty and health for the whole year ahead.