In no case can you use the sun with funds containing retinol. Well, unless you do not leave the room at all. Because even a small amount of this substance can cause skin pigmentation.
In general, retinol , or provitamin A, is a wonderful thing. It increases the elasticity and elasticity of the skin, smooths wrinkles, reduces inflammation, accelerates wound healing. Therefore, in recent years, it has been introduced into various cosmetic products: anti-aging, anti-arterial, preventive hyperkeratosis (excessive cornification of the skin). Alas, retinoids have one more feature that in summer becomes especially important - they increase the sensitivity of the skin to ultraviolet, sometimes cause flaking, redness, allergic reactions. So you need to use this cosmetics very carefully.
The next substance with which you need to be alert in the summer is fruit acids. These include: apple, wine, lactic, lemon, grape and glycolic. On cosmetic preparations - both professional and mass consumption - they are most often designated by a special abbreviation AHA, which translates as "alpha hydroxy acids. Their peculiarity is that they can penetrate into deep layers of the skin up to the dermis. Therefore, cosmetics with ANA-acids - a good assistant in the fight against wrinkles, age spots, acne. But getting a remedy with a cherished abbreviation, pay attention to the percentage of acids. To refresh and update the skin, small enough values. But if the preparation contains 12-15%, it is already considered a professional line, that is, it can be applied under the supervision of cosmetic specialists and thanks to the advice of cosmetologists for skin care. In the summer it is not recommended to use products with 12 - 15% content of fruit acids. And people with a penchant for pigmentation are better off altogether to refuse ANA-acids. With the problem skin predisposed to rashes, it is possible to use a combination of ANA-acids with beta-acids (salicylic), but this should be preparations only of the so-called "home line" (in them the acid content does not exceed 5-10%).
The next in our list is "Caution: summer!" Is vitamin C. This wonderful substance is involved in the synthesis of collagen, so it is often used in cosmetics to improve skin elasticity and smooth wrinkles. And vitamin C is a popular whitening component because it "knows how" to block the process of melanin formation.
A small amount of vitamin C in the cream slightly lightens the skin, has a sunscreen effect. Most often these drugs are used as a day remedy. But a large percentage (this, as a rule, professional cosmetic line) has a depigmenting effect. I would not advise anyone to do depigmentation in the summer. This is a waste of time and money. Especially if you're not going to sit in the basement all the time. And under the sunlight we get even just on the road from office to transport. In addition, a high content of vitamin C in a cosmetic product in combination with an active sun can cause an allergic reaction. " Remember: if the cream from the line for home care does not say "whitening", but lists other excellent properties of vitamin C - it has an antioxidant effect, strengthens the walls of blood vessels, etc., - you can safely buy it. In other case it is better to consult with a professional beautician.
With any active cosmetics in the summer, professionals recommend being careful. If you apply a rejuvenating serum on your face and immediately lie down at two o'clock in the afternoon on a Turkish beach, you will most likely get an allergic reaction, not the effect described in the instructions to the drug. Before going to the active sun (on the beach or in the country) it is necessary to use only special protective equipment with SPF 20 and higher. " (By the way, in all day creams today use SPF 8 - 12, but this is enough only for the winter or if you spend the whole day in the office).
In addition, under the influence of high air temperatures, the sebaceous ducts and sweat glands are activated. Therefore in a warm season it is impossible to apply dense creams. They should be replaced with tools with a lighter texture. For problematic skin, it is better to choose gel-like or suspensions, for normal - emulsions and light creams, for age - liquid creams.
As for professional salon care, then, alas, in fact, summer is not the best time for most active procedures. Some can be done only by observing the precautionary measures.
The first thing that gets under the ban is a medial, and even more so a deep peeling. Easy, to revitalize the skin - please. More intense postpone until the fall, otherwise you will cause great harm to your skin. But scrubs, peeling with the use of home cosmetic lines, mask-film, other cleansers can and should be used once a week, because they do not hurt the skin as professional exfoliating drugs.
It is impossible to do laser polishing in summer , to remove skin lesions, vascular asterisks. Or, as a last resort, observe all the precautions that the doctor will recommend to you.
If you are doing mesotherapy, then immediately apply a sunscreen with a factor greater than 25 to avoid hyperpigmentation. And, of course, do not appear on the beach in the next 24 hours.
Introduction of botulinum toxin. Since this procedure has a one-time nature (once every six months), it is not necessary to abandon it in the summer. But it is necessary to adhere to the same recommendations as in the mesotherapy.
There is a danger of thermal exposure immediately after injection. After all, even with the introduction of microdoses of foreign matter, a microtrauma of surrounding tissues takes place. And you need to be careful that it does not turn into a macroattack under the influence of heat. Therefore, by the way, immediately after injections, you can not intensively engage in sports, visit the sauna and solarium.
The introduction of the gel is even more traumatic than botulinum toxin, because a large amount of foreign matter is introduced. In addition, after this procedure, swelling, redness of the skin - a common thing. Therefore, a sauna, a sauna, a solarium, a beach - are strictly prohibited.
Hardware procedures. If this is a deep moistening, that is galvanic, ultrasound, microcurrents - please. But even after such manipulations, which, it would seem, do not cause any injuries to the skin, it is not recommended to go out under active sun rays within 24 hours. And after radio wave lifting - do not appear in the sun for several days.
After laser and photoepilation, the session of photorejuvenation also can not be sunbathing. But in this case the conditions are even tougher: such procedures should not be done if you have already had time to get a good tan. Otherwise, you risk getting a burn.
The very word "summer" promises us joy. Dacha, the sea, picnics on the nature - the list of pleasures can be continued indefinitely. And if you still listen to all our recommendations, nothing will overshadow your mood.