Summer Skin Needs Moisture Too!
Team Joy
How fabulous do you feel after a full
body massage? Aside from feeling pampered and relaxed, your skin
looks radiant and feels fresh and moisturized. Once you leave the
spa, how do you keep your skin feeling healthy? The answer is
moisturizer.
During the winter it’s natural to
slather on moisturizer to deal with dry, cracked skin, but is it
necessary in summer? Skin care experts say yes. A good moisturizer
provides nutrients for the skin, which is needed year-round. That
said, the same moisturizer shouldn’t be used 365 days a year. Skin
care specialists say everyone should have seasonal lotions, one for
winter and one for summer.
Looking at the ingredients list is the
key, Dr. David Colbert, with the New York Dermatology Group says. “If
one of the first two or three ingredients includes glycerin, lanolin,
or petrolatum, it might suffocate your skin in warm months,” he
said. “I like lotions with either lactic or glycolic acid during
warmer weather. These ingredients can be too harsh on dry, cracked
winter skin but are excellent hydrators and exfoliators for summer.”
If you don’t want to mess with
over-the-counter moisturizers, ask the professionals you trust to
give you a full body massage. They have an arsenal of products and
knowledge in this area that can help. They can weigh the pros and
cons of several products for you and help you find a moisturizer that
will keep your skin feeling as spectacular as it does after a full
day under their skilled hands.
