Tips for Great Summer Skin

Okay- so this may be a bit anti-climactic seeing as the weather here in Vancouver has been less than summer-like, but perhaps it’s kind of a “If you build it they will come” scenario, like in Field of Dreams. Don’t ask me why I’m quoting a dated Kevin Costner film in a skin care blog! But it just seems appropriate as, perhaps if we get ready for summer, it will actually come.

1. Blast away dead skin that has built up over the winter season. Having a full body exfoliation is such a brilliant experience. If you’ve never done it- you must give it a try. Although it’s pretty easy to just give yourself a full body exfoliation at home, there’s nothing quite like lying on a treatment table and having someone scrub you down. Somehow- your skin is just that much softer and smoother- not to mention that you’re not sore from having to bend down and twist all over to reach every inch of your skin. Oh- and there’s no clean up, you get to just rinse away the salts and oils in the rain and water tile shower. ¤This month, receive a complimentary Lab Scrub when you purchase $200 or more in Dermalogica products.

2. Protect your skin from sun damage. I would never advocate simply living your life under an umbrella in the pursuit of perfect skin. Ultimately, we must all enjoy our lives and live in the moment. However, that doesn’t mean that we should be striving to damage our skin in pursuit of the perfect tan either. Sun exposure has it’s pros and cons, the cons being skin cancer, the pros being vitamin D and the happy feeling we get from a day spent at the beach. We can have to pros while preventing the cons quite easily- simply by dedicatedly putting on our sfp when the sun is out. And sun screen doesn’t have to be smelly, gooey or slick. ¤Dermalogica has a superb range of skin care quality sun screens for the face and body. Sunscreens that are remarkably un-sunscreen-like. They have a new Day Light Defense Kit, featuring a range of their best Day Light Defense Products for $50

Did you know that any spf over 30 does not actually increase the efficacy of the sun protection you’re getting? Basically, the only benefit is that you don’t have to reapply your sunscreen as often, but you’re increasing the amount of chemicals that you’re applying to your skin by two fold or more. So I say- reapply fewer chemicals every few hours and you’ll avoid the clogged pores that can go along with the higher spf chemical sunscreens.

And with that I will cross my fingers and hopefully some sun will poke through the clouds and stick around for more than one day!