A beautiful tan starts now

The main prey of vacationers returning from warmer climates to working life, of course, is acquired by back-breaking lying on the beach tanning. How to keep a golden skin tone a little longer?

Terms Sun

Of course, to start to care for the skin should be slightly pobronzovevshey the first days in the sun - or the first visits solarium . In addition to the mandatory protection from the sun, every evening irradiated body should be given the "soothing": after a shower with a sponge or a brush (do not be afraid to "erase" tan, dark forms in the deeper layers of the skin), apply the special means "after sun" (perfect if it contains a small amount of cooling components - menthol or cactus extract).

You should not abuse the oil-based products, if you stay in a very hot and humid climates, try to give preference as easy and liquid funds. Excessive "cajoling" of the skin can cause enhanced production of sweat and even acne - but it you want?

The only means of care, which should be abandoned for the duration of sunbathing - scrub, especially coarse (based on the powder from the shell of a walnut or apricot kernel). If you want to intolerable "polish" themselves, for example, knees and elbows, use more humane scrubs - for example, on the basis of oatmeal or a soft polymer particles. The fact is that any scrub still causes skin microtrauma potentially fraught with inflammation, and in terms of solar radiation, bathing in saltwater or simply increased sweating in the heat in an unusual climate, this risk increases many times. Alternative scrub - soft brush with natural bristles, sea sponge (in the opinion dermatologists, the best solution) or polyethylene sponge - the most gentle cleanser on vacation.

Tanned menu

If you're a longtime fan of the Sun, you probably know exactly what to achieve the best results, it is necessary to slightly adjust your diet. The main "zagoratelny" vitamin - beta-carotene . In the summer it is easy to get from fruits and vegetables yellow, orange and dark green.

Besides carotene Sunbathing skin needs animal protein, polyunsaturated fatty acids (the best source - olive, corn and canola oil) and large amounts of calcium. According to Italian experts, in the summer of calcium is best not to get fresh milk and cheese brine grades: mozzarella, cheese, feta. Summing up the recommendations, it appears that a perfect summer dish can be considered a classic Greek salad, served as a garnish to a good steak.

Foods - Sun enemies, include everything that has excess salinity: smoked meat and sausage, fried potatoes, pickled vegetables. Such foods cause on the one hand, dry skin on the most sunbathing areas (arms, shoulders, décolletage), on the other hand, increases the excretion of fat in the face, which is why the tan starts to descend quickly and unevenly.

And finally, the most important condition resistant bronze color on the skin - a sufficient number of water . According to the American dermatologists during a beach holiday adult needs to drink at least four liters of clean water per day. Water not only keeps the mineral balance in the body, it ensures normal communication between all layers of the skin and does not leave us tanned tone early.

Stolen Sun

But, undoubtedly, the most effective means of preserving the Sun is solarium . Today the area offers more than fifty varieties of tanning beds: horizontal, vertical, turbo effect "Sirocco", with special lamps for the face, chest, hands and feet ... There is a solarium, watering your microscopic water droplets, there is a shaky bottom (for achieve the effect of weight loss). In Japan, there were even solarium with a special "antimicrobial" air flow, which is capable of stopping the development of fungal infections and other inflammatory processes of the skin. Look in your area decent solarium, focusing primarily on the originality of its lamps. The newer light, the more intense and thus safer tanning.

AT   solariums   do not neglect the simple rules solarium: hair hide under a special hat, and on the nipples stick reflective circles-Stikine, it is much reduces the likelihood of any tumors in the breast. It is not necessary to go to a tanning salon immediately after the procedure hair removal (especially hair removal), after the lymphatic drainage massage (this causes irregular blood flow in different parts of the body, and there is a risk of "propechsya" unevenly) in the case of any inflammation of the skin, for example, the case of allergic dermatitis.

Regardless of how much you were able to get a tan under the natural sun, the first visit to the solarium should be short - three to five minutes. Only after two or three sessions stay under the lights, you can slowly increase, not moving at the same border in 15 minutes. It is now recognized by dermatologists and oncologists limit values ​​for light-skinned people, and for dark-skinned.

On a note

- Well-formed within 14 days of tan "lasts" for dark skin up to 60 days, on the light - up to 42 - 45 days to almost white - up to 20 days. Naturally, self tanning varying intensity;

- Do not give in to provocations grandmothers insisted that each time after sunbathing you rubbed sour or, God forbid, cologne. From curdled use less than that of a special milk-colored lock and cologne skin can easily ruin forever;

- If you need for any reason to lighten up a tan on a certain area of ​​the skin, do not need to struggle to scrape the skin hard sponge or resort to chemical clarification. Take an hour and a half a compress of nutritious body cream (a cover thickly smeared skin with cling film), and then simply wash the area with soap and water. Repeat the process the next day. Generally, after 2 - 3 treatments skin at the treated part lighter for 2 - 3 tones.

Yulia Polonskaya

Beauty & Grooming

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