Scrub for the summer!

Now that the first official days of summer have arrived (though some cities have been feeling the heat for awhile now!), it’s about that time to switch up your everyday skin and makeup routine. There are many reasons why you should consider adding/ subtracting different products- you’re outside more in the summer, and between the sweltering sun and the dips in the water, you have to protect your skin while still looking good. Here are a couple ways to do just that.

Here’s a list of the wintery products to hibernate during the summer, and the perfect products to take their place:

Hibernate: Heavy moisturizer. Though a savoir of skin in cold, harsh conditions, anything other than a very light moisturizer can clog pores when combined with sweat from the warm weather. Skip the thick creams to avoid unwanted bumps during the summer.

Swap for: Light moisturizer with SPF for daytime. Though SPF may sound like a no-brainer during the summer, so many people skip the SPF thinking it will add an unwanted texture or scent to their face. The right moisturizer (like perhaps Stemulation’s Facial Serum) in addition to sunscreen will help protect your face from redness, sunburn, and wrinkles in your future. Say it with me now… “I will make room for SPF”!

Hibernate: Foundation. Similar to the heavy moisturizer, foundation can spell trouble for clear pores in the summer. The thick texture can almost seem to “melt” off your face if you are to sweat, and take the rest of your makeup with it. Avoid this drippy mess altogether from June to September.

Swap for: Tinted Moisturizer. If you are as attached to a base for your makeup as I am, then tinted moisturizer is the best solution for the summer months. Many even have SPF included in them- who doesn’t love a multitasking product? Make it work for you by applying lightly with downward strokes, and then lightly dust with a loose powder to set. A little tip- the less makeup you wear (or look like you’re wearing!), the younger you’ll look. Tinted moisturizer is thin enough that it will not set in the creases of your face, unlike its cousin the foundation.

Hibernate: Basic cleanser. Any soapy cleanser is great for the summer, but you can one-up your go-to face wash for the warmer weather with exfoliation. Though you may associate exfoliation with winter skin, your skin needs to be scrubbed in the summer too. Even using a light moisturizer and tinted moisturizer doesn’t exclude you from the face sweat club (a little gross, I know) during the summer. Basic cleansers can’t always get deep down into pores where they need to be cleaned the most, but exfoliators can.

Swap for: Cream cleanser with exfoliating beads. As we said before, there ain’t no party like a scrubbing party. Invest in a cream cleanser that exfoliates your skin without over-drying, as parched skin will just produce more oil. No thanks! Here comes the shameless self promotion… Stemulation’s Micro Derm Scrub covers all these bases. An affordable, multitasking, beneficial scrub? This may just find a permanent spot on your bathroom counter.

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