In summer, outdoor activities, hiking, biking, horseback riding, give you beautiful colors. Lazing on the beach even more! We often talk about protecting ourselves from the sun, which is indeed necessary, but to do justice to the celestial star, we must admit that its major asset is to offer us a pleasing and largely embellishing tan. But how do you make that lovely tan last?
First of all, to get the most out of the sun's benefits, it's best to adopt a few rules. The first is to avoid, at first, the hours when the sun is at its zenith and to expose yourself gradually, one hour the first day, two hours the second, for example, according to the intensity of the rays. Protect yourself when the sun is most aggressive, at least with a hat, sunglasses and a T-shirt.
Prepare your skin well
In order to tan properly, it is important to prepare your skin with a thorough cleansing. A peeling is ideal. If you don't do this, your dead skin will prevent you from tanning. Then moisturize your skin, drink water and cover yourself with a high protection sunscreen (50 is best, especially on the face). Above all, don't think that you won't tan with a sun protection cream. It is the harmful rays that are stopped, not those that give us a nice tanned complexion. After exposure to the sun, you still need to nourish your skin with an after-sun lotion to prevent it from drying out. If you take these steps, you should get a nice even tan, avoid sunburn and be ready for a triumphant return at the end of your vacation!
The right diet
You can also help the sun to magnify your skin from the inside. It's well known that carrots make your butt look pink and friendly. Better yet, they activate your tan. The beta-carotene they contain, which gives them their orange color, acts on the pigmentation of the skin by accentuating the orange color. Eat carrots to help the sun! Similarly, opting for a carrot oil to spread on your legs allows you to cheat a little and anticipate your tanning. As for dietary supplements dedicated to tanning, there are many more or less effective formulas. The vast majority are content to offer carotenoids as active ingredients that provide more of a carrot coloring of the skin than a real activation of melanogenesis (the tanning process). For a natural and more intense tan, it is possible to turn to sun-preparation capsules that stimulate the synthesis of melanin, the skin's natural pigment. Let's take the example of Le Solaire sun preparation capsules, which are made with melanin, grapefruit, rosemary and copper, a formula that ensures a much faster tanning, a natural and intense tanned complexion, without accelerating the aging of your skin. While many dietary supplements or self-tanning creams offer carotenoid-based formulas that give you a carrot-like complexion, these Le Solaire capsules allow for a natural and intense tan by stimulating the synthesis of melanin, your skin's natural pigment. Let's add a post-tanning vacation tip: put a few drops of foundation in your moisturizing body milk to make your tan last. But that's cheating!
