Is the season of mangoes a nightmare for your skin? Summer is here and we do have a lot of patients coming with a variety of skin issues like acne breakouts, oily and dull skin, tanning over face and forearms, and sunburns. Not to mention, summer is the season when we see a maximum number of patients having fungal infections.
How to Take Care of Your Skin in Summers?
This article is your ready reckoner for summer skin care tips. Here is what one of the best dermatologist in Vadodara recommends you need to do to have flawless skin this summer:
1. Maintain Optimum Hydration
Sip more on nutritious drinks like aam panna, coconut water, and buttermilk. Make sure that you are drinking at least 1.5-2 liters of water in a day. This helps in making skin taut and smooth. Make sure that you are bringing less sugary drinks and focussing more on natural drinks.
2. Use Sun Protection Measures
Use broad-spectrum sunscreen with having SPF of 30-50 even while you are indoors. Use sunscreen every time before you step out at least 25 minutes before. Reapply sunscreen every 2 hours while on a vacation. Use a water-resistant sunscreen and apply sunscreen every time before you dive into the pool to prevent swimming pool-related tanning. Gel-based sunscreen can be used for oily skin types whereas lotion/cream-based sunscreen can be used for dry skin types. You can check our other blog which exclusively addresses FAQs related to sunscreen.
3. Cover Your Exposed Body Parts While Moving Outdoors
While sunscreen application is important, physical protective measures like covering your face, neck, and forearms are equally important. Use a thickly woven synthetic/woolen fabric. Use umbrellas and shades to prevent under-eye darkening. Use hats and helmets. Physical measures need to be combined with chemical measures.
4. Wash Your Face With A Foaming Facewash
For people with oily skin, use a foaming facewash containing glycolic acid and salicylic acid twice daily For people with dry skin, use a gentle skin cleanser twice daily. Use products that are free of parabens and sulfates. For people with acne-prone skin, make sure that you use a gel-based moisturizer and sunscreen along with a foaming face wash.
5. Wear Loose Fitting Comfortable Clothes. Ditch Your Jeans!
Wearing tight-fitting clothes can predispose you to fungal infections, so wear loose-fitting cotton clothes. Avoid usage of Over-the-counter creams containing steroids. Visit your dermatologist if you suffer from itching and lesions resembling ringworm. Ringworm can affect children and newborn babies too. So please don’t ignore the signs and symptoms of fungal infection. They might need oral and topical antifungal medications for 4-6 weeks. Antifungal dusting powder might prove to be helpful for patients with excessive sweating.
6. Have More of Coloured Fruits and Vegetables
Fruits like papaya have lots of Vitamin A which can protect skin against oxidative damage by the sun. Colored fruits and vegetables like carrots, capsicum, beetroot, and fruits like orange, sweet-lime, and watermelon are rich in antioxidants like Vitamin A and Vitamin C and should be consumed to maintain your hydration. Last but not least, your dermatologist is your true skin care expert, and visit your doctor if you have developed skin allergies/ sunburns/ fungal infections.
7. Avoid Scrubbing of Skin and Usage of Loofahs
While usage of scrubs and loofahs can damage the superficial stratum corneum, they can also lead to pigment deposition around hair follicles known as macular amyloidosis. So, if you have tanning, avoid the usage of loofahs and scrubs and consult your Dermatologist.
Summer can be a difficult time for our skin, but if we manage it effectively, then we can enjoy carefree summer days! Have a great summer!
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