Post-holiday care

Everyone has their own idea of ​​the perfect vacation. But regardless of these ideas, the skin often needs post-holiday rehabilitation. We offer a recovery program.

What to look for after vacation

We hope you enjoy your holiday. But if you, after spending at least 10 days at sea, brought home half a bottle of sunscreen that you didn’t have time to use, your skin will most likely need rehabilitation. These half bottles correctly indicate that sun protection was inadequate. The condition of the hair may also indicate this. (Read more about the relationship of skin and hair with sea water here).

Roasting in the sun, unfortunately, is not without consequences. Our vacation turns into stress for the skin.

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In the first two weeks

Step 1. Eliminate scrubs

Even if you are a fan of daily soft scrubs for washing, after a vacation at the sea it is better to postpone them. And not even to prolong the tan. Do not once again injure the skin, dehydrated and tortured by the fight against ultraviolet radiation.

It is better to choose the most soft and comfortable textures for washing.

Soft cleansers

Means

Composition

Action

Face cream-gel for dry and sensitive skin “basic care”, Garnier

Surfactants of natural origin, rose water

Gentle cleansing for sensitive skin, soothing effect.

Cleansing gel “Absolute tenderness”, L’Oréal Paris

rose and jasmine extracts

Gentle cleansing for dry and sensitive skin, softens and soothes.

Moisturizing Cleansing Cream-Gel, CeraVe

ceramides

Cleanses and moisturizes at the same time, suitable for dry and normal skin.

Step 2: Moisturize intensely

The three main factors that damage the skin in summer are:

  1. ultraviolet;

  2. sea ​​salt, as well as chlorinated pool water;

  3. wind (even warm) plus rarefied air in the mountains or in the cabin.

All this leads to dry skin, and hence to peeling.

After-holiday care routine should be supplemented with a moisturizing serum and applied before day and/or evening cream.

Moisturizing Serums

Means

Composition

Action

Hyaluronic Volume Revitalizing Serum Revitalift Filler [hyaluronic acid], L’Oréal Paris

hyaluronic acid in high concentration

Deep hydration and restoration of the skin for a long time.

Moisturizing serum for all skin types Aqualia Thermal, Vichy

mineral thermal water Vichy, mannose, hyaluronic acid

Intense hydration and improved skin texture.

Corrective serum to increase hyaluronic acid in the skin HA Intensifier, SkinCeuticals

3 types of hyaluronic acid, proxylan, licorice and rice extracts

The synergy of the components increases the volume of hyaluronic acid in the skin.

Step 3: Call on Antioxidants

If you’ve already been using antioxidants while on vacation, it makes sense to stick to the habit. If not, then buy it immediately. Antioxidants will help to quickly correct the effects of long-term UV exposure, long flights, and possibly dietary and lifestyle errors if they occurred during the holidays.

Be careful when choosing creams for daily care after the holidays. It is better to prefer water-based rather than oil-based products.

Creams with antioxidants

Means

Composition

Action

Botanic face cream with grape extract Skin Naturals, Garnier

grape extracts, aloe, plant antioxidant

Saturates the skin with vitamin E, moisturizes. Suitable for normal and combination skin.

face cream gel Ultra Facial Oil Free Gel-Cream, Kiehl’s

antarcticin, imperiala cylindric root extract, vitamin E

Moisturizes the skin. Antioxidants help repair accumulated damage and repair the epidermis.

restoring night face gel for all skin types SKIN OXYGEN, Biotherm

chlorella extract, hyaluronic acid

Moisturizes and, thanks to the antioxidant activity of the components, restores and protects the skin from free radicals.

Ascorbic acid does not happen too much! But only if you want to prolong your tan by choosing cosmetics with antioxidants, set aside products with a high concentration of vitamin C.

One of the most popular antioxidants in cosmetics, vitamin C has a whitening effect. Therefore, it is better not to use cosmetics with it in a high dose within a month after the vacation in order to prolong the tan. The same goes for retinol, vitamin A.

Step 4. Apply revitalizing and moisturizing masks

Since after hot days saturated with the sun, the skin especially needs additional hydration, it makes sense to do moisturizing and regenerating masks every day in the evening in the first week after the holidays. In the second week they will be needed every other day. And then – at least 1-2 times a week, according to the sensations and condition of the skin.

Moisturizing masks

Means

Composition

Action

Moisture + Comfort sheet mask for dry and sensitive skin, Garnier

moisturizing serum, hyaluronic acid, chamomile extract

Soothes, intensively moisturizes, reduces the feeling of tightness.

Moisturizing + Aqua Bomb sheet mask for dehydrated skin, Garnier

moisturizing serum, pomegranate extract, hyaluronic acid

Intensively moisturizes and makes the skin more elastic.

Face mask Génifique youth activator, Lancôme

probiotic extract

Hydrogel mask combines the intensity of care with the comfort of application. The skin looks radiant, smooth and supple.

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Two weeks later

Step 5. Update

Two or three weeks after the vacation, a slight hyperkeratosis will certainly appear, that is, a thickening of the stratum corneum. The skin will become dull, grayish. This means that the epidermis is ready to renew itself in order to get rid of the effects of ultraviolet radiation.

Now is the time to use light products with enzymes, fruit acids (AHA) or lipohydroxy acid (LHA). You should not immediately take on shock peels, it is better to wait with them until deeper autumn. But a low concentration of acids, combined with subsequent moisturizing care and sun protection according to the phototype, is what you need.

Light peeling products

Means

Composition

Action

Deep action regenerating serum Revitalift laser X3, L’Oréal Paris

lipohydroxy acid (LHA), proxylan, hyaluronic acid

The exfoliating and renewing action of LHA is supported by the caring and stimulating effect of the other ingredients.

Retexturing Activator Moisturizing Serum, SkinCeuticals

hydroxyethyl urea, amino sulfonic acid, kombucha, hyaluronic acid

Double effect: stimulates skin renewal and moisturizes it. The skin becomes smooth and radiant.

Mineral peeling mask “Double Shine” Mineral Masks, Vichy

fruit acids, HEPES

The cleansing mask combines light chemical and mechanical peeling, gently exfoliates the skin, giving it radiance. We recommend applying a moisturizing treatment to the mask field.

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