Summer brings exciting outdoor adventures like traveling across the globe, beach bonfires with friends, and sun-drenched days with family. However, it’s also a time when our skin can rebel. Fear not! Honey Girl Organics is here to guide you through the top five summer skin issues and their solutions.
We’ve curated our favorite product recommendations to help you tackle these challenges, along with practical tips that won’t break the bank.
Let’s dive in…
- Summer Acne
Ah, the dreaded summer acne returns! Sweat, sun protection, and environmental factors can turn your skin into breakout central.
Here’s how to care for your acne-prone skin with ease this summer:
Top Product Recommendation: Facial Scrub
Give your pores a deep cleanse with cane sugar, diatomaceous earth, coconut oil, and aloe butter. This scrub clears away dead skin cells, allowing healing ingredients to work their magic, giving you the clear skin you crave!
Favorite Tips & Tricks for Summer Acne:
- Double Cleansing - Daily sun protection can lead to skin congestion and irritation. Take a few moments each evening to double cleanse your face thoroughly and remove all products before bedtime. Read more about Double-Cleansing with Honey Girl Organics here!
- Stay Hydrated - With summer plans and a full calendar, it’s easy to forget to keep up with your water intake. Making sure you’re hydrated is a great way to help keep your skin clear and radiant!
- Hands Off - Excess sweat, dirt, and debris from outdoor activities can worsen acne. Avoid touching your face to prevent adding to these factors and promote clearer skin.
- Oily Skin
Warmer weather amps up oil production, leaving your face looking and feeling greasy.
Here’s how to mattify that shine:
Top Product Recommendation: Matte Shine Control Moisturizer
Formulated for oily, sensitive, and acne-prone skin, this moisturizer uses jojoba oil to balance oil production, keeping shine in check all day long!
Favorite Tips & Tricks for Oily Skin:
- Avoid Heavy Makeup - When getting ready for a summer fun-filled evening, opting for lighter makeup or oil-free makeup products can make all the difference in how matte your skin looks and feels!
- Blotting Papers - Instead of touching up your makeup…with more makeup, reach for blotting papers to ease the shine and get back to summer fun.
- Clay Masks - Adding clay masks into your weekly skincare routine can dramatically impact your skin and will help to absorb excess oil! Try our Rejuvenating Mask!
- Congested Skin
Sun protection is crucial, but it can lead to congested, dull skin over time.
Let’s clear your pores for radiant summer skin:
Top Product Recommendation: Rejuvenating Mask
Packed with raw Hawaiian honey, French green clay, and Hawaiian blue-green algae, this mask draws out impurities, tightens pores, and leaves skin glowing.
Favorite Tips & Tricks for Congested Skin:
- Steaming – Lightly steaming your face once a week can aid in opening pores, do this before starting your regular skincare routine for the best results.
- Clean Tools - Remember to cleanse your hands thoroughly before your skincare routine, and regularly washing your makeup brushes and tools can help reduce skin congestion over time!
- Makeup-Free Days - When the skin is highly congested, giving it some time to breathe can do wonders for the healing process. Stick to your skincare routine, including sun protection, but consider giving your skin a few makeup-free days each week.
- Dry Skin
Air conditioning can dry out your skin, leaving it parched and in desperate need of hydration.
Top Product Recommendation: Super Skin Food
Rich with organic olive oil, beeswax, and honey, this product heals and hydrates dry, cracked skin.
P.S. This can be used on the entire body!
Favorite Tips & Tricks for Dry Skin:
- Cool Water - When cleansing your skin remember to cool down the water temperature. Hot water can strip your skin of natural oils and can lead to you feeling more dried out.
- Humidifiers - If you’re sleeping under a ceiling fan, or with A/C, add a humidifier into your bedroom to add moisture back into the air!
- Layer Moisturizers - Use your everyday facial moisturizer, and layer it with the Super Skin Food for extra hydration that will lock moisture in.
- Overexposed Skin
Love your sun-kissed glow but went a little overboard?
Cool and repair your skin barrier with some extra TLC:
Top Product Recommendation: After Sun Face & Body Lotion
Formulated with organic aloe gel, raw Hawaiian honey, and beeswax, this lotion soothes, and repairs overexposed skin and is perfect for days after being in the sun too long.
Favorite Tips & Tricks for Overexposed Skin:
- Cool Compresses - Soothe flushed skin with a cool compress to reduce inflammation, and instantly calm down your skin.
- Extra Hydration - Drinking extra water and making sure to add water-rich foods to your diet will help your skin repair faster.
- Avoid Further Sun - Staying out of the sun until your skin has healed is best! If you do venture back outside, remember to use sun protection, Product recommendation: Protect, wear sun protective hats and clothing, and stay in the shade.
You can have a wonderful summer without sacrificing your skin’s health! You’re now equipped to handle any summer skin issue with ease.
Experiencing a summer skin issue we didn’t mention? Drop it below in the comments, and maybe we’ll write about it before summer is over…
Stay glowing and enjoy the rest of your summer!
With love,
Ashley Ivy & Honey Girl Organics