Summer Skin.
How do I keep my skin looking fresh this summer?
The warm summer days can seem a relief after a long, wet winter but your skin needs some help in adjusting.
The increase in temperature can cause the sebaceous glands to become over active and lead to an increase in oil. This could lead to more blemishes and congestion for a combination/oily skin.
Lack of water in the skin due to heat rise can cause dehydration, leaving the skin looking devitalized and this can increase the look of fine lines and wrinkles especially in a drier skin.
Even if you are not directly sitting in the sun, UVA and UVB rays can penetrate through glass, clouds and water to stimulate melanin in the skin and that can result in increased pigment damage and cause premature ageing.
My Summer Skincare Regime.
Our Summer Picks!
Bare grapefruit and lime cleanser
Bare rose and cucumber toner
Bare ylang ylang face scrub
Bare rose cream
Bare balancing cream
Bare blue tansy and hyaluronic acid serum
Bare rescue balm
How to keep the skin clean without stripping and dehydrating?
*Stay away from any cleansers and toners that contain chemically derived surfactants (bubbles) and alcohol.
*If you have dry skin don’t cleanse with water, especially if you in an area with hard water.
*Don’t over cleanse. Use a hydrating toner instead to refresh throughout the day.
*Use a gentle exfoliant, that won’t leave your face red and irritated.
Our cleansers and toners are made with gentle floral waters and hydrating glycerin, they are pH balanced so as to work with your skin and will not leave your skin feeling dry or dehydrated, even when using water.
Our bare ylang ylang face scrub is made in a base of neroli floral water with THREE different kinds of exfoliants, to really aid in exfoliating dead, dry skin yet it is gentle enough to use everyday!
A light foaming* cleanser for combination to oily skin, containing grapefruit, geranium, and lime to deeply cleanse and balance the skin leaving it perfectly clean and refreshed.
*We use a gentle, natural surfactant that does not dry or strip the skin; because of this it does not produce as much foam as other chemically derived surfactants.
Directions
Squirt 1 to 2 pumps into your hand, massage into the skin avoiding the eyes and rinse clean with warm water. Follow with a bare toner.
A natural facial exfoliant for all skin types with a refreshing rosemary and ylang ylang clarifying formula. Gentle apricot seeds and jojoba beads combined with cranberry fibres carefully help lift away dead skin cells leaving the skin feeling polished, instantly smooth and radiant.
Directions:
After cleansing apply a small amount using a light, circular motion allowing the formula to gently buff away dead skin cells. After a minute rinse well with water.
Use 2 to 3 times a week. Can be followed with serum, mask or your regular cream.
A fragrant toning lotion with soothing rose water and cooling cucumber extract, perfect for a dry, sensitive skin. Floral waters or hydrosols contain the same plant essences and all the beneficial qualities of the plants themselves.
Directions.
Can be used throughout the day to refresh your skin. Perfect for a normal or combination skin.
How to keep an oily skin clear and hydrated during the summer.
*The biggest mistake people with oily skin make is to NOT moisturize the skin. By drying the skin out your skin will protect itself by pumping out MORE oil.
Our balancing cream and balancing serum/oil are formulated to balance the skin with hydrating and anti-microbial ingredients to prevent break outs.
A light weight but effective formula with cedarwood and geranium essential oils to help balance the oils of the skin. Keeping your skin feeling fresh and blemish free.
Directions.
Apply a few drops to a cleansed face morning or night. Works best with the bare balancing oil.
How to keep my skin refreshed and hydrated this summer?
*Drink lots of water.
*Always use a sunblock.
*Make sure you are using moisturizer with hydrating ingredients and no chemicals. Chemicals in skincare have the opposite effect.
*Use a product with hyaluronic acid or glycerin, the no 1 ingredients to plump and hydrate the skin.
This intensely hydrating advanced serum incorporates TWO different weights of Ecocert approved hyaluronic for maximum effectiveness. Paired with vitamin rich ingredients such as organic rose hip oil, squalene oil and cocoa butter to lock in natural moisture while leaving skin instantly plump, supple, and radiant. It is lightly scented with soothing blue tansy, packed with oxidants and giving it a beautiful azure blue colour, along with cedar wood and petitgrain oils to absorb effortlessly for a smooth and non-greasy application. Perfect for all skin types specifically plumping dehydrated skin, replenishing the look of fine lines and loss of volume.
A light nourishing day and night cream for normal to dry skin. Enriched with fragrant rose, lavender and frankincense extracts to help increase radiance. With potent rose hip and avocado oils to hydrate the skin, leaving your skin fresh, dewy and moist.
Directions.
Apply a few drops morning and night on a perfectly cleansed skin. Take time to breathe in the heavenly aroma.
How to deal with irritated or sunburnt skin?
*Sensitive skins generally worsen during the hotter months, so at the end of a busy day use a soothing product to calm irritations.
*If your skin becomes sunburnt it is imperative to deal with it as soon as possible before it causes any long term damage.
Our bare rescue balm is zinc based and instantly calms the skin due to it’s active and nurturing ingredients, it can be used for sunburn, insect bites and red irritated skins.
An intensely rich treatment for irritated, chapped or flakey skin with soothing zinc, lavender, aloe and calendula in an organic cocoa butter base to form a protective layer on top of the skin, to hold moisture in and lubricate the skin.
Directions: Apply as needed to irritated areas.