In this part, we will cover1. Summe

In this part, we will cover

1. Summer Skin Essentials: From the Inside Out

2. Summer Skin Facials that Will Make Your Skin Sizzle

3. Summer Sun: Protecting Yourself All Around




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Summer Skin Essentials: From the Inside Out







While it is important to do skin self-examinations and to utilize sunscreen, hats, and eyeglasses during summer months, it is just as essential to hydrate your skin from the inside.




Eating the right foods and drinking the right things is essential to healthy skin that glows from the inside out.




Summertime is a time filled with delicious fresh fruits and vegetables, much of which are full of hydrating water. When your body is hydrated, your skin will reflect that well beyond sunscreen and shade.




Fruits and Vegetables That Hydrate




* Watermelon is an excellent example of a summer fruit that hydrates. Watermelon is capable of hydrating you and your skin for quite some time. It is mostly made up of – you guessed it – water, and contains sodium, magnesium, and potassium. Perfect for hydrating you.




* Cantaloupe is packed with hydration and offers vitamin A, Vitamin C, and potassium.




* Grapefruit – Juicy, tangy, and full of hydrating juices, grapefruit is an excellent hydrator for your skin.




* Celery – Celery is a great snack or in between go-to for when you want to crunch on something that is healthy. Packed with water, it also has vitamins and mineral salts to keep your body hydrated and your skin glowing.




* Strawberries – Strawberries are high in antioxidants but also are great for detox, as are blueberries and cherries are.




* Cucumbers are mostly made up of water and contain vitamin C. Cucumbers are naturally hydrating and perfect for summer salads.




Hydrating Your Skin through Beverages




The hotter it gets, the more water you should drink. For those who do not like the taste of plain water, adding lemon or lime, or both, to your water can make the difference in whether or not your skin is hydrated.




In addition, making your own homemade fresh green tea, chilling it and serving it with ice and lemon is a great way to hydrate that tastes good too. Adding a sprig of mint tops it off making it the perfect summer hydrating drink.




For many women, putting something on the outside of your face seems to be the logical path to keeping hydrated looking skin. However, what you do on the inside first will always make the biggest difference.




Eating your summer fruits and vegetables and hydrating yourself with water and teas will not only keep your body functioning properly; it will also keep your skin glowing like the sun without all the side effects.







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Summer Skin Facials That Will Make Your Skin Sizzle







Summertime is the optimal time of year to load up on fresh fruits and vegetables. It is also a great time to treat your skin to an all-natural, homemade facial or body scrub.




Fruits and vegetables, especially those that come out in summertime, are wonderful for providing antioxidants to the skin, moisturizing, closing pores on your skin, and even preventing and treating acne.




Here is a sampling of the many different ways you can use summer fruits and vegetables. Depending on how sensitive your skin is, it would be wise to test out some of the facial recipes and see how your skin responds.




An Apple a Day Facial Mask




Whether you use this mask once a week or once a day is, of course, up to you.




You will need:




* Two apples

* Two tablespoons of coconut water

* Chamomile Tea




Peel and mash the apples and take out the seeds. Add the coconut water and enough chamomile tea so that you are forming a pasty application. Apply this to your skin which is cleansed and ready for the mask.




Leave it on for approximately 10 minutes and then rinse with warm water. Apply a face cloth with cool water over your face in order to close up your pores. This facial should give you results of a clean-feeling, moisturized face with good tone.




Kiwi/Strawberry Honey Facial




This mask is an excellent way to utilize fruit that is starting to become overripe. If you are old school and cannot stand to throw anything away, this facial is perfect for you. You will need:




* Four to six overripe strawberries

* 1 overripe kiwi

* Two tablespoons of honey (organic is best, but regular off-the-shelf brand is fine too)

* Two tablespoons of sugar




Take the stems off of the strawberries and cut them in half. Peel the kiwi, leaving the seeds as is. The seeds will act as an exfoliant, so utilize the whole kiwi. Cut the kiwi into fourths. Put them in the blender or use a potato masher. Add the sugar. Blend until you have a creamy, mushy, but messy mixture.




Place the mixture onto your face, which of course is free of makeup and cleansed. If you have an old towel to put around your neck this would be fine as this is a very messy (but productive) facial!




Spread around your skin using circula