summer beauty mistakes

4. You’re cleansing with a charcoal soap.Summer’s unique blend of sweat, sunscreen, and smog tends to leave a film on skin so this can seem like a good detoxifying choice. However, charcoal is not always well balanced with other ingredients in soap or a cleanser and it can strip natural oils and nutrients from the skin at this time of year, Villafranco notes.The fix: Use soap made with black clay or dead sea mud. “Either is a better choice to remove that layer of grime and provide the gentle amount of exfoliation you need without leaving skin parched,” says Villafranco.5. Your sheer tee isn’t protecting your skin.Artful cutouts and transparency may look stylish but they’re problematic when the UV index is higher. “I see this all the time: patients think they’re protected in a sheer athletic shirt but they’re getting sunburned because the fabric is not fully blocking the sun’s rays,” says Grossman.The fix: She recommends applying SPF 50 about 20 minutes before exposure and doing it before you pull on your top.6. You don't leave time to air dry post-shower.Body oil hydrates skin and gives it a glow, but if you’re toweling off and then smoothing it on you’re doing it wrong. “We’re used to doing that with body lotion but what people don’t realize is lotion comes with the moisture, or water content, built in. But body oil doesn't and thus needs added moisture,” explains Villafranco.The fix: Rub the oil on straight out of the shower and you’ll see it creates an emulsion, she says. Leave it on for five minutes before toweling off and getting dressed so that it's fully absorbed, adds Villafranco.<div> </div>

6 summer beauty mistakes

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