The sunny days are finally here! The sun is shining and beach trips are coming! What about that tanned complexion you proudly sported after your first tanning sessions? In this article, our beauty experts help you understand how to maintain your tan for tanned skin even when you go back to school.
What is tanning?
A question we rarely ask ourselves, find out what tanning really is. Our experts explain that it's a natural defensive reaction of the skin exposed to the sun's UV rays.
When exposed to the sun, the skin produces melanin, which is naturally present in varying amounts in the body. Melanin plays a protective role against skin damage from UV rays during sun exposure and protects the skin from ultraviolet rays. It is a pigment responsible for skin color and thus tanning.
In short, tanning is ultimately nothing more than a skin protection phenomenon, which is why sunscreens are essential for tanning safely and ensuring good skin health!
How to make your tan last all summer (and even back to school)?
With the mind relieved from the ambient stress of the city and the pace of work, each summer, tanning and a healthy glow become everyone's top concern. Discover some tips to make that beautiful tan last and prevent burns that could ruin your vacation.
Prepare your skin for sun exposure
The first step to relieving your body of the first rays of the sun: strengthen and prepare your skin for the sun's UV rays. Often overlooked, this step is key to a long-lasting, even tan.
Before any exposure to the sun, we recommend gently exfoliating your skin to remove dead skin cells that can cause unwanted peeling of your skin from the first exposure to the sun, for example following sunburn.
Enriched with rose quartz microcrystals, the Granité Exfoliant Corps promotes soft, new-looking skin, ready to take on a light glow.
The course of food supplements
To go further in the process of protecting and preserving your skin, consider starting a course of high-dose food supplements in organic carrot extract and lycopene for a healthy glow and preparation for sun exposure in just 30 days.
Our experts recommend opting for the Aura Sun Treatment, with its expert formula that combines plant extracts with leading molecules to prepare the skin for sun exposure. The best part about these supplements is their effect on tanning, effectively boosting and prolonging it.
Please note that the Aura Sun Treatment is not a substitute for proper sunscreen. We recommend a 3-month treatment, starting 1 month before sun exposure, during sun exposure, and afterward to prolong your tan.
Hydrate yourself intensely in the sun
Just as important as the two previous tips, drinking plenty of water during sun exposure helps protect your skin from severe dehydration, which can be harmful. Well-hydrated skin keeps its tan longer. During tanning sessions (with sunscreen), remember to drink regularly to compensate for water loss due to the heat.
Did you know? Staying well hydrated in summer effectively helps maintain skin elasticity and health.
Protect your skin
Finally, don't forget the essential step of sun protection. Choose a sunscreen suited to your skin type and UV ray intensity.
The first misconception to dispel is: No, sunscreen doesn't prevent tanning. On the contrary, sunscreen will help keep your tan long-lasting and even.
More respectful of the oceans and enriched with an OCEA+ COMPLEX, our Sun care protects, moisturizes, and soothes your skin in summer. Between each swim and at least every two hours, apply the SPF50+ Sun Stick to your entire face and neck for guaranteed protection!
Its nourishing formula based on organic buriti oil, the richest natural source of beta-carotene, helps prolong your tan, brightens your complexion while providing a moisturizing and antioxidant effect to your skin. Thus, this sun stick offers protection against premature skin aging and unwanted pigment spots due to the harmful effects of the sun's UV rays.
For your body, we recommend Eau Fraîche SPF30, the ideal hydrating and UV-protecting treatment for beach trips. Apply it in a single step all over your body. (It's a Payot team favorite.)
As you've probably gathered from this article, maintaining your dream tan requires special attention and preventative measures with the right sunscreens. Payot products are precisely dosed and specially formulated to protect your skin and boost your tan thanks to their carefully selected ingredients.
Adopt these simple steps and your tan will be lovely all summer long and even longer.