1. SUNSCREEN
Yes I know some of you hate this word, (I was one of those people once), but this stuff is actually a life saver! Now for those of you who burn easily this literally is your life year around; so you will understand me when I say it literally saves your skin from peeling off. For those of you who like to tan, you still can tan trust me you can but here are some things to know. Everyone needs some vitamin D in their life (the sun), but what we dont realize is that we also can get too much Vitamin D. Looking tan is my favorite thing in the summer but reaching for that tanning lotion is not always the brightest decision. Depending on where you live is a huge factor but the sun rays that hit your skin actually seep in and destroy your skin cells. How do you think you get tan? Your skin is burning and changing color. This isnt all that bad every once in awhile but all the time has some major long term affects. Being young your skin can rebuild itself but as time goes on your body starts to slow down causing the new skin to stop appearing. Soon wrinkles will appear, tans will turn into burn, and your skin will start to feel leathery. This is because your skin cannot repair itself anymore because the sun has destroyed those reproducing cells. Scary right?! So tanning lotion is ok every once in awhile but PLEASE make sure it has sunscreen in it. Dont let your beautiful skin go to waste.
2. Stay Away From Tanning Beds
You guys have probably heard this a 1000 times but I am speaking the truth, TANNING BEDS KILL. Yes it is a very good way to get tan fast but those UV rays you are laying on are literally frying your skin from the inside out. My parents used tanning beds a lot and invited me to go as well but I already tanned pretty easily so I stayed away and im glad I did. Not a month or two after that my father was told he had got a small patch of skin cancer on his face from the tanning beds. Being blessed it wasnt serious and was a very minor fix but could have been much worse. I never even attempted a tanning bed after that. They may make you look great in the moment but the future can be deadly, I promise.
3. Shaving and Exfoliating Weekly
Now you already should be doing this but now its time to kick it into gear. No one wants to see your harry legs at the pool ladies. Yes winter time pants has an exception but not in the summer time. Have you every tanned and then shaved that night and watched your tan be shaved off? Kinda weird right? All that work gone. Thats because shaving can also take that top dead layer of skin cells off that darkened from the sun eliminating your tan. So by shaving frequently and exfoliating often you will always have fresh skin and will notice your tan last longer and looks better too. It may seem like extra work but when you have a nice tan and baby smooth legs you wont be complaining.
4. MOISTURIZE
Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize! I cannot speak it enough! Dry legs are not attractive! By having dry legs you are also creating more dead skin and again will eliminate that summer tan. Your skin needs to be constantly nourished and by keeping it moisturized it will actually prevent wrinkles and aging skin longer! Who wouldnt want to look young forever?! So always moisturize and keep your skin healthy and happy.
5. Drink Water
This also goes along with moisturizing but always be drinking water. The sun will literally dry you out and moisturizer will only go so far on your skin. Keep your inner body healthy and our outer body will glow.
Products in pictures used: Water (Google), Jergens Moisturizer (Google), Image Prevention Sunscreen (Google), Tanning Bed (Google) Sun(Google)
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