21 July 2017 Tweet  

After beating sunburns, tans, sweaty summer days, monsoons come as a sign of relief! But, they also bring tons of skin infections and issues. During the monsoons dust particles easily settle on your skin, given the humidity, which eventually damages the softness that one’s skin possess. Monsoons usually cause a dip in immunity levels of the body. Which in turn, lead to several infections like: Eczema, rashes, prickly heat boils, fungal patches and pimples.

Let me give you some basic skin care tips that one can follow in this season to keep your skin healthy and glowing……

For Normal Skin Type

• Try and use soap- free cleansers and a good scrub so as to keep your skin moist at all times, which is a primary requirement in this season.
• An alcohol-free-toner is suggested, as the high humidity could open up your pores.
• Following a cleaning, toning and mostisurising regime at least twice a day in this season is a must.
• Most people stop using sunscreen once the climate turns cool, that should be avoided. No matter what the climate always wear a sunscreen when you step out or wake up and are in doors on the computer.
• Avoid bleaching your face and body in this season, as bleaching could do more harm making your skin rough.
• Always wash your face, hands and feet as soon as you reach your home with lukewarm water. This makes you feel refreshed, killing bacteria and helps you stay healthy.

For Dry Skin Type

Dryness is a result of lack of vitamins that helps in repairing dry and damaged skin. It also means that the skin isn’t adequately hydrated as a result of which it looks and feel dry. Monsoons make this condition worse. So one must….

• Drink as much water and liquids as one can. Do not stop drinking water even if it leads to frequent urination. Water consumption hydrates your body and flushes out all the unwanted toxins.
• Use cleansers that are cream-based, so that your skin remains clean and moist.
• Moisturize your skin frequently. This will help in keeping the outer layer of your skin properly hydrated, thereby leaving it with a soft and supple.
• One may also use a mixture of rose water and glycerin to keep your skin healthy and moist.

For Oily Skin type

The main reason behind having oily skin is hormonal changes that are genetically determined. There is nothing much one can do to change this kind of skin condition permanently, however little changes in the way you take care of your skin will bring about slow and gradual changes in the way it feels and looks.

• Wash your face almost 3-4 times a day to get rid of the excess oil from your face.
• Use facial scrubs regularly as it will help in unclogging your pores and also exfoliate your skin by removing the dead cell layers from it. Try and use natural scrubs instead of chemical based ones.
• Stay away from using heavy cleansing products.
• Use home remedies such as pack made of chick -pea flour (also known as besan) and milk, lemon and honey etc. that rejuvenates your skin and leaves it looking fresh and glowing.
• Try using hot water to wash your face instead of cold or lukewarm water. This will help in dissolving the oil on the skin in a better way thereby leaving it supple and soft.

For Combination Skin type

A combination of oily and dry skin, such skin types should be taken extra care. The dry part of it should be cleansed and moisturized regularly and the oily part of it should be cleaned, scrubbed and toned to match the dry skin type.

These are a few basics one should follow while dealing with their skin during monsoons. In my next blog we talk about a hair routine during the monsoon season.