Comment sublimer son bronzage ?

Summer's just around the corner, and it's finally time to get that lovely tanned complexion back! After a long winter, unprepared skin and exposure to the sun can cause skin problems such as redness and dryness.

TERRAKÉ provides tips and advice for a beautiful tan without any risks !

1. Exfoliation, the key to a beautiful tan

Before exposing yourself to the sun, it's essential to exfoliate your skin thoroughly. Following the keratinization process (the life cycle of epidermal cells), dead cells accumulate on the skin's surface. To help eliminate them, we recommend exfoliating. This facilitates desquamation (the removal of dead cells from the skin's surface), resulting in a brighter complexion and smoother skin texture. What's more, exfoliated skin is more receptive to the sun's rays. So opt for a good exfoliating scrub, to free your skin and fully absorb the sun's rays.

What's more, certain areas of the face take longer to renew their cells. This often results in variations in your face. As a result, one part of the body is less tanned than the rest. Exfoliation helps to avoid this and achieve an even tan.

Exfoliation is important, but there are a few rules to follow. First, you must exfoliate your skin at least 24 hours before exposure to the sun. You need to give your skin time to regenerate and rebuild its hydrolipidic film, which protects it from sunburn. On the other hand, you should never exfoliate your sunburned skin, as this can cause considerable damage!

2. Protect your skin

The most important way to enhance your tan while taking care of your skin is to protect it properly! Protecting your skin during exposure to the sun is essential.

As soon as the first rays of sunshine appear, incorporate a sun cream, preferably SPF50, into your routine. Protecting yourself only when you go to the beach or swimming pool isn't enough. Protecting your skin from the sun must be an integral part of your skincare routine.

This way you can get that famous tanned complexion without damaging your skin!

3. Enhance your tan

After a day of sunbathing on the beach, you head back inside for a shower before dining out again. You put on a pretty dress, leaving your legs uncovered. Now it's time to enhance your tan. To revive the radiance of your pretty golden skin, we recommend applying a body oil to clean, dry skin.

TERRAKÉ Beauty Oil is perfectly suited to this stage. Made with 98% natural ingredients, this dry oil nourishes and beautifies the skin after exposure. Enriched with sunflower oil, rich in vitamin E and recognized for its antioxidant properties, it also contains carrot oily macerate. This helps combat oxidative stress and premature skin aging. Above all, it promotes tanning and brightens the complexion. Apply to clean, dry skin, using light, circular movements, and you're done!

Finally, as with all skin-related issues, you also need to take care of the inside of your body: drink plenty of water, have a balanced diet and in particular one rich in beta-carotene, which is rich in vitamin A. Indispensable to the body's metabolism, vitamin A is a powerful antioxidant that plays an essential role for the organism. Its antioxidant action helps slow down skin ageing linked to exposure to UV rays, and acts as a tan gas pedal.

Having given you these tips for a beautiful, long-lasting tan, you still need to bear in mind that the sun is an aggressor for your skin, and that you need to protect it as much as possible to be able to enjoy its benefits without it being dangerous.

TERRAKÉ wishes you a great summer!