The Shawn Paul Salon esthetician team put together some tips on nourishing your skin this summer. After a hot and humid start to our summer in Cleveland, many of us have skin that is begging for soothing care and hydration! Our estheticians recommend using products that are not going to strip your skin of its natural oils – those oils can, in fact, help protect your skin from the damaging conditions such as heat and sun exposure.

Our estheticians recommend the following steps for summer:

1. Avoid over-exfoliation. Vitamin A, Vitamin B, AHA, and BHA are commonly found in skin care products and are all naturally exfoliating. Understandably, adding additional exfoliants like clay masks or facial scrubs can cause irritation and dry out your skin. Our estheticians suggest using masks that are going to hydrate and soothe like the Osmosis Mango Mask.

2. Lock in those nutrients from your serums with a nice moisturizer designed for your skin type. For spring and summer, they recommend using Osmosis Quench for oily/ combination skin and Hydrate for dry/dehydrated skin types.

3. Face Oil blends can also be used before applying your moisturizer for a soothing boost. Char and Shari recommend using Osmosis Nourish which is packed with antioxidants to repair and balance. These products will help your skin look dewy and youthful!

4. Remember to apply SPF in the morning before your day, especially if you are going to be doing any outdoor activities. Working a daily facial sunscreen into your every day skin care routine is a vital step for skin health. Osmosis Protect Spf 30 is a natural zinc oxide sunscreen for everyday use.

5. Moreover, it is best to avoid really hot showers and baths – in particular, the excess use of hot water can strip your skin of its natural oils and even cause inflammation.

6. At the same time, monthly facials are important as your esthetician can customize each facial to be based on your skincare needs and send you home with products to use at home that will help to balance and feed the skin.

Click here to schedule your appointment with Char or Shari or give us a call at 216.428.5901. Treat yourself to a facial this summer because you deserve it!