Light summer layers: how to build a seasonal skincare routine
Neal's Yard Remedies
Writer and expert
Four lightweight layers we’re turning to this season for refreshed and radiant looking skin.
There’s something about summer that makes us long for simpler skincare. While winter regimes call for intense nourishment for weather-weary skin, vacations and heatwaves simply do not lend themselves to rich, heavy moisturisers and masks. Refreshing your summer skincare routine means turning to soothing serums, cooling mists , and light-weight moisturisers.
Read on for the formulas we’re favouring this season, and what order to apply them, for radiant looking summer skin in four simple steps. All featherlight, ideal for layering and – because it’s us – made with organic and responsibly sourced ingredients…
Step 1: Vitamin C
After thorough cleansing, start your morning with a brightening dose of vitamin C. No matter your skin type or tone, vitamin C’s rich antioxidant content makes an ideal addition to your summer skincare routine, helping to brighten and soothe skin.
OurVitamin C Brightening Boosterfeatures a bespoke radiance complex made with nature’s most potent source of vitamin C, Kakadu plum.
The addition of hyaluronic acid brings added hydration and helps to lock in moisture for soft, supple skin.
Step 2: Spritz
A spritz or two of a moisturising mist is a welcome refresher at any time of day, but adding this extra hit of hydration at this stage of your skincare routine will prime your skin for the rest of your skincare products – without leaving any residual heaviness on the skin’s surface.
Our Frankincense Hydrating Mist, as its name suggests, is formulated with cooling aloe vera for ultra-hydrated and refreshed skin, while our Reviving White Tea Facial Mist, with soothing aloe vera and antioxidant-rich white tea to help counteract the effects of pollutants.
Step 3: Serum
Our skin naturally produces more oil in hot and humid conditions.
Serums are great for summer skin as they hydrate and address issues including fine lines, laxity, texture, dullness and more without clogging pores, helping to balance excess oil and sebum production that can stem from high temperatures.
