Senior Skin Expert Pam’s Summer Must Haves

Its holiday time and that time of year when we see our clients purchasing their annual face SPF, but as we all know, SPF should be applied all year round not just for your trip across to the beautiful sunny seas! But what about the other important must haves when going away? We tend to neglect other parts of our body when going on holidays, so I have made a list to help you pack the correct summer products when travelling to a warmer climate.

Exposure to too much sun, chlorine and salt water can play havoc on our hair condition, leaving it brittle, dry, and damaged. Its so important to pack a SOS hair care pack when travelling to avoid all these conditions. Here is a guide of what to bring:

Haircare must haves for your suitcase:

Color Wow Dream Coat -anti humidity spray- This product genuinely eliminates frizz caused by humidity and hot temperatures. It is a silicone free formula that wraps itself around the hair to create invisible, waterproof barrier while minimising frizz.

Kerastase Soleil Range – protects against UV Damage and colour fade.
A good mask to repair and condition the hair -Eleven 3-minute repair
A good clarifying shampoo to remove build-up of chlorine. Metal Detox Shampoo – After a day in the sun and exposure to pool chlorine your hair needs a good detox. Metal detox shampoo detoxifies and prevents metal build up on and in your hair. Metals and copper are found in water, pipes and chlorine.
Ultrasun UV face and scalp mist- This provides your skin and scalp with broad spectrum SPF 50. This easy-to-use aerosol spray can be applied to scalp and face to avoid UV burn.

Skincare SOS must-haves:

Sometimes summer can cause flare ups in the skin such as acne, here are some tips to calm and soothe the skin during summer flare up:

• Advanced Nutrition Programme Skin Omegas x 2 per day
• Keratosis Pilaris: Environ ACE Bodu Oil & Derma Lac Lotion Duo
• Voya body brush to help remove dead skin cells.

Eczema: Up your dosage to 4x skin omegas a day during the season where your eczema flares up

Acne: Warmer climates can increase the amount of sebum your skin produces, invest in a good salicylic cleanser such as Environ Sebu wash. This is anti-bacterial and will mop up excess oil causing breakouts and blackheads.

Body Must Haves:

At this time of year get your skin feeling and looking its best with the following:

• Elemis Body Brush for lymph drainage.
• ASAP Cellulite + Skin Firming Treatment contains clinically proven, innovative ingredients to help to reduce cellulite and stretch marks, while boosting skin's elasticity and hydration.  Resulting in a smoother, firmer silhouette.
• Environ Contouring cream
• Elemis Cellutox active body oil