How to repair skin after sunburn? It is not difficult to make good use of the time after sunburn.

There is a golden 24 hours after the skin is tanned. If you do proper skin care within this 24 hours, the tanning can be alleviated and the subsequent skin whitening work can be better progressed. Now let’s see how to properly repair your skin after it’s been tanned.

Use a hydrating spray after tanning

You will notice redness and heat in the 24 hours before your skin gets tanned. At this time, the capillaries expand rapidly due to ultraviolet rays, and the melanin in the basal layer of the skin becomes active rapidly. At this time, we should quickly use a hydrating moisturizing spray to quickly cool and hydrate the skin. But when the temperature of the skin is adjusted down, the activity of melanin decreases, and it does not have time to produce more melanocytes.

Note: It is recommended to put the hydrating spray in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes, because the chilled hydrating spray has a better calming and soothing effect, can reduce the skin temperature faster, and because of the previous thermal expansion principle, the pores will expand. At this time, using the chilled hydrating spray can also shrink the skin's pores.

Aloe Vera Gel for Suntanned Skin

How to repair tanned skin? In fact, aloe vera gel is very helpful for the golden 24 hours. Because aloe vera contains a large amount of vitamin E and protein, protein can directly inhibit the deposition and production of melanin cells in the basal layer of the skin, while vitamin E can help skin cells repair themselves after tanning and allow the skin to quickly absorb moisture.

Note: Applying aloe vera gel taken out of the refrigerator on your face will have the effect of 1+1 greater than 2. It not only quickly replenishes moisture, but also calms and soothes the skin to allow it to repair quickly.

Use a hydrating mask on tanned skin

The skin will not become tanned immediately after being exposed to strong ultraviolet rays. Tanning also requires a certain process. Melanocytes will be very active 2-3 days after being exposed to ultraviolet rays, and will shuttle through various corners of the basal layer to affect other keratinocytes. Once the active period of melanin is over, it will begin to stay and settle on the surface of the skin. At this time, you will find that your skin has been completely tanned. So we can use a hydrating mask in the morning and evening every 2-3 days. Because the skin is in a state of severe dehydration at this time, the skin's microcirculation is very slow, and only melanin is active. We replenish the skin with enough water in order to accelerate the skin's microcirculation, and use the metabolism principle of microcirculation to metabolize some melanocytes, and use water as a medium to block the activity of melanin.

Skin tanning for a week

One week after being tanned, you will notice that your skin starts to become rougher. When you use skin care products, you will feel as if your skin can no longer absorb them, and your makeup will not absorb them. That is because, after the skin is exposed to ultraviolet rays, the stratum corneum of the skin is affected by melanocytes and ultraviolet rays, causing them to die and fall off to form dead skin. At this time, we can use exfoliating facial cleanser or other exfoliating methods to deep cleanse the face, allowing the skin to breathe and absorb better. This way, the basal layer of the skin will not be dehydrated or lack other nutrients.

Note: Exfoliate one week after tanning, because the skin is already in a less sensitive state at this time. If you exfoliate just a few days before tanning, the sensitive skin is likely to be more irritated and damaged by the friction particles, which will make the redness of the skin more serious.

Wash your face with white sugar to remove dead skin

If you are still wondering what product or thing to use to exfoliate your skin after it gets tanned, then the simplest and most effective method is to use white sugar to wash your face and exfoliate it. This method can be used in the morning and evening after washing your face with facial cleanser, take half a spoonful of white sugar and put it in the palm of your hand, add a little water and rub it, then rub it on your face for one minute, and then rinse it off with clean water. This method not only removes dead skin cells from the skin, but also has a certain whitening effect. Because white sugar is rich in vitamin B and vitamin C, it has strong antioxidant effects and has a significant effect on reducing melanin in the skin.

Note: Exfoliate once a week after this, because when you are repairing and whitening your skin after tanning, a large number of keratin cells will fall off. Only by allowing the skin to breathe smoothly can it better complete the repair work of tanned skin.

Pay attention when repairing tanned skin

No hot water for washing face for 24 hours

You must avoid washing your face with hot water within 24 hours after sun exposure, because the skin is very sensitive and fragile after sun exposure, and the capillaries have already expanded. If you wash your face with hot water at this time, the skin's capillaries will become congested, and in severe cases, erythema or sun spots will appear on the skin. In order to avoid this situation, be sure to use cold water to wash your face within 24 hours, because this will calm and soothe the skin, reduce redness and heat, and prevent the deposition of melanin.