Experts say preparation is key when it comes to summer skin issues (Image: Getty) Our skin is the frontline of our immune system, the biggest organ in our body and has a huge impact on mental health and wellbeing. But summer can be tough on it, as it comes under attack from the sun, heat and a host of irritants. Skin problems are also much harder to hide during summer, but there’s a lot you can do to head them off and speed recovery when things go wrong.
Here, dermatologist Emma Craythorne, a spokesperson for the British Association of Dermatology, and Nisa Aslam, a GP with a special interest in skincare, give their top tips on summer skin survival. Burning issues “Sunburn is becoming less common now, because people are usually pretty good about using an SPF sunscreen,” says Emma, but many of us still make rookie errors with sun protection. According to research by Which?, the most common mistakes are not applying enough sunscreen, judging sunscreens by price and not reading the small print on claims for once-a-day products and water resistance.
Emma advises that adults should use six to eight teaspoons of lotion with an SPF of 30 plus UVA protection, which is shown by a star rating or the letters UVA in a circle. “Not all sunscreens have UVA coverage, which is important if you want to protect against skin ageing,” she explains. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.
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