How to maintain your tan after summer: the best tips for keeping your skin golden

Tanning is often the result of long days ofsun exposure during the summer. You've taken the right steps before the summer season to prepare your skin for the sun and expose yourself despite your sun-sensitive skin

Once the summer season is over, you're wondering how to prolong your tanned complexion and prevent it from fading. 


Don't worry, in this article we'll be revealing the best tips for maintaining your tan all year round. 

From regular moisturizing to a balanced diet and the use of dietary supplements, discover simple, effective tips for keeping skin radiant and sun-kissed, even when sunny days are scarce. 

Get ready to shine all year round with our tips on how to how to maintain your tan after the summer.
 

Women sunbathing on a towel with hat and sunglasses

I. Hydration: the key to a long-lasting tan

1. Use after-sun moisturizers

The use of moisturizing after-sun creams is essential to soothe and repair skin exposed to the sun's rays. These specific creams are formulated to provide deep hydration, restore the skin's moisture balance and relieve sensations of discomfort such as redness and tightness. 


Thanks to their composition rich in moisturizing agents and soothing ingredients such as Aloe Vera and Chamomile, these creams help restore the skin barrier damaged by the harmful effects of the sun. 

By applying them generously to the skin after sun exposure, you promote cell regeneration and help prevent desquamation and premature skin aging. 


What's more, these after-sun creams help prolong your tan by keeping your skin hydrated and preventing dehydration. For soft, supple, revitalized skin, we recommend that you include after-sun moisturizers in your sun care routine.

2. Drink enough water to keep your skin hydrated.

The importance of drinking enough water to keep skin hydrated cannot be underestimated. 

Water plays a crucial role in maintaining our body'swater balance, including our skin. 

By drinking an adequate amount of water every day, we help nourish our skin from within, resulting in more hydrated, radiant and healthy skin .


Water helps remove toxins from our system, which can contribute to clearer skin and reduce skin problems such as acne. 


What's more, proper hydration promotes blood circulationThis allows essential nutrients to reach the skin, promoting regeneration and healing. 


Water also helps maintain skin elasticity, which can prevent the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. 


It's recommended to drink at least eight glasses of water a day to keep your skin hydrated and maintain overall health. So remember, a glass of water can do wonders for your skin!

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II. Exfoliation to maintain your tan

1. Regular exfoliation for luminous skin

Regular skin exfoliation has many benefits for skin health, including promoting a more even tan and improving skin quality.


Exfoliation involves removing dead skin cells from the surface, allowing fresher, smoother skin to shine underneath. By removing these dead cells, exfoliation facilitates cell regeneration, promotes blood circulation and contributes to a more radiant complexion.


In addition, regular exfoliation can help reduce the appearance of brown spots and skin imperfections, which is particularly beneficial for skin prone to hyperpigmentation.


When it comes to tanning, regular exfoliation can promote a more even tan by removing accumulations of dead skin cells, which can often cause uneven or blotchy bronzing.

By ridding the skin of these dead cells, exfoliation enables fresh, renewed skin to react more evenly to sun exposure, promoting a more even tan.


It's worth noting that regular exfoliation before sun exposure can also help prepare the skin for tanning, by eliminating barriers that could prevent optimal absorption of the sun's rays.

However, it's imperative not to over-exfoliate the skin, especially when it's already been exposed to the sun, as this can make it more sensitive and prone to sunburn.

Homemade scrub in a glass jar

One of the most common methods of skin exfoliation is the use of scrubs or exfoliating products containing ingredients such as abrasive particles, alpha-hydroxy acids (AHA) or beta-hydroxy acids (BHA). 

These products can be applied with gentle circular movements to damp skin, before being rinsed off with lukewarm water. It's important to choose exfoliating products suited to your skin type, to avoid excessive irritation or sensitivity.

2. Eliminate dead cells with gentle scrubs

Eliminating dead skin cells is essential to maintaining healthy, luminous skin. 


Gentle scrubs are perfect for this task. By using exfoliants based on fine, natural particles such as sugar or oats, you can gently remove impurities and dead skin cells, revealing smoother, more radiant skin. 


We recommend exfoliating once or twice a week, gently massaging the product into damp skin in circular movements. Don't forget to choose a scrub suited to your skin type, and then apply a moisturizing cream to maintain the skin's moisture balance. 

Regular exfoliation will leave your skin radiant and ready to absorb other skincare products.


When you want to preserve your summer tan, it's best to opt for natural exfoliants. 

Chemical exfoliants can cause your skin to peel prematurely, resulting in a loss of tan. 


By choosing natural ingredients such as pineapple, papaya or clay, you can gently exfoliate while preserving your tan. 

These natural exfoliants remove dead cells and impurities, while nourishing and moisturizing the skin. They provide a gentle, respectful exfoliation that helps your tan last longer. 


Don't forget to apply a moisturizing cream after exfoliation to keep skin well hydrated and preserve its radiance.

III. How to maintain your tan with D-LAB food supplements

1. Beauty supplements to moisturize your skin from within

Food supplements can play a valuable role in hydrating your skin from the inside out. In addition to external hydration, some supplements can provide essential nutrients that promote skin health and hydration. 


At D-LAB, discover a selection of ingredients carefully selected such as the collagen, hyaluronic acid, omegas 3which act in specific ways to delay the skin's ageing process, reduce pigmentation spots and provide a deep moisturizing.

They help maintain the integrity of the skin barrier, preventing moisture loss and dehydration.



2. Our suncare range to maintain your tan and keep your complexion tanned.

The D-LAB range of solar beauty supplements

Suncare supplements offer a practical and effective approach to maintaining a radiant, long-lasting tan. As a complement to external skin care, these supplements can help strengthen the skin's natural defenses against the harmful effects of the sun, improving overall skin health.

 

One of the main benefits of sun supplements is their ability to promote the production of melanin, the pigment responsible for skin color. 


Some of the ingredients in these supplements, such as beta-carotene and lycopene, act as antioxidants. antioxidants and help to stimulate melanin productionfor a more intense, even tan.

 

Naturally stimulate melanin production in your tissues to promote a natural tan, while providing a concentrated dose of melanin to awaken your cells and leave your skin ready and radiant with color. This exceptional synergy will enable you to enhance your complexion as soon as the sun comes out and/or maintain your tan.

 

Providing your skin with the essential elements to develop its own endogenous melanin, the natural pigment that plays a protective role against the sun's harmful rays


This special formula offers an exceptional combination of natural ingredients. This powerful duo stimulates melanin production, enabling your skin to prepare naturally for sun exposure and maintain your lovely tanned complexion.

 


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Discover our delicious gummies Sweet Sun, with beta-carotene, tomato lycopene, copper and vitamin E, it's the perfect recipe for tanned, glowing skin without the need to lounge for hours on the beach ;)

 

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It's important to note that sun supplements do not replace the use of external sun protection products, such as sun creams. They act as a complement to these products and can help reinforce the skin's natural defenses. 


It is therefore advisable to combine the use of sun supplements with moderate sun exposure and adequate protection.

To conclude

How do you keep your tan after the summer? It's possible with a few simple, effective tips. 


Hydration plays a key role, using after-sun moisturizers and drinking enough water to keep the skin hydrated. 


Regular exfoliation with gentle scrubs removes dead cells and reveals luminous skin. 


Dietary supplements, such as those containing collagen, hyaluronic acid and vitamins, help moisturize the skin from within. 

What's more, sun supplements promote the production of melanin, resulting in a more intense, even and long-lasting tan. 


By combining these tips, you can keep your skin looking golden and radiant all year round.