The Right Moisturizer for Summer Skin
Whatever this summer’s musical anthem is, “I’ve Gotta Feeling” it will be a bop or a banger – it always is (see every song of summer for the past 46 years here). Somehow summer anthems manage to perfectly fit the year, define what that summer will be like, and also give us exactly what we need. When you’re bopping or banging your pretty little head to it all summer long, your face needs a summer moisturizer that fits your skin as well as the summer anthem fits the mood (think: “We Belong Together”). So here’s what to look for in your summer moisturizer and a few options to try out. Give your skin what it wants and what it neeeeeeds this summer. We’ve even made you this Spotify playlist to go along with your summer moisturizing.
Humidity levels shoot up in the summer months and the air feels thick because the water content is high (sometimes you may even need an “Umbrella” because it feels like “Waterfalls” it’s so “Hot in Herre”). But it’s a roller coaster throughout the year rising very gradually from March until June, then peaking from July through August, until it gradually falls again from September to January – so this is why we need typically need to adjust our moisturizer with the season.
When there’s enough humidity in the air, for those people whose skin creates enough oil, they need a lighter moisturizer in the summers – one that’s purely hydrating. But for those people whose skin does not create enough oil, because they lean towards the drier end of the skin spectrum, they will still require a more well-rounded moisturizer. But for both skin types, we can’t forget that ever-nagging question of whether or not someone is acne-prone?! It’s like the bad song you can’t get out of your head – the opposite of a summer anthem!
Unfortunately, so many of the moisturizing ingredients used in products are the same ingredients that will break you out – so the exact thing you need for your skin type (dry skin) is the kryptonite for your skin concern (acne). This is why it can be really hard to find a good moisturizer when you’re acne-prone. But you know we’ve got your back and will help you find your “Genie in a Bottle”. Follow our handy little chart below, and “I Swear”, you’ll find the right summer moisturizer for your skin.
