Wedding Moments July1 (1)

Health & Fitness
Skin Care advice
for Swim Lovers by
Dr. Seema Malik
Get a radiant skin from swimming
and rock your wedding day!
Summer remains the most appropriate and enjoyable
time for swimming, not only swimming is best and
fun filled form of exercise but also provides relief
from scorching heat. However exposing your skin to
chlorine ridden pool water, marred with chemicals
and other irritants is inevitable as you enjoy your swim
without being bothered about extra skin care. Skin needs
extra care and pampering during swim days and to your
pleasure there are innumerable natural ways through
which you can be blessed with skin that is free from side
affects of swimming. So get set and dip. Chlorine treated
water is essential for swimmers for keeping bacteria and
germs at bay but same Chlorine strips away protective
natural oils from your skin which causes major skin
issues like skin dryness, premature aging because of
dryness and protecting protein deficiency fro skin, swim
water also causes itching and rashes and disturbs pH
balance of the skin, people also face problem of excessive
production of oil to make up for the lack of it, acne, sun
damage, weakening of skin are additional problems that
your skin can face.
You can take care of your skin in
two ways - pre and post skin care.
Pre swim skin care - You must take quick shower
before taking dip in pool as this will keep the pool from
getting dirty and hydrate your skin cells, this shall also
reinforce skin block barrier.
Keeping your skin hydrated should remain top most
priority for you as skin hydration remains a big challenge,
take shower with anti chlorine soap and go for regular
hair wash , finish off your shower with cold water to
ensure skin tightening to prevent moisture loss.
Keep talc handy to dry off, apply
talc to areas like armpits to
help you dry off quickly.
Skin moisturizing is very crucial for you, opt for a
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