Safeguard Your Skin

To look after your skin throughout the year in all seasons, use these simple tips to safeguard your skin on the inside and outside of your body:

Inside:

• Drink water steadily throughout the day - at least two litres. In hot weather you'll probably need more.

• Increase your 'high water' food intake - salads, fruit and vegetables.

• Avoid dehydrating beverages such as alcohol, coffee and traditional tea.

Outside:

• Cleanse, tone and moisturize your skin both morning and night to keep it in peak condition.

• Don't take chances - burnt skin is damaged skin. During the summer, get into the habit of applying a high SPF sunscreen regularly.

• Reapply sunscreen before and after swimming.

• Between 11am and 3pm take extra care and stay inside or within the shade to avoid the strongest sun of the day.

• Spritz regularly throughout the day.

• Choose loose, cotton, silk or linen clothing which allow perspiration to evaporate naturally.

• Wear a floppy hat to keep the heath off your head.

• Finish off the day with a liberal application of after sun cream - soothing aloe vera is most effective.

- Source: Adapted from Herbalife Today Magazine

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