Photo by Alejandro Escamilla

We recently had a great question on Instagram concerning sunscreen and how wearing it daily on top of a moisturiser can clog your pores. We were asked what was better, wearing SPF and getting monthly facials, or ditching the SPF and investing in a restorative day cream without SPF.

Of course, sun protection is important, however, synthetic sunscreens contain toxins that pollute our bodies unnecessarily. These chemicals can accumulate, resulting in a significant impact on the skin’s appearance. Natural ones can clog the skin also, so our best advice would be to use SPF when you are in direct exposure to the sun and remove when you return inside. 

We also suggest that you should not wear SPF daily for the sake of it. There is no need to wear it indoors, or just going for a short walk. When possible, try to walk in the shade to minimise the impact of UV sun rays. 

One natural way to protect our skin from damaging sun rays is to eat plenty of root vegetables that are green and orange in colour. In addition to this, plenty of Vitamin E in our diets is beneficial too in the fight against sun damage. 

So as summer draws to a close, try to enjoy the weather as much as possible, but stay safe when out in the sun. Look after your skin and it will look after you. After all it is the only one we have!!

Magazine: Porter

Issue: Fall 2016

Article: The Beauty Memo, Face Value

A SKIN OVERHAUL

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What is your face and body wash doing for you skin?

There is a harsh chemical in foaming products that destroys the skin and accelerates the ageing process radically. This detergent is in nearly all skincare products that lathers; shampoos, face wash, soap, shower gels, even the expensive ones and those supposedly mild ones for babies.

This abrasive chemical is has many guises, but is mostly known as SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate). Although most ingredients with names ending in Sulphate have the same effect. The skin is cleverly designed to protect the body from threats such as free radicals and pathogens. It does so by creating a protective shield made of lipids (sebum) on the surface of the skin called the acid mantle.

Every time you wash your skin with a products containing SLS, this protective shield is destroyed, leaving the skin vulnerable to its enemies. The skin will then immediately try to rebuild its protective layer… Only to be again defeated by the next wash.

This cycle is exhausting for the skin, causing it to age, become sensitive and open to all sort of skin disorders. Not to mention what might happen when your skin no longer has this effective barrier.

Here at Soveral, we do not use SLS or SLES in any of my formulas/products. They are all SLS free!!