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12 Tips To Feel Fresh In Summer

Summer is time when you feel hot, uncomfortable and sweaty. Now, compared to winter when you your makeup stays intact from morning to evening, summers are a little difficult to manage. And if you like to stay fresh all day, then the heat of the summer poses a real challenge to you. What you can do is use these tips to feel fresh in summer. These tips to feel fresh in summer are no elaborate beauty advice. All you have to do is do the right things and you will feel rejuvenated on your own. For example, you have to take cold water baths in summer to stay fresh. That is the most basic thing but we are addicted to hot water baths ever since geysers came by.

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To get the gist of how to feel fresh in summer, you just have to tailor your lifestyle a little bit. Some aspects of our lifestyle may hamper the ‘freshness' that you are looking for. Deodorants for example are supposed to keep you fresh but they don't.

Try to use the following tips to feel fresh in summer and stay comfortable in this heat.

Bathe In The Morning

Bathe In The Morning

Always bathe in the morning throughout summer. In summer, you sweat at night and an early morning bath helps you feel fresh. It also helps you cool down for a hot day ahead.

Use Fragrant Soaps

Use Fragrant Soaps

You can experiment with perfumed soaps in summer. As there are less chances of your skin getting dry, be generous with soaps and bathing gels.

Ditch The Deo

Ditch The Deo

Deos block your skin pores and don't allow you to sweat. This actually takes away your freshness. Use perfumes instead of deodorants for smelling god.

Use Talcum Powder

Use Talcum Powder

And the best option for staying fresh and fragrant in summer is using talcum powder. It does not block your skin pores but soaks up the sweat.

Bathe In The Evening

Bathe In The Evening

When it is really hot, you can bathe twice a day. Bathing in the evening helps you get refreshed for the night after facing the heat of the day.

Always Take Cold Showers

Always Take Cold Showers

Use water at room temperature to bathe in the summers. Warm baths help you relax but do not bring down your body temperature in the summer.

Wash Your Hair Every Day

Wash Your Hair Every Day

It is important to take head baths everyday in the summer. Only when you wash your hair and the back of your neck will you feel cool from within.

Chuck Makeup

Chuck Makeup

Makeup blocks you skin pores and makes you feel hot in the summers. Besides, the chemicals and oils in the makeup might make you prone to acne. So go natural in the summer.

Wear Cotton Clothes

Wear Cotton Clothes

Cotton is your best bet to face the tropical Indian summer. Don't wear heavy silks or synthetic garments in this heat.

Slip Into Breezy Footwear

Slip Into Breezy Footwear

Flip flops and peep toes are great for summer. Your footwear should not be closed or else your feet will sweat and stink.

Get Some Fresh Air

Get Some Fresh Air

Staying in the air conditioner will dry up all your skins natural oils and make you look dull. Get some fresh air even if it means going out in the sun.

Summer Accessories

Summer Accessories

Keep summer accessories like sun shades, hats and scarves ready when you go out into the sun. And try to use a sunscreen lotion that has less oil content.

Story first published: Friday, April 11, 2014, 17:00 [IST]
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