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The Best Lightweight Skin Care for Summer 2023
Summer is officially here! You’ve traded your heavy jacket and jeans for lightweight linens and breezy dresses, so why not make some changes to your skin-care routine as well? You may not need to rely on thick moisturizers this time of year, but you still want to keep your skin glowy and protected from sun damage. Here are some of our favorite lightweight skin-care products to keep you feeling glowy and moisturized during the warmer months.
Superfood Cleanser
The first step in a summer skin-care routine is a refreshing but effective face wash. One of our go-tos is Youth to the People’s Superfood Cleanser. Described as a “daily green juice cleanse for your face,” this face wash is formulated with antioxidants from green tea, kale and spinach — along with vitamin C, vitamin E and alfalfa — to cool and cleanse your face and remove makeup, dirt and oil without drying your skin.
Thermal Spring Water Face Mist
Is there anything better than a cool and revitalizing mist on a hot summer day? La Roche Posay’s Thermal Spring Water Face Mist refreshes, soothes and tones your skin. The mist is suitable for sensitive skin, and it’s formulated with a high concentration of the natural antioxidant selenium. Spray it on your skin after you wash your face and before applying a serum, or use it throughout the day when you need a refresh. Reviewers also note that it’s a great product to have on hand to calm a sunburn.
Truth Serum
A good vitamin C serum hydrates, nourishes the skin and reduces the appearance of dark spots. Ole Henriksen’s Truth Serum is a vitamin C and vegan collagen serum that brightens the skin, leaving your face smooth and radiant. The formula is gentle on the skin, applies smoothly without leaving a greasy finish and has a lightly sweet citrus scent. You’ll look forward to applying it every morning.
Watermelon Glow Pink Juice Moisturizer
It’s hard to find a product that screams summer more than a moisturizer made with watermelon extract. Glow Recipe’s bestselling moisturizer has a silky, cooling-gel emulsion texture, and it’s lightweight enough to include as part of your summer skin-care routine since it’s 100% oil free. In addition to watermelon extract, this moisturizer is formulated with hyaluronic acid and antioxidant rich jasmine and peony extract that brightens and hydrates the skin.
Glowscreen SPF 40
If you still want that glowy look but can’t be bothered with highlighter, shimmer powders and blushes in the humidity and heat, Supergoop’s Glowscreen is for you. It’s formulated with hyaluronic acid, niacinamide and vitamin B5 to keep your skin dewy and hydrated. The Glowscreen can be used as a primer or base for makeup, but reviews suggest you may even be able to use this sunscreen instead of foundation. Pro tip: Supergoop also makes an excellent body sunscreen, the Play Everyday Lotion.
Silken Pore Perfecting Sunscreen
Tatcha’s bestselling Silken Pore Perfecting Sunscreen is a weightless SPF 35 sunscreen that applies smoothly with a silky finish, leaving your skin protected but not greasy like with some other formulas. Made with Japanese wild rose that helps tighten pores and loquat leaf extract that calms the skin, this sunscreen doubles as an excellent lightweight primer for makeup.
COOLA Classic Liplux Organic Lip Balm Sunscreen
A good lip balm is important to have year round, but a balm with SPF is essential if you’re going to spend more time outside during summer. This organic balm from COOLA (available at Dermstore) offers broad-spectrum SPF 30 UVA/UVB protection, and it’s water-resistant for up to 80 minutes, making it the perfect product to toss into your beach bag.
Invest in a few effective, lightweight products for summer, and your glowy and sun-protected skin will thank you. You can check out more skin-care brands available on Rakuten. Happy summer and happy shopping!
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