Paraben-free : After Sun Care

It’s important to protect your skin from the sun all year, but especially more so during the summer. Whether you’re going to get a healthy tan or spend the day at the beach, it’s best to slather on the sunscreen. But sometimes, despite our best efforts, sunburns happen from time to time, and especially during the summer, you’re more likely to soak up UV rays, causing irreversible skin damage. Where do you start? What do you do? We’ve got you covered when it comes to what after-sun care is and how to do it. Target has got you covered for after-sun care essentials like sun lotions, hydrating balms, serums, masks, and much more.

What is after-sun care?

Just what it sounds like—taking care of your skin after a jolly good day at the beach or just a relaxing day under the sun. When you don’t use enough sunscreen with adequate SPF—after-sun care products help hydrate the skin after exposure to the sun, while also reducing redness and inflammation. Ingredients like niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, aloe vera, and chamomile, with their anti-inflammatory properties, work wonders for replenishing moisture that has been lost due to sun exposure.

What is the best after sun skin-care?

After-sun care products can help reduce inflammation and pigmentation and fight UV-caused free radical damage. Most after-sun care products, such as sun lotions, serums, sun soothers, body lotions, and aloe vera gels, are light and designed to calm sensitized skin. Aloe vera gel-based products with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, such as Sunbum cool gel or Burt’s Bees calming day lotion, can help soothe and cool a hot, stinging sunburn.

How can you create your ideal after-sun care routine?

Every body is unique, so your ideal after-sun care plan should be too. Know your skin; hydrate and cleanse; replenish and recover; and don’t forget lips, eyes, and ears. Begin your post-sun care routine by taking a cold shower. This cleanses the skin of salt water and chlorine droplets, both of which work to magnify the sun’s rays and dehydrate your skin, giving it a healthy dose of moisture. An after-sun moisturizer may be exactly what you need. Sun Bum Hydrating Cooling After Sun Lotion, Green Aloe Vera Gel from Up & Up, Sun Bum Mineral Face Stick Sunscreen, or Palmer’s Coconut Oil Formula Body Lotion are jam-packed with antioxidants to soothe sunburns, reduce inflammation, and help lock moisture into your skin. You can use it as a replacement for after-sun moisturizer or as an addition to it by putting it over any parts of your skin that were sunburned. As you’re putting together your after-sun care plan, don’t forget to lather some of it on your lips, eyes, and ears. You can also use a Burt’s bees hydrating balm to take care of your lips after sun exposure and your after-sun moisturizer like Sunbum cool down lotion or gel to look after your eyelids and ears.

With Target’s endless selection of after-sun care essentials, proper pre-after-sun care makes after-sun care a breeze.