Beauty Journal
Prep Your Skin for the Sun: Why May Is the Month That Matters Most
In May your melanin isn't active yet, so your first days in the sun leave more of a mark. Now is the time to strengthen your skin barrier: here's the face routine to follow before summer.
Think sun protection is an August problem? Dark spots, wrinkles and loss of elasticity start now. Your first sun exposures in May have the biggest impact because your melanin isn't active yet. What you do for your skin in May shows all summer long.
Why May is the critical moment
After winter, your skin has lost its natural defenses.
Melanin, the pigment that acts as an internal filter against UV rays, hasn't kicked in yet. May sun already has summer intensity, but your skin is still unprotected. That's the riskiest combination: strong rays on unprepared skin.
Photoaging has nothing to do with heat
UVA rays, the ones that age your skin, get through cloud cover and window glass. Heat has nothing to do with it: you can feel no sun on your skin and still get damage. The effect is cumulative: every unprotected exposure adds up.
The spots and wrinkles you see at 40 depend on what you did (or didn't do) at 25-35
What strengthening your barrier means
Strengthening your skin in May means three things: rehydrating it deeply (not just on the surface), stabilizing its hydrolipidic balance, and building a shield against UV rays.
It's not a single step. It's a routine.
Essere's pre-summer face routine
All certified vegan and cruelty-free, nickel tested < 0.0001%.
On essere.bio you'll find the complete routine. Our beauty expert is available in the chat if you need help.
