Beauty products to keep you cool on holiday
BALMY weather is wonderful if you’re lucky enough to be on holiday. But when you’re stuck at work, it’s enough to make even the most ardent sun-worshipper pray for rain.
Help is at hand, however, if you hit the bottle. No, not Prosecco (although that helps too), we’re talking cooling lotions, mists and gels that will help your temperature — and your stress levels — drop. These are the products to help you beat the heat.
After a sticky, sleepless night, start the day with a cool, reviving shower.
* Sanctuary Spa Cooling Shower Drench, €9.99 ( www.boots.ie ), is a sweetly-scented watermelon and cucumber-infused gel that creates a refreshing sensation that lasts long after you’ve turned the shower off.
* Lush Refresher Shower Jelly is a gloopy gel that you can keep in the fridge (or even the freezer). Grab a dollop and massage in for a skin-tingling lather.
When the mercury heads north, swap your regular moisturiser or body lotion for an icy alternative. Store in the fridge for maximum chill-factor.
* Skyn Iceland Antidote Cooling Daily Lotion, €44 (Marks & Spencer), contains glacial water and mint, providing an invigorating feel on your face.
* For parched patches on your body, Life Plan’s Organic Aloe Vera Gel, (€7.99, www.boots.ie ) is a supremely soothing balm that contains 99% aloe vera, the best botanical cooler out there.
A dependable deodorant is a must if you want to maintain that early-morning cool throughout the day.
* Try L’Occitane Citrus Verbena Deodorant Stick, €18 (ie.loccitane.com), a zesty, alcohol free formula, or Sure Women Shower Fresh Anti- perspirant, €2.14 (www.tesco.ie), a hard-working aerosol in a mini can that’s ideal for throwing in your handbag.
While we wait for Dyson to invent a tiny, super-powered air conditioning unit that you can pop in your purse, a facial mist housed in the fridge door is the next best thing.
* Thalgo Reviving Marine Mist, €35.28 ( www.lookfantastic.com , free P&P), is light, moisturising spray that smells like the sea and comes in a long-lasting 150ml can.
* When you’re on the go, keep Voya’s Ritzy Spritzy Facial Mist, €26, to hand, for regular blasts of floral freshness.
Even in your most summery sandals, soles can really suffer on hot days, so a spot of mid-afternoon foot therapy can make all the difference.
* Give yourself a mini massage with a monty marvel like Rituals Lao Tze Cooling Foot Balm, €14.10 ( www.feelunique.com , free P&P), or Clarins Energizing Emulsion for Tired Legs, €35 for 125mls (boots.ie), and let the menthol sensation take over.
Whether you’ve been catching rays or not, after-sun really comes into its own during warm weather, so finish your day by slathering on a generous layer.
* Herborist After-Sun Care Crackling Mousse, €35.25 (feelunique.com, free P&P), fizzes as you apply it, instantly lowering the temperature of your skin, while Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration After Sun Lotion & Soothing Aloe Gel, €18, 180ml, ( www.boots.ie ), delivers a big hit of that all-important aloe, alongside a coconut-scented moisturiser.
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