For many of us, summer means more time outdoors, sun on our skin, and warm temperatures. But while we enjoy the season, our skin often works harder than usual.
What heat and sun do to your skin
Heat, UV radiation, sweat, dry air, and frequent bathing can affect the skin barrier and alter the skin's moisture balance. Therefore, the solution is not to completely reduce skincare. Rather, it's about specifically supporting the skin: with sufficient moisture, light care, and a conscious approach to external stressors. Because our skin reacts to its environment.
At higher temperatures, sweat and sebum production, among other things, increase. At the same time, the skin can lose more moisture due to heat and UV radiation.
Sunlight also plays an important role: UV radiation can promote oxidative stress and is one of the most important external factors that can influence premature skin aging. Therefore, summer skincare is always healthy aging skincare.
Moisture is especially important in summer
An important point is to provide the skin with sufficient moisture even in summer.
When it gets warm, the skin produces more sebum, but at the same time loses water through sweating. Rich creams can then be too much of a good thing, as they weigh down and clog pores.
Heat and sun, in turn, often cause the skin to feel drier or tighter.
The ideal summer routine with hyaluronic acid
Therefore:
- Choose lighter care: Lotions or fluids with a high water content are ideal.
- Prioritize moisture: Ingredients like Aloe Vera, hyaluronic acid, or thermal water provide the skin with freshness and have a soothing effect.
- After sunbathing: A cooling, moisturizing mask or a face spray provides immediate relief.
Your Hyapur summer routine:
Morning:
- Gentle cleansing
- Toning
- Hyaluronic serum
- Sun protection (with at least SPF 30)
Evening:
Protecting the skin barrier in summer
Summer care means more than just moisture. The skin barrier also plays an important role. An intact skin barrier helps to retain moisture in the skin and better ward off external influences. Especially important:
Gentle cleansing
Sunscreen, sweat, and environmental influences can accumulate on the skin throughout the day and clog pores. Therefore, cleanse your skin thoroughly but gently in the morning and evening. For irritated or slightly reddened skin, enzymatic peels are a gentle alternative to mechanical ones.
Sun protection: The most important step for Healthy Aging
No summer skincare is complete without sun protection. UV radiation is one of the most important external factors in skin aging. Daily sun protection therefore not only helps protect against sunburn but is also a central part of a long-term healthy aging routine.
In summer, therefore: less oil, more moisture, sun protection. Light, antioxidant care protects your skin, keeps it fresh, and makes it glow, all without a heavy feeling.
May 22, 2020 - Updated July 23, 2026
