Summer is here! While we welcome the warmth and sunshine, we have a love/hate relationship with the heat and humidity. Are you with us? When it comes to your skin, it’s important to adjust your skincare regimen to the temperature and humidity change in order to keep it hydrated, glowing

Vitamin C

Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that both inhibits the enzyme that produces melanin in the skin and stimulates collagen to reduce fine lines and wrinkles. Vitamin C should be in your regimen all year, but it’s especially important during the summer months as it helps to brighten and lighten the skin.

Oats

It’s in everything, and with good reason: colloidal oatmeal (which are oats ground very finely, and should not be eaten) is amazing at treating itchy skin caused by skin conditions like psoriasis and eczema, seasonal issues like summer dryness and bug bites, and minor concerns like flaky skin.

Witch Hazel

Raise your hand if your grandmother ever told you to use witch hazel after your shower to ensure healthy, gorgeous skin. Well, it turns out she was onto something: witch hazel balances oil production, reduces redness and gets rid of swelling, all at the same time. It’s nature’s perfect natural toner, as it’s tough enough to remove makeup and grime without stripping skin of the oil it needs to function. Our version of Witch Hazel is our Yelle Awakening Toner 

Yes, you heard it… outside is open sis!!! Even though we are still masking up, we’ve got places to be and people to see (safely). So you gotta make sure that skin is in tip top shape, and here’s how: 

Water, Water, Water!

Skin consists of cells and water makes up a large part of those cells. As a result, organs, including the skin, need proper hydration to work at peak performance. If you get dehydrated, chances are you can see that dehydration in your skin. Dehydrated skin loses its elasticity and becomes tight, dry, and flaky. The lack of elasticity hurts your skin's ability to keep its shape, which makes the skin more prone to wrinkles.

You don't have to worry as long as you're drinking enough of the right fluids. Water is the best choice but juice and herbal tea are good options when you desire some flavor. You may have heard the eight-cups-a-day rule, but recent research says otherwise. The Institute of Medicine now recommends 91 ounces of water per day for women and 125 ounces for men. If those amounts sound like a lot, remember that the water you get from foods — especially water-filled fruits and vegetables — counts too.

Less Stress is Best

Stress isn't good for any part of the body, skin included. Have you ever been stressed out or anxious about something, and had your skin break out in a rash or hives? Have you ever had a rash when you're overwhelmed? Stress can trigger those conditions.

Let's talk about the other side of this issue — stress relief is good for almost every part of the body, especially the skin. In this way, the mind and skin share a connection like skin and overall health.

Eat More Whole Foods

Vitamins and other supplements are a great way to fill in the gaps in your diet. Getting the recommended daily value (DV) of vitamins and minerals will help reduce inflammation and nourish your skin cells. But if you want the most benefit for your skin, try to get as many nutrients as you can from whole foods.

Many vitamins and minerals need other vitamins and minerals for full and proper absorption. Typically, whole foods offer the ideal formula for absorption and the greatest nutritional value. 

Implement A Full Skincare System

Using complete skincare systems addresses your skin concerns in its entirety. Skin Systems like our treatment system helps you address your skin concerns while building a regimen that becomes an essential routine to your skin’s health. 

Are you using one of Yelle Skincare’s systems? What’s your favorite? #Tag us in a #Reel if you using one of our systems and we just may repost you.

Did you know our founder Yandy Smith loves her some ice treatment? No really, sis loves a good cold ice against her face and here’s why …

Rubbing ice on freshly-cleansed skin serves as a foolproof way to minimise and tighten pores, keeping the skin clean. The process of skin icing across the nose area, constricts the production of excess sebum, unclogs build up and serves as a barrier from unwanted dirt and debris.

So how do you do it? It’s simple …

Step by step:

Wash your face with the YELLE Awakening Facial Soap with lukewarm water

Pat Dry

Tone your skin with YELLE Awakening toner 

Then … Use one cold ice cube wrapped in a clean towel or napkin, rub it against your freshly cleansed skin in small circular motions for 1 minute

Follow up this treatment with your YELLE Awakening Serum and Moisturizer …

VOILA! You’ve been hacked by Yandy Smith … 

You can “ice” your skin up to two times a week to stimulate healthy new skin cells and to really bounce back your tired skin from long days. 

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So you’ve booked a few flights for summer travel, huh? That’s super exciting! But you may want to prepare for your skin freaking out at the new scene. Here are a few reasons why you may experience breakouts when you travel.

Weather

Depending on which direction your wanderlust tempts you toward, your skin has to adjust from cooler temperatures to warmer ones, or vice verse. When you go from hot and humid to cold, your dry skin pays the price. You might experience rough patches, and if you suffer from eczema or psoriasis, you could also have a flare-up. Going the other way? Traveling from a dry cold environment to a hot and humid one, your skin can produce more oil and sweat and you’re more likely to get acne.

How to Deal: You can combat both of these by consistently washing your face and applying a daily moisturizer. If you’re someone who breaks out easily, be sure to implement your Awakening Serum as it provides an extra layer of protection against weather change.

Stress

If you’re not used to running to catch a boarding flight, translating every sentence into a new language or planning a packed itinerary that ensures you see all the sights, travel can be stressful. Though hiccups are bound to happen, when you fret continuously, your body produces stress hormones. 

How to Deal: We recommend calming your skin back down when you get to your destination by giving yourself a nice shower and moisturizing Yelle’s Awakening moisturizer. 

Time Change and Jet Lag

Ever wake up in a new destination, after countless hours of travel, and wonder “Where am I?” When you dance between time zones, hopping from Europe to Asia, Australia and beyond, your internal clock becomes a bit rewired. It isn’t dangerous for your health since most adjust within a few days, but it does interrupt your sleeping habits—meaning you don’t collect Zzzs as easily, or you’re tired at odd times. “Your skin can often look dull or uneven in these cases and often people forget to wash off their makeup upon landing,” Dr. Sarkar notes.

How to Deal: Our best solution is to travel with a clean face and exfoliate mid-flight. Eye patches or an eye cream kept in the fridge with caffeine is a great option to help decrease puffiness and dark circles as well.

Cuisines

The captivating aroma of the night markets of Thailand, the endless selection of tacos in Mexico, the cheese, pasta and bread of Italy. Ask any frequent flier and they’ll say that one of the best parts of escaping your home country is sampling the cuisine of the world. Some people can happily eat dairy or sugar without it affecting their skin, but studies have shown that high levels of dairy and especially sugar cause some people to break out. 

How to Deal: In this scenario, it might feel like you have to make a choice: suffer the zits or avoid the food. But instead of skipping out on these flavors and dishes, be proactive by carrying and being selective about your meal choices. How so? Give yourself one or two “cheat meals” a day and the rest of them, eat smartly. And of course, drink plenty of water to keep your pores healthy and also to keep you fuller so you won’t eat or drink quite as much.

You asked, so we sought out advice from the pros! Everyone wants to know what Hyperpigmentation is and they want to know how to treat it …

So we called our skin specialist and got the real tea!

What is it? Hyperpigmentation is a common, usually harmless condition in which patches of skin become darker in color than the normal surrounding skin. This darkening occurs when an excess of melanin, the brown pigment that produces normal skin color, forms deposits in the skin.

It can be a result of anything really … skin trauma, bug bites, irritation, a sore you scratched … anything! The good news is … it can fade! But how? 

The first initial step is to: PREVENT. 

How do we do that? Sunscreen! Yes, sunscreen is for people of color, believe it or not. It doesn’t just prevent us from cancer, it also prevents us from over-exposure and hyperpigmentation because it helps us avoid pigment deposition on the skin. So make sure you’re using the correct amount of sunscreen , and often. SPF30, reapplying every few hours based on what the instructions read.

Next Up the step is to: HEAL.

How do we heal? We heal our skin through cleansing and allowing it to rest. YELLE’s Awakening Milk and Honey Cleanser is perfect for ensuring that we properly clean our face in the gentlest way. It’s plant-based ingredient list is full of antioxidants that help repair the skin, like Vitamin C. 

After we’ve healed, the next step in treating hyperpigmentation is to: RENEW. 

How do we renew? Simple … exfoliate! Each time you exfoliate, you’re gently removing dead skin cells. In terms, this removes our damaged skin, and encouraging our skin to product new cells, which gives us healthy new skin to maintain. 

Yes, you can totally use an exfoliant once a week, but for simple every-day exfoliating, YELLE’s Awakening Toner is perfect for sweeping the day away. It’s organic and herbal infused ingredients make it easy for maintaining fresh healthy skin. 

So you see, hyperpigmentation is a natural part of skin health. It can be treated with a healthy skin routine, like YELLE’s Treatment system!