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 The sizzling summer weather could be doing a number on your skin, especially if you aren't taking the proper precautions. News 12’s Gwen Edwards is joined by dermatologist Dr. Kim Nichols to discuss how to keep skin safe during the heat.   

The sizzling summer weather could be doing a number on your skin, especially if you aren't taking the proper precautions. News 12’s Gwen Edwards is joined by dermatologist Dr. Kim Nicholas to discuss how to keep skin safe during the heat.

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Our Lives: How to care for skin in the summer heat

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Welcome to our lives. I'm Gwen Edwards are sizzling. Summer weather could be doing a number on your skin, particularly if you're not taking proper precautions. Doctor kim Nichols is a dermatologist with a practice in Greenwich and we want to thank you so much for joining us here on our lives. Thank you so much for having me. Let's talk about your number one summer skin care tip. We've all heard it before and the number one is using sunscreen. I mean it really is. And find one that you're actually going to use. I like a lot of them. One brand that I love is L two M. D. There's also larose pichet and Sarah V has a really nice SPF and you want to use it at least SPF 30 and reapply every 1 to 2 hours, Especially in the summer. You want to think about the fact that you're also getting those raised while you're driving. So even when you're going to work, you want to apply that sunscreen in the morning before you head out. Should we change our skin routine with seasons. Should we wear sunscreen all year round. You definitely want to wear sunscreen all year round. About 90% of UV rays are coming even on the snowiest winter day. But in summer you should really even add some physical protection. You don't want to forget you wanna wear your sunglasses, your hats, don't forget about applying sunscreen on your hands, your feet. These are things that people don't think about talk about how to get rid of those dark spots. We all, you know, get through summer and as we get older we start to get those brown spots. So doing things like light chemical peels are great to do during the summer hydrating or de clogging facials and one summer's over. Think about doing some maybe light laser treatments to get rid of those pesky brown spots. But the most important thing is trying to prevent them. And the best thing you can do is protect yourself from the sun with sunscreen and those hats and sunglasses. Should your skin care routine change with age, Should you be doing the same thing in your thirties as you would in your forties as you would in your fifties as we get older. Of course we got to use a little bit more to keep our our skin in good shape. So you want to think about using an antioxidant as you get into your thirties and forties, like a vitamin C serum in the mornings, which will protect your skin from both the environment and the sun and using something like a peptide serum or retinol at night to get those skin cells turning over because they start to slow down and make us look a little, you know gray. How to contact you if someone wants more information or to use your service is the best way is to go into our website technical MD dot com or our instagram which is Nichols. MD underscored dermatology, dr kim. Nichols, we thank you for your time. Thank you so much. Have a great day, and we want to thank you for watching our lives where we bring you information and interviews. You will see nowhere else for our lives. I'm Gwen Edwards.

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