Did you know that sunburn can have a devastating effect on your skin?

Not only does it make your skin prone to skin cancers, but it also ages it prematurely. If you are living on the French Riviera or are just visiting the area, you need to take extra care to ensure that your skin doesn’t burn.

Throughout the region, there are a high number of sunny days and even in the cooler months, you must wear sun protection. Remember to repeat its application often when you are exposed to sunlight for long periods.

However, if you have been a bit forgetful and have overexposed your skin to the sun, there are ways to calm it and to speed up the healing process from the sunburn. Make an appointment with AWA Wellness Artists professional skin therapist today for a  Sun Burn Soothing Facial that will calm the redness, cool your skin, and speed up the  healing process.

This soothing facial is carried out with extreme care and soothing motions. Calming skincare lotions are used, and these are made from the finest neural ingredients that help to calm the skin, including aloe vera.

Wherever you choose to live on the Cote D’Azur, a AWA skincare professional will come to your home,hotel, or yacht for any your facials.

– You won’t feel that the sun is burning and harming your skin while you are enjoying your outdoor activities. The redness develops after a while, usually, it takes 3 to 5 hours.

– After about 12 hours the redness peaks and the sunburn will start to cause discomfort. In some people, the peak might only be after 24 hours, but after 72 hours it starts to fade.

– Even in countries with less sunshine, sunburn can occur in even 10 minutes.

– The fairer your skin and hair, the more at risk you are of getting sunburnt because your skin contains less melanin than that of people with darker complexions.

– Young children and teenagers have more sensitive skin than adults and once bunt their skins are more easily damaged.

– Even if you have darker skin, you can burn in the sun. If your skin is black, you still need to protect it with a regular slathering of an SPF 15 sunblock, take special care to protect the palms of your hands and the soles of your feet.

– Once you have burnt, the damage cannot be cured or minimized, but your skin can be soothed with some natural and mild ingredients.

– If you are taking any anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen or antibiotics, you must know that they do increase your risk of getting sunburnt.

– Sunburn is painful and you can take regular painkillers to help relieve the pain during the first 24 hours, which are usually the worst.

– Steroid creams are not effective in healing sunburn.