How to Keep Your Skin Glowing All Summer with ESPA’s Active Nutrients

When it comes to taking care of your skin during the summer months, refining your routine is key to maintaining clear and radiant results. As temperatures climb and UV levels increase, it’s important to adapt your products accordingly, to ensure a fresh and protected feel, without compromising on the level of nourishment your skin needs.

And as many of us opt for lighter makeup or less frequent wear in the warmer weather, well-hydrated skin becomes an important element in looking and feeling our best.

To lead you on your journey to luminosity is our Active Nutrients range, a naturally derived collection that grants glowing, summer-ready skin from top to toe. We uncover how incorporating our best-selling plant-based products can boost your summer confidence below.

Why is a Summer Skincare Routine Important?

Like our annual winter to summer wardrobe switch, the skincare products we use should be considered when the weather changes, too.

During the summer,increased humidity maystimulate the sebaceous glands to produce more oil, which means you might notice more breakouts and visible pores. Alternatively, for others, the heat can contribute towards a higher chance of dryness.

Most importantly, as the UV changes, it is essential to protect the face and body daily with a broad-spectrum SPF. It’s best to choose a sun protection factor of 30+ to defend against pigmentation, sunspots and discolouration during this time.

Active Nutrients for Your Most Radiant Summer Skin

Natural ingredients can contribute to a fresh-faced look, thanks to their abundance of nutrients, antioxidants and vitamins. Our curated Active Nutrients collection showcases nature’s most powerful and pure of plant-based actives, carefully extracted and enhanced to revive radiance and rejuvenate the skin.

Think nourishing ingredients like sunflower concentrate, turmeric and spirulina, rich in vitamins to protect against the effects of pollution and UV while nurturing the skin barrier.

From multi-tasking facial mists to gradual tanning lotions, our Active Nutrients range features all you need to achieve a full-body glow. Keep reading to discover how you can add our botanical blends into your face and body rituals for visibly revitalised results.

Your Routine for a Fresh, Hydrated Complexion

If you’re ready to replace the rich creams and streamline your facial routine, take a look at our guide to achieve a glowing complexion in a few simplified steps.

Step One: Cleanse

Like with any skincare ritual, starting with a good cleanser preps the complexion for subsequent products. TheOptimal Skin Pro-Cleanser is a triple-action formula that exfoliates, purifies and hydrates by harnessing the power offruit and plant extracts, gently removing dulling impurities to reveal velvet-soft luminosity.

Step Two: Serum

Here’s where you can really minimise the number of steps in your routine for a fresher complexion – select one advanced serum to target multiple concerns. Our Optimal Skin Pro-Serum is a soothing, nutrient-rich formula powered by barrier-boosting omegas, pollution-fighting vitamins and ultra-smoothing sunflower concentrate. Its lightweight consistency melts into the skin, supporting bounce-back plumpness plus healthy-looking radiance.

Step Three: Eyes

Providing a fast-acting skin refresh, the Isotonic Hydra Gel Eye Masks feature cooling snow mushroom, spirulina and amino acids from vegetable taurine for instant protection against visible fatigue like fine lines and dark circles.

Step Four: Moisturise

Light layering is best during the hotter months, making our Protect & Brighten Daily Skin Shield SPF 50a perfect choice. Or try our Optimal Skin Pro-Moisturiser which is fortified with SPF 30 protection, this hero hydrator delivers multi-tasking moisture that renews radiance with adelicately diffused glow.

Step Five: Protect

If applying a moisturising cream without SPF, always ensure you use a broad-spectrum sunscreen prior to going outside. This will shield the skin against harmful rays that can contribute to the signs of photoaging.

Top Tip: When feeling the heat, you can spritz our cooling Optimal Skin Nutrients Mist to refresh the skin and top up your glass-like look on the go.

Your Summer Body Prep Routine

Our skin is often more exposed in the summer, making it an ideal opportunity to indulge in an elevated body care regime.

Establishing a body prep routine can help to optimise our skin’s health throughout the warmer months, especially when things like heat and increased sun exposure can compromise its condition. Dedicating the time to carry out prep steps helps to lay the foundations for naturally radiant results.

Wherever summer takes you, boost a feeling of body confidence and learn how you can prep and protect with ESPA:

Step One: Dry Brush

Dry brushing before showering helps to remove dead skin cells and promote an invigorated feel. The swift strokes may support your lymphatic drainage ritual, while promoting noticeable suppleness and a more unified tone over time.

Step Two: Exfoliate

Next, take your favourite ESPA exfoliator for an in-shower polishing. Powered by tiny plant-based beads suspended in a nourishing base, a body scrub lifts away impurities to encourage smoother, softer and brighter-looking skin.

Step Three: Hydrate

Like our complexions, the skin on our bodies needs just as much nourishment to prevent drying out. And as SPF is an essential step, a lighter body hydrator prior can prevent pilling or feelings of stickiness. Take our Optimal Body Tri-Serum for fast, fresh results with a luminous finish. Alternatively, a body oil sweeps on melt-in moisture to deliver long-lasting suppleness with a sunlit glow.

Step Four: Protect

As always, a broad-spectrum sunscreen should be your last body care step. If the weather is warmer, choose a fluid lotion or mist for a lighter, fresher feel and top up frequently.

Top Tip: Want to get a head start on your golden glow? Apply our Pro-Glow Gradual Tan Body Cream in place of your usual moisturiser for a sun-kissed illusion.

With all you need for at-home and holiday-ready nourishment, find a plethora of glow-giving, natural ingredient formulas that support your summer sanctuary at ESPA.