Top Tips for Looking After Yourself in Hot Weather

When temperatures rise, it’s not just about enjoying the sunshine, it’s also important to take extra care of your body and skin. Hot weather can leave us dehydrated, tired, overheated and can impact our skin barrier, especially with increased UV exposure.

Whether you’re heading abroad, enjoying a UK heatwave, exercising outdoors, or simply trying to sleep comfortably during warm nights, here are some simple but effective ways to look after yourself in hot weather, including hydration, sun protection, and post-sun skin recovery.

Why Hot Weather Can Affect Your Health & Skin

Warm temperatures can increase sweating, fluid loss and UV exposure. This can lead to:

• Dehydration
• Electrolyte imbalance
• Heat exhaustion
• Dry or irritated skin
• Sunburn
• Damage to the skin barrier

The good news? A few simple steps can make a huge difference.

Stay Hydrated

One of the most important things in hot weather is staying hydrated. But when we sweat, we don’t just lose water, we also lose essential electrolytes like sodium, potassium, and magnesium.

These minerals help regulate hydration, energy levels, muscle function, and help prevent symptoms like headaches, dizziness, fatigue, and cramps.

Top Hydration Tips:

• Sip water consistently throughout the day
• Increase fluids if exercising or spending time outdoors
• Eat water-rich foods like watermelon, cucumber and strawberries
• Limit excess alcohol and caffeine in extreme heat

Support Hydration with Electrolytes

If you’re sweating more than usual, an electrolyte drink can help replenish lost minerals and support hydration more effectively than water alone.

Our Coconut Water Electrolyte Powder contains electrolytes to help support hydration during hot weather, workouts, travel, or busy summer days. High in vitamin C it also helps to support the immune system and reduce tiredness and fatigue.

Wear SPF Every Day

Daily SPF is one of the best things you can do for your skin health. UV rays can contribute to:

• Premature ageing
• Hyperpigmentation
• Sun damage
• Collagen breakdown
• Damage to the skin barrier, leading to dryness, irritation and water loss from the skin
• Increased skin sensitivity

UV rays can still affect skin on cloudy days and through windows.

Don’t Forget Your Face

Your face is exposed to UV daily, making facial SPF essential.

Our SPF 50 Face Sunscreen provides high broad-spectrum protection while being lightweight and comfortable for everyday wear.

SPF Tips:

• Apply SPF every morning as the final skincare step
• Reapply every 2 hours in direct sunlight
• Wear hats and sunglasses for extra protection
• Don’t forget ears, neck, hands, and scalp

Remember SPF for Your Body Too

It’s easy to focus on facial SPF and forget the rest of the body, but shoulders, chest, arms, and legs are often most exposed during summer.

Apply a generous amount of sunscreen to all exposed skin and reapply regularly, especially after swimming or sweating.

Commonly Missed Areas:

• Feet
• Back of neck
• Tops of ears
• Hands
• Chest

Help Your Skin Recover After Sun Exposure

Even with good SPF habits, heat and sun exposure can still leave skin feeling dry, tight, or irritated.

Nourish & Comfort the Skin

Our Hand & Body Cream can help moisturise and comfort skin after time in the sun, helping to lock moisture into the skin, thanks to its nourishing ingredients and lightweight hydration.

Extra Recovery Tips:

• Take cool (not freezing) showers
• Wear loose cotton clothing
• Avoid harsh exfoliants after sun exposure
• Keep skin moisturised to reduce dryness

Support Your Skin Barrier

Hot weather, UV exposure, air conditioning and swimming can all impact the skin barrier.

Your skin barrier helps keep moisture in and irritants out, so when this is weakened or damaged it can cause increased moisture loss, leading to irritation, sensitivity and dryness, so supporting it is especially important during summer.

Ceramides Can Help

Ceramides are naturally found in the skin and help maintain hydration and barrier function.

Our Ceramides Face Cream is a great option for helping support and replenish the skin barrier when skin feels dry or stressed from heat and environmental exposure. Ceramides are naturally found in the skin barrier and can be weakened with UV exposure, supporting them with ceramides helps to improve skim barrier function.

Signs Your Skin Barrier May Be Compromised:

• Tightness
• Redness
• Flaking
• Increased sensitivity
• Dry patches

Vitamin C & SPF Are the Perfect Pair

Vitamin C and SPF work brilliantly together in a skincare routine.

While SPF helps protect skin from UV rays, Vitamin C is an antioxidant that helps defend against environmental stressors and supports brighter-looking skin.

Your Morning Summer Skincare Routine:

1. Cleanser (pick between our Reviving Cleansing Cream or Hydrating Foam Face Wash)
2. Vitamin C Face Cream
3. SPF 50 Face Sunscreen

Our Vitamin C Face Cream pairs perfectly with SPF as part of a summer skincare routine.

Try to Keep Cool

Looking after yourself in hot weather also means helping your body regulate temperature.

Simple Ways to Stay Cool:

• Keep curtains closed during the hottest part of the day
• Avoid intense exercise midday
• Wear lightweight, breathable fabrics
• Use cool compresses or a fan
• Sleep with lighter bedding
• Freeze a hot water bottle filled with water for bedtime cooling

Look Out for Signs of Heat Exhaustion

Hot weather can sometimes become dangerous, especially for children, older adults, or during prolonged sun exposure.

Signs of Heat Exhaustion:

• Dizziness
• Excessive sweating
• Headaches
• Nausea
• Muscle cramps
• Weakness

If symptoms worsen or don’t improve with cooling and hydration, seek medical advice.

Hot weather can be enjoyable, but it’s important to support your body and skin with proper hydration, sun protection, and recovery.

Simple habits like drinking enough fluids, replenishing electrolytes, wearing SPF daily, and supporting your skin barrier can help you feel your best throughout the summer months.

These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. If you have a medical condition, or are pregnant or breastfeeding, we recommend consulting your healthcare professional before use.