Glowing Skin Care: Your Summer Skin Routine
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There’s nothing like that first real summer sun—iced coffee in hand, breezy clothes on, and a calendar full of reasons to be outside. But while your spirit is glowing, your skin might need a little help catching up.
Heat, humidity, sunscreen, and AC can throw your skin off balance, especially if it’s sensitive. That’s where a simple, effective summer skin routine makes all the difference. You don’t need a 12-step regimen. Just a few gentle, multitasking products designed to keep your skin happy without clogging it up.
Here’s how I keep my skin soft, calm, and naturally glowing—even on the hottest days.
✨ Step 1: Start Clean
Suds: The Powdered Cleanser That Resets Without Stripping
Summer skin gets extra build-up from sweat, SPF, and city grime. Suds is a dry powder cleanser that turns creamy when you add water, giving your skin a reset without any harshness.
🧖♀️ Colloidal oatmeal calms irritated or inflamed skin
🌾 Rice flour gives a gentle polish for dull skin
🪨 Kaolin clay helps clear pores without over-drying
☕ Coffee oil offers antioxidant support and a subtle, cozy scent
Perfect for mornings or after a long, sticky day. No added fragrance. No essential oils. Just clean, soft skin.
Pro tip: Use it in the shower to double as a gentle chest and back cleanser if breakouts are a thing for you in the heat.
💧 Step 2: Boost Radiance
Serum: Light, Nourishing Oil Packed with Antioxidants
This facial oil is your skin’s summer sidekick. The Serum formula is rich in antioxidant power—especially from Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, a stable, oil-soluble form of vitamin C shown to brighten, support collagen, and reduce age spots with consistent use.¹
🌿 Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate (Vitamin C): Fights oxidative damage, evens skin tone, and helps fade sun damage
💧 Vitamin E: Boosts the effects of vitamin C while nourishing the skin barrier
🌻 Sunflower oil balances and hydrates without heaviness
☕ Coffee oil provides additional antioxidant support and a soft scent
🥥 MCTs (from coconut) offer lightweight moisture that sinks in fast
Lightweight, non-clogging, and essential oil–free—this is your shortcut to a natural summer glow.
🥥 Step 3: Lock It In
Salve: Your All-Over Balm for Moisture + Glow
This coconut-scented balm is summer’s quiet hero. Whether it’s dry lips, a flaky spot, or a windburned nose after a beach day—Salve has you covered.
🧴 Coconut oil soothes and moisturizes
💧 Pentylene glycol draws water into the skin, giving this balm rare humectant power (most balms skip this!)
🍃 Olive derived squalane softens without clogging
✨ No added scent—just the natural aroma of coconut
Use it on lips, cuticles, cracked heels, flaky elbows, or even to tame flyaways. You’ll want one in every bag.
☀️ Bonus Tips for a Glowing Summer
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SPF always. Your serum layers beautifully under sunscreen.
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Hydrate. Inside and out. Water and good oils are your skin’s best friends.
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Exfoliate gently. A soft cloth and Suds a few times a week helps maintain that summer glow.
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Keep it minimal. When it’s hot, less is more. Let your skin breathe.
🌿 Want the Easy Button?
Grab the Simple Set—your complete summer skin routine in one bundle: Suds, Serum, and Salve.
Let your summer skin feel as good as your iced coffee tastes.
Footnote
¹ Zheng, Y., & Leung, P. (2011). “Topical use of Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate in improving hyperpigmentation and photodamage.” Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 10(3), 180–186. doi:10.1111/j.1473-2165.2011.00574.x