The best aftersuns work to nourish and rehydrate parched skin, as well as providing a dose of cooling relief if you've been caught out by sunny weather. A summer staple, they work alongside the best facial sunscreens and bodycare suncreams to protect our skin in hot weather.
“Sun damage caused by UVA radiation is practically irreversible as it damages the skin at a DNA level, which is hard to undo,” says Dr Catharine Denning, aesthetic doctor and the founder of the Marylebone Skin clinic. If, however, you do experience a degree of sunburn (we’ve all been there), it’s important to support the skin in healing itself. This is where aftersun lotion comes in, an essential when it comes to how to treat sunburn easily.
