5 beach bag beauty essentials

Hat? Check. Towel? Check. Sunnies? Check. Now throw these goodies into your beach bag too, pop on your swimmers, and get set to hit the sand!

TINTED LIP BALM WITH SPF

The sun, heat, seawater and salty air can suck the moisture right out of your pout, not to mention the sun can easily burn your lips. The best way to show your lips some love when you hit the beach is by slathering on a hydrating and protecting lip balm that contains SPF. Try to pick one that’s got a yummy flavour and a slight tint to give your lips some colour.

bh loves: L’Occitane Pivoine Sublime Tinted Lip Balm, Palmer’s Ultra Moisturizing Cherry Lip Balm with SPF 15

SPF 50 SUNSCREEN

Planting your bod on the sand sans sunscreen is a sure-fire way for your skin to suffer the harmful effects of sunburn (ouch!) and even encourage premature ageing. If you want to steer clear of speeding up the ageing process, make sure you apply an SPF 50 sunscreen to your entire body and face – don’t forget those less obvious areas like your ears, the back of your neck and your feet!

bh loves: Nutrimetics SPF50+ Sunscreen Lotion, SunSense Clear Mist SPF 50+

AFTER-SUN GEL/SPRAY

If you do happen to get sunburnt, give yourself a swift slap on the wrist for neglecting to slather on your sunscreen as often or as thoroughly as you should have, and get onto soothing the pain, stat. An after-sun gel or spray that contains aloe vera will work wonders for drawing the heat out of sunburn, and giving it an instant cooling feeling. Sweet, sweet relief!

bh loves: Reef After Sun Repair Gel, Jurlique Sun Specialist After Sun Replenishing Moisturising Lotion

LEAVE-IN SPRAY CONDITIONER

Salty air and water can really dry out your hair and also encourage those dreaded frizzies. After swimming, squeeze the excess water out of your hair and spritz through a leave-in spray conditioner. It’ll help to detangle your mane, tame fuzzies and give it a smoother and silkier appearance.

bh loves: Schwarzkopf Extra Care Hair Care Normal Balance Express Repair Leave-In Conditioner, Goldwell Dualsenses Curly Twist Detangling Spray Conditioner

A BOOK THAT’S GOT YOU HOOKED

Aside from the obvious that this is not a beauty product, you can’t go past that feeling that comes with lazing on the beach and immersing yourself in a good book – or a trashy mag! Better yet, flick through the latest articles from beautyheaven on your smartphone or tablet! Ahh, those holiday feels…

Are you looking forward to beach season? What are your beach bag essentials?