As the birthday candles on your cake increase, you get to regret not heeding the advice of your mom way back in the day: Wear sunblock always. Why? Your 10-step Korean skincare reveals that a lot of the skin issues you are suffering from stems back from being in the sun a little bit too much.

It’s never too late to be a religious sunblock user, but do the sins of your past life have no hope? They do. As you slather on SPF, don’t forget to reverse and restore your skin to its pre-sun damaged state.

Dryness

It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the sun zaps all the moisture from your face. That’s step one in the process of sun damage even. Restore it with the Clinique Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief which softens skin and gives it a much-needed hydration boost for 24 hours. Available at SM City North EDSA.

Wrinkles

When you squint your eyes under the sun and when your dryness makes them less elastic, the result are wrinkles. Plump up those deep lines with Retinol A and hyaluronic acid through the Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Serum. Available online.

Red spots

If you have sensitive skin, you may notice how red spots seem to grow bigger when you’re in the sun. And every time you go out, they seem to get even redder and even painful. Zap them out with the VMV Hypoallergenics Red Better Spot Corrector that’s made with monolaurin which helps reduce inflammation. Available at Glorietta 3. 

Dark spots

The sun encourages the overproduction of melanin. Though a nice tan isn’t a bad thing, overexposure turns some spots on your face dark. Give up the concealer and get rid of them forever with the Celeteque Dermoscience Brightening Dark Spot Corrector. It has a melanin inhibitor to stop your dark spots from getting even darker. Available at selected Watson’s branches.

Enlarged Pores

I envy people in colder climates as the temperature over there doesn’t make their pores large. Here, the sun seems to be a signal for your pores to be out and loud. Open pores are the best places for oil and dirt to congregate, which is the reason behind your blackheads and acne. Close them up with the Perricone MD Pre:Empt Series Exfoliating Pore Refiner. It unclogs pores through its Nrf2 Antioxidant Support Complex and tightens the skin. Available at Rustan’s The Beauty Source, Glorietta 4.

Art by Anna Cayco 

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