The Way to Repair and Prevent Face Mask Tan Lines This Summer

But this does not mean that you can not successfully stop — or, if you did not read this in time, right — decorative tan lines from sporting a face covering. Here is what the pros say.

Keep wearing sunscreen on your whole face.

The two Cheung and Shamban insist on wearing sunscreen regardless of what, on exposed skin and under your mask. “The best protection against the sun is bodily obstructing,” Cheung says. However, a cream or cream formula is not perfect under a face-covering as Shamban warnsit could rub off easily. 

“Best practice would be to use a rod or quick-dry spray lotion beneath a mask,” Shaman informs Allure.

Her recommendation: Neutrogena Sheer Zinc Mineral Sunscreen Stick, a personal favorite of hers. “I took it to Aspen and wore it with my mask every day,” she states. “It was perfect for touch-ups, it slips on quickly and easily, and it stays put.”

Up your sun protection with attachments.

If you are really intent on avoiding facial tan lines, prepare yourself to go incognito. “Sunscreen aside, the best way to prevent the ‘COVID mask tan’ would be to include oversize sunglasses with UV protective lenses,” Shamban states. This way, your entire own face is coated — although still not completely. For that, catch a hat.

“Nowadays, virtually all hats take an SPF rating,” Shamban states. “Make sure it has a wide brim that essentially covers and colors the whole area between the brow and hide.”

Break from the self-tanner.

In case you couldn’t prevent a clear line of demarcation brought on by wearing a mask at sunlight, all hope isn’t lost. You will find strategies to immediately camouflage the unevenness. 

“To even out your tan lines, keep your skin hydrated and hydrated,” Cheung recommends. We adore Cetaphil Extra Gentle Daily Scrub, that accomplishes both of these aims. “And try some self-tanner. The new formulations will not make you orange.”

Spray-tanning specialist Kristyn Pradas of Pradas Glow, states that a self-tanning mousse is your very best thing to do. “Pump a small mousse to the cap,” she states. “You can then use a big, compact, synthetic makeup remover to perform an all-over application.” Pradas claims circular motions are the ideal way to combine this, and she highlights how important it’s to sweep to the hairline and down the throat.