As summer draws to a close, we attempt to cling on to our sun-kissed skin for as long as possible and avoid the dreaded peel.

Here are our top tips for prolonging your summer tan. 

The Lancaster Tan Maximiser prolongs your holiday tan up to one month and helps skin natural recovery process after sun exposure. The cream features a hydrating cream texture that smooths into the skin helping to maintain the skin's moisture.

2. Coconut oil 

The oil contains lauric acids and fatty acids which will hydrate your skin. And it’s well known that hydrated skin gets tanned way faster than dry skin and stays tanned for longer.

3. Staying well hydrated 

Keeping hydrated can help prolong the life of all cells (including those nicely tanned cells at the surface) and also plump and smooth the skin.

It can feel like the opposite of what you want to do, but it's important to give your body a weekly exfoliation to help remove dull, parched surface cells and prepare the skin for the tanning to come. Our favourite is the Herbivore Coco Rose Body Polish £32

Moisturising is important, particularly straight out of the shower and not rubbing yourself too hard with your towel (pat dry instead). Hot baths can dehydrate your skin, leading to faster peeling so stick to cool showers and use a moisturizer straight after showering. Our favourite is the Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion which significantly improves the condition of dry skin in just 2 weeks and moisturizes skin for 24 hours.