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How to look after your skin here

What you need to know about the sun, the sea and the cenotes of the Riviera Maya, with nothing being sold to you.

Deep turquoise cenote water, with light rippling across the surface Cenotes and parks

Which sunscreen they'll let you wear in a cenote

Which ingredients are banned, how to read the label in the shop, and what happens if you turn up with the wrong one.

 Texture of dried salt crystals on a pale background Sea and pool

How to get sea salt and chlorine off your skin

Why water alone won't do it, the order to clean in, and what not to do however often you've read it.

 A dim room with window light cast across the wall After the sun

You got burnt: what to do in the first 48 hours

What actually calms it, what makes it worse, and when to put the cosmetics down and see a doctor.

 Clear cenote water seen from above, with soft ripples Cenotes

What to bring to a cenote

The list they check at the entrance, what to use instead, and the order of the day that avoids the problem.

 Pale sand under midday sun, with soft shadows Kids

Sunscreen for kids at the beach

How much you actually need, the five bits everyone misses, and why the clock protects more than the cream.

 Bands of pale blue, like the cold draught from an air conditioning unit Indoors

Your skin and air conditioning

You live in 80% humidity and your skin feels tight. Why washing more makes it worse, and what to change.
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