You'll be amazed at how easy it is to achieve great looking skin. Just get into the right skin care habits and glow your way to a health skin.
The Seven Skin Habits
- Drink 8-10 glasses of water everyday. Water flushes out the toxins from your system and will keep your skin hydrated and healthy.
- Exercise for at least thirty minutes everyday. It brings blood and nutrients to the skin and tones those muscles.
- Get plenty of sleep, you'll look and feel great! Try an aroma therapy pillow for more soothing dreams.
- Wear sunscreen. The sun is especially harsh nowadays so guard your skin.
- Load up on fresh fruits and vegetables. The organic way to yummy, glowing skin.
- Don't smoke. Smoking destroys the vitamin C that keeps your skin looking young and healthy. It will definitely age your skin.
- Relax and unwind. Say goodbye to the stress in your life. Light a scented candle, dim the lights, and put on your favorite mellow CD or MP3, then drift off into the world of serenity.
Clean Skin Routine
- In the morning, cleanse and freshen your skin with a mild cleanser.
- At night, cleanse then exfoliate. Remember not to be too harsh when you exfoliate.
Wash before you exercise. Your sweat acts as your skin extra cleanser. If your skin is clogged with make up, powder, or foundation, your sweat don't be able to cleanse efficiently. When you sweat don't wipe your face with your hands or your arm, use a clean towel.
Steam Clean: Prepare for a big bowl of hot (not boiling) water. For combination skin mint and lemon peel are a successful combination. Cover your head with a towel and make a tent of it as you lean over the bowl. trapping the steam. enjoy the feeling for 5 minutes then pat dry then exfoliate. Our skin constantly change. It undergoes a cycle of 28-40 days, then our skin is renewed again. Exfoliants are good for removing the daed skin on your face.
To remove excess oil without clogging your pores with powder, try usinga control film. It doesn't remove moisture, and you can actually get a kick out of seeing how much oil you had on your face.
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Fruits (citrus fruits, apples) and vegetables (green leafy vegetables and tomatoes) make up the glow foods, a review of elementary school science will remind us. These foods contain essential vitamins and minerals for youthful skin, as so dairy products, such as milk and cheese, eggs, and animal protein. There are a lot vitamins and minerals that the skin needs, including the fat soluble vitamins (vitamin A, E, K) vitamins B and C, folic acid, biotin, selenium, and zinc. Even essential fatty acid are also important for a healthy skin. Here are the vitamins and minerals naturally found in food that keep skin looking young and glowing. You'll be amaze that all of this foods are also found in the food pyramid.
Vitamin A - maintains and repairs skin tissue and may reduce the risk of psoriasis.
It can be found in:
- sweet potato
- carrots
- mango
- spinach
- milk
- egg yolk
- cheese
It can be found in:
- green leafy vegetables
- beans
- peas
- meat
- fish
- dairy products
- fortified grains
It can be found in:
(vitamin C)
- citrus fruits
- green leafy vegetables
- broccoli
- cauliflower
- bell pepper
- Vegetable oils
- nuts
- seeds
- olives
- spinach
- asparagus
It can be found in:
- green leafy vegetables
- broccoli
- spinach
It can be found in:
- green leafy vegetables
- beans
- wheat germ
It can be found in:
- bananas
- eggs
- oatmeal
- rice
It can be found in:
- whole grain cereals
- seafood
- garlic
- eggs
It can be found in:
- liver
- seafood
- beans
- nuts
- whole grains
It can be found in:
- oysters
- poultry
- lean meat
Perhaps you noticed the variety of foods listed above, All the food groups are represented. It is important to eat variety of foods, using the food pyramid as a guide for the food groups and portions. Following the food pyramid, will help you include the variety of nutrients your body needs, including the ones for our skin that can help to have a healthy glowing skin for all daily functions .
When our skin loses moisture, its surface starts to crack. Sometimes the dry skin is just itchy, without a rash. Dry skin usually affects the lower legs, back of the hands, and forearms. Other times, the dry areas may develop dermatitis, which results in itchy skin that's red and raw.
There are factors that contribute to dry, cracked skin include:
- Chapping and skin irritation due to friction.
- Certain soaps, detergents, and solvents.
- Hypothyroidism, or excessive weight loss.
- Advancing age, which causes a noticeable decrease in the natural lubrication of the skin.
- Too frequent bathing or showering, especially in chlorinated water.
- Cool and dry weather, especially when the winds are strong or humidity is low.
- Air-conditioning.
- and Genetics.
- Apply moisturizer liberally and often, particularly after bathing and when skin feels itchy. The drier the skin, the thicker the application shoud be, especially on the hands.
- A bath a day is enough, especially since we don't sweat as much in rainy weather as we do in hot summer months. For extra measure, use lukewarm, not hot water, and keep baths brief.
- Use non-drying soap substitutes or gentle moisturizing soaps that cleanse your skin without removing its natural oil.
- Apply a barrier hand cream (ask your doctor or pharmacist) or petroleum jelly if your hands or legs are frequently in water especially in floodwater.
- Pat, don't rub, your skin dry after you bath or shower.
- Use hypoallergenic cosmeticss
Dry, flaky skin is usually cause by low production of oil by the sebaceous glands. In such cases, there isn't enough oil on on skin to create a protective barrier. Eventually, the skin dries out because there's not enough oil to keep moisture from evaporating. Sometimes skin can get so dry that it itches and feels tight. Water itself cannot penetrate the skin, and pouring water on your face can, in fact, take even more moisture away from the face.
DIY treatment - Use a facial moisturizer that absorbs quickly, preferably one without any fragrance. People with dry skin should avoid any type of skin care products with cologne perfume, and alcohol because these cause dryness. Moisturizing lotions with natural oils also prevent moisture loss and add softness.
