Looking and feeling your best is priceless. It boosts your self-esteem, giving you the confidence you need to pursue even your most ambitious goals.
Take charge of your life by first taking care of your skin in the way it deserves. Follow these tips:
Clear Your Face of Makeup
Instead of waiting until your daily night routine, opt to take your makeup off as soon as you get home. Once your face is rid of pollutants and debris, it becomes ready to take in more of your products. In the long run, you will have healthier skin.
Exfoliate Gently
Simply removing your makeup and washing your face is not enough to achieve the best skin. Use a gentle exfoliating scrub to resurface your skin, minimize your pores, and reduce fine lines. Make sure not to overdo or skip this process, though.
Schedule a Full-Body Exam
Get a full-body skin exam before you turn 30. Expert dermatologists can check the current condition of your skin and teach you how to better care for it according to your unique needs. This can prove useful as its most beneficial to identify the deadliest kind of skin cancer, Melanoma, when it is still in its early phases.
Promote Blood Circulation
Dull skin is typically due to a lack of oxygen and nutrient-rich blood. This comes from the lack of good blood flow, which can easily be remedied by hanging your head upside down daily for three minutes each. Notice a slight redness whenever you hang your head over your bedside or perform the downward dog pose during yoga.
Eat Right
The skin excretes any unwanted substances from your body. For instance, lactose intolerant individuals struggle as dairy is a mucus-forming substance that is not easily digestible. In excess, it may mimic certain hormones that produce the skin’s natural oils — hence, cystic acne.
Drinking green juice daily encourages lymphatic draining, oxygenates, and reduces your skin’s puffiness. Meanwhile, enough phytonutrients and healthy fats can hydrate your skin and produce a natural glow.
Sleep Properly
Avoid certain sleeping positions, like placing your face flat onto the pillow. This is the second leading cause of wrinkles, only coming second to UV exposure. Position yourself in such a way that the lower half of the face does not come in contact with your pillow to prevent squishing your skin.
Meanwhile, consider replacing your cotton pillowcases with silk as it absorbs less moisture from your skin. As a bonus, it even reduces split ends and bed head.
Get Professional Care
Some skin issues can only be addressed and resolved by professional dermatologists. For instance, dark spots from hyperpigmentation, uneven skin tones, and dullness can be treated with professional treatments such as RevLite.
Apply Vitamin Serums
Vitamin serums are enriched with vitamins A, B, C, D, and E. For best results, they are usually sold in therapeutic amounts and made to be spread directly on the surface of your face. Apply serum on the outermost layer of your skin, otherwise known as the epidermis, which uses 23 different vitamins.
Wash Your Makeup Brushes
Brushes need to be cleaned regularly to avoid the buildup that could clog your pores and cause infections. In general, it’s highly recommended to wash your brushes monthly. However, foundation and concealer brushes should be washed weekly while brushes for the eye areas should be washed bi-monthly.
Follow a Simple Skincare Routine
Stick to the basic cleanser and moisturizer made for your skin type. Carefully assess the ingredients found in your products. When in doubt, consult a dermatologist you trust. While it may be tempting to use the most trendy products, a majority of their formulas cannot compare to the tried and tested market staples.
Stay Away from the Sun and Direct Heat
UV rays are present everywhere, which means protecting your skin from them should be a daily activity. Use sunscreen whether you run errands or stay indoors, and not just when you intend to go to the beach.
Likewise, staying too close to heaters and other direct sources of heat can break down the collagen in the skin and cause inflammation. Take a few steps back from open fires and maintain a ten-foot distance.
Properly taking care of yourself and your skin empowers you to confidently live your life any way you want. Make sure to dedicate part of your self-care routine to proper skincare and be prepared to chase your dreams and achieve what you set out to do.
