Take Care of Your Skin ~ It's Irreplaceable
Your skin is a living, breathing organ of your body. As such, just like every other organ in our body, it needs to be fed from the inside and the skin requires nutrients.
Here are the 4 basic ingredients to beauty within:
Good nutrition: Keep it simple, fresh and unprocessed. The simpler the food, the less processing and the fresher your food is, the better it is for you. Fresh fruit and vegetables contain so many of the nutrients we need to maintain our health.
Adequate rest and relaxation: Make sure you get the sleep you need. Did you know that a study in England showed that your IQ (intelligence) drops if you do not have 8 hours sleep per night? Think about it, do you get more work done if you feel well rested? Can you concentrate better if you’re not tired? Well, why not invest some additional time into rest and relaxation so that you gain an increase in energy and concentration?
Sufficient water intake: Most people (irrespective of where they live) will utilize around 3 liters of water per day. Our body simply needs water to function. Water is necessary to keep cells from dehydrating, to help in eliminating toxins from the body.
If you do not drink at least 3 liters of water per day, every day, your body will either not function well (on some level) or it will take it from where ever it can. That is called dehydration. So, drink up (water, mind you) or shrivel up – it’s up to you.
Fresh air and sunshine: Taking a deep breath of air and tell me it doesn’t feel great. Oxygen is the stuff of life and one can never go wrong with the right amount of sunshine! Make sure you are protecting your skin with sun-block.
What does all this have to do with skin care?
Well, that is the point of putting expensive, beauty products on your skin, when you do not give it the stuff of life from the inside? The cells that make up your skin need the right nutrients for proper development, growth. You can help your skin by using good quality skin care products, but you have to support this from the inside as well.
Three basic steps:
1. Cleanse and Condition
2. Hydrate and Tone
3. Moisturize and Revive.
Cleansing the skin seems obvious and I know, we all know how to use soap, wrong answer! This is one sure way to make your skin dry-out quicker. Most soap removes the natural oils of the skin and changes the natural pH levels. The skin produces oils and acids to help it function, to protect it from loss of excessive moisture, to form a barrier… etc. So please do not use a soap cleanser, find a cleanser that is a milk base and maintain that protective barrier on your face.
The next step is to hydrate and tone the skin…
Now it’s time to remove the residue, sooth the skin and prepare the skin for getting a good feed of nutrients from the moisturizer. This is when you must use a toner/tonic. This product is often skipped by women because they don’t see the need. There is a definite need, this actually gets your face back to the proper pH level and removes any remaining dirt.
Preparation of the skin prior to putting on the moisturizer is not dissimilar to preparing a surface about to receive a new coat of paint. You wouldn’t just paint over a wall that hasn’t been cleaned and prepared for the new paint, would you? It would be a waste of time and money… well, good skin care is the same. You first get rid of the old layer of paint, than you give it a primer and finally the top-coat.
Use a quality moisturizer...
They need to be naturally based, made from pure essential oils, botanicals and/or herbal extracts. Don’t skimp on your moisturizer, it is the most important step in taking care of the one and only face you have.
So there you have it - the importance of good skin care. These steps, if you follow them, will help you to achieve the results you want and your skin will thank you too.
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Reader Comments (4)
Even though skin is the largest organ to our body, it doesn't mean that we won't be taking care of it. It will be better to have a beautiful glowing skin by taking good care of our skin.
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Great blog - it's really important to recognise that your skin is a carrier, not a barrier. After all, that's why your doctor gives you hormone patches!
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