Develop
A Daily Routine For Healthy Skin
General
Skin Care is important whether you go all natural or
you purchase products that have chemicals.
Facial
skin care is more a matter of discipline than anything else. It's
something
that we will regret not doing in the future if we let ourselves be lazy.
However,
if you're older and you are realizing the error of
not adhering to some kind of daily care, we're living in a time of
anti-aging
creams, lazer skin treatments, skin abrasions, and plastic
surgery that
can help you improve your skin from damage done from a lack of care,
too much
sun and problems that might have been caused from medications.
I
only recommend surgery and expensive treatments if your
skin is very damaged and needs the extra help. Otherwise, you
can begin a
good skin care program that might substantially improve your skin
without the
chemical peels or any type of surgery.
IMPORTANT
NOTE:
Reminder
Make general
skin care a daily routine whether you're a man, woman or child!
We can't begin too soon.
Men as
well as women should develop a daily routine for good skin health.
I realize this years ago when I realized that my husband
wasn't doing anything to his face. I bought him a few basics and set
him up for taking care of his skin too! We should also teach
our children as well.
So what
should you do?
First, let's check what comprises an effective
facial skin care routine. Very simply, a facial skin care routine can
follow the 4 steps below no matter what skin care products you use:
* Cleansing
* Toning
* Exfoliating
* Moisturizing
General
skin Care Routine:
- Cleansing
is the first thing in facial skin care routine. Cleansing helps in
removing dust, pollutants, grease and extra oil from your skin, thereby
preventing damage to your skin. Just spot your face and neck with a
good cleansing lotion or cream and gently massage it into your skin
using upward strokes. Use a soft face tissue or cotton wool to wipe
your face in a gentle patting fashion (do not rub).
Cleansing should be done at least twice a day
i.e.
morning (as part of complete facial skin care routine) and evening (on
a standalone basis). Water soluble cleansers are the best for inclusion
in your facial skin care routine.
- Toning
is the next in a facial skin care routine. However, this is the
optional part of the facial skin care routine. Mostly, proper cleansing
can compensate for toning. Toning helps remove all traces of dirt,
grease and excess cleanser. Instead of making it part of your daily
facial skin care routine, you can use toning occasionally, for example
when you have been exposed to a particularly harsh environment
or pollution.
- Exfoliation
can be an optional step in everyday routine for facial skin
care. However, exfoliation is necessary at least once a week (or twice,
depending on the skin type and the environmental conditions).
Exfoliation finds its place in facial skin care routine because of the
natural tendency of skin to replenish the skin cells every 3 or 4
weeks. As a facial skin care technique, exfoliation helps in removing
the dead skin cells that block the pores, thus assisting the skin in
the natural process. However, excessive or harsh exfoliation can cause
damage to your skin; so you need to balance it out.
- The
next thing in facial skin care is moisturizing.
In fact, moisturizing is the most important part of facial skin care
routine. Moisturizers prevent your skin from getting dry. Dry skin is
really undesirable since it causes the upper layer skin to break,
leading to dead skin cells. Again, use light upward strokes to make the
moisturizer more effective. Moisturizers work the best when applied on
warm and damp skin. So do not try to remove all the moisture in the
previous steps of facial skin care routine.
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