Been Keen on a Good Skin? Start a Routine
Like your body needs food to stay fit and fine, your skin needs nourishment too. And if taken good care, you can have a skin to boast of. A good skin is always enviable, but only the one who has it knows what it takes to have one. Spend just a few minutes of your day to maintain a healthy skin that speaks for your entire personality. So if you are keen to have an impressive skin, slip into a skin care routine.
But before you follow a routine, know your skin, and the products and the labels that suit your skin. The market has many skin care products, but not all would be effective on your skin type. For instance, a moisturizer would be a nightmare for oily skin and a boon to dry skin. So choose your products carefully.
Although your skin care regime would include intake of a lot of water and veggies, you must also treat your skin with the most used skin care products like cleanser, toner, astringent, moisturizer, sunscreen, exfoliating scrub, retinoid, etc.
Cleansing is integral to having a great skin. Soap doesn’t remove all the dirt and dust from your skin. A cleanser does. It goes deep down the pores and brings out all the drosses that pile on your skin through the day.
Toners are usually meant for oily and combination skins because these have alcohol or acetone to do the extra cleaning and toning. These are, however, not suited to dry or sensitive skins.
Astringents are again mostly used on oily skins, where the sebaceous glands are more active to produce an overly sticky skin throughout the day. Astringents check oil control and also inhibit sweating.
Moisturizers, as the name suggests, allow dry and wrinkled skins to soothe and get invigorated. They come as creams, lotions or oils and hydrate the skin with the essential nutrients so that it soon comes to life. They are especially indispensable in winter.
Sunscreens are one of the must-haves in a skin care routine. For all those who are exposed to the sun for long hours should always apply a sunscreen (minimum SPF +15) to protect the skin from the harmful UV rays and prevent premature aging, wrinkling, skin cancer, etc. Fairer skins need to be extra cautious in this regard.
Exfoliating scrubs are generally used to remove the dead cells from the top layer of your skin to give a fresh and lively look. Scrubbing is usually good before applying a mask or face pack.
Retinoid is one of the beauty products that are specially designed for aged and fagged skins. Based on topical Vitamin A, these reduce the appearance of wrinkles, and lines. However, retinoid is not a permanent remedy.
Therefore, choose the products right and take a disciplined approach to skin care if you want to hear the ‘Wow’.
June 28th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
well i was on google looking for healthy hair and skin tips and i found some cool ideas. here are some of them:
make a mask form eggs and sugar. they said its great for everyone. another one is once a week mix juice from an orange and some egg yolk and keep it on for about 10 minutes. also get lots of rest and eat lots of fruits and vegetables. make sure you get lots of nutrients and drink lots of water. also you can go to google.com and type in somethings like healthy skin tips. hope this helps!
p.s. also another fact i learned which is kinda gross but it seems to work is to take a unused toilet seat cover from a public bathroom and rub it on your face like a oil snatcher. it lifts the oil off of your skin.
June 28th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
what kind of acne scars do you have? if theyre pigmented, those you can get rid of easily by using the following. pitted, im not sure it might be harder.
TEA TREE OIL! it also evens out skin tone and is known to get rid of acne scars. its cheap [about $10 a bottle] and is sold at trader joe's.
jason vitamin k cream. cheapest site- http://www.bizrate.com/skincareproducts/...
queen helen's mint julep masque, available at walmart for about $3. use no more than once or twice a week tho.
witch hazel
rosehip oil
clean & clear cooling daily pore toner [it contains glycolic acid, which means it erases acne scars]
try getting a moisturizer with spf 15 or higher when you go out. when your skin is exposed to the sun, hyperpigmentation may occur, and this causes ur acne scars to become darker.
i heard that lemon juice on cotton works on scars, but only use this if the above products dont work. also dont use if you have sensitive skin. i used it and it made my skin red and irritated. it has also helped alot of ppl tho.
if you have anymore questions, email me at secretivemistake
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July 1st, 2010 at 1:24 pm
for acne prone skin, why not try using water based products or those with alpha hydroxy acid
also, eating food rich in vitamin c (citrus fruits) and vitamin e(avocado) is also good to the skin..
orangey soaps are also good for pimpled skin…