Daily
regime for healthier skin:
Most
women don`t bother looking after their skin until
it is too late. When will you start when you notice
the wrinkles, by that time you will have no chance
of slowing the aging process. You should start
looking after your skin from your late teens,
early twenties right up until your hands are too
shakey to pick up anything. Start now with a daily
regime of cleansing, toning, exfoliating and moisturising.
Once you get use to doing it daily you will feel
and look a lot healthier and good about yourself.
Step
one -- Cleanse. Cleansing you skin and removing
dirt, makeup and other impurities that clog your
skin is essential. You should cleanse your skin
at least twice a day with a mild, non-irritating
cleanser. Your cleanser should not strip your
skin of its natural oils and it should easily
rinse away.
Always consider your skin type first when choosing
a cleanser. A good cleanser will remove impurities
without leaving residue. You should avoid cleansing
with soap. This is because skin is slightly acidic
and soap is alkaline. This disrupts the skins
naturally acidic protective film.
Oil
based cleansers are suitable for all skin types.
Cream cleansers will suit a dry skin.
Smooth on the cleanser and leave it for a few
seconds to dissolve impurities. Then very gently
wipe it off with cotton wool or damp tissue. When
using a wash off cleanser you should apply it
to damp skin and then remove with warm water
Step
two -- Tone. Using a toner re-hydrates, cools,
nourishes and refreshes your skin. Toners remove
any remaining traces of dirt, makeup or oil you
cleanser may have not removed. It's good to use
a toner that is alcohol-free, as alcohol may dry
your skin.
Step
three -- Exfoliate. Exfoliating gives the
skin a healthy glow and gets rid of the spots
that tend to make you look sallow and your skin
blotchy.
Exfoliant help remove dead cells that accumulate
on the surface of your skin. Make sure the exfoliant
is not granular so you do not damage new skin.
An exfoliant can be as simple as a face cloth
or as high-tech as the latest serums containing
AHAs.
Step
four -- Moisturise. Just as the rest of you
body requires hydration and nutrients, so does
your skin. Your skin should be treated with a
daytime moisturiser that provides a broad spectrum
sunscreen daily. At night, using a more intense
moisturiser helps to rebalance and normalize your
skin as you sleep.
There's no rule that says you have to use moisturiser
all over your face; you may just need a light
eye cream and a bit of moisturiser on your drier
cheek area.
All
skin has its own natural moisturising factor that
regulates water flow from the dermis to the surface.
Sebum also helps by forming a barrier on the skin
that prevents moisture loss. As we grow older
both of these however decrease in activity and
therefore we need a water regulating moisturiser.
All skin types really need moisturising twice
a day.
You
should be careful to choose a moisturiser to suit
your skin type. For oily skins oil free formulas
and oil in emulsions. Water in oil formulations
suit dry normal skin. You should always spritz
your skin with water before applying moisturiser.
Water plumps up the skin cells creating an even
surface making lines less apparent.
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