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Skin Care Tips - skin care guide

Achieving the appearance of radient and truly healthy skin is always a goal for everyone. Every women feel prettiest when she is confident about her skin. The basic skin care routine involves Cleansing, toning , Exfoliation and Moisturising. If you know your skin type, you can work out some homegrown remedies to nourish it.

Skin care tips are another easy way to gradually improve your quality of life. Being healthy is the biggest step to healthy skin. More than anything else, sun protection will help to prevent the aging of your skin, The sun is largely responsible for wrinkling, blotchy pig entation, thinning of the skin, broken blood vessels, dryness, texture changes, uneven color and some sun related skin diseases that make the skin look older. Daily use of sunscreen products with at least an SPF of 15 along with protective clothing such as full-brimmed hats, long sleeved blouses and shirts, and slacks instead of shorts will greatly reduce the aging of the skin and the possibility of skin cancer. Facial skin care should also be of concern and sunglasses should be worn while outside. This will protect the eyelids from aging and will help reduce crows feet by reducing the squinting which comes from sun exposure without eye protection. Appropriate use of moisturizers or certain ingredients can slow down aging, increase the glow of your skin, and combat blotches and blemishes.

Exfoliants remove dead cells from the skin, rejuvenate the skin and eliminate fine lines and wrinkles from the face. The younger skin that surfaces after exfoliation naturally looks more beautiful and glowing. For an intensive moisture treatment use pure vitamin E, or aloe vera oil. It is available in liquid form, or just break open a capsule and apply the oil directly to the skin. This is a great under eye treatment. Toners not only cleanse the skin further and help in removing any remnants of particles that you may have left behind but also cools, nourishes, hydrates and freshens up your skin. It tightens up skin and close up any skin pores that may have opened up while deep cleansing the face. Deep cleansing is vital as it keeps pores clear and skin healthy. Cleansing products should be as chemical-free as possible. Deodorant soaps should not be used on your face. They clean with harsh ingredients and leave a detergent film behind. This could aggravate your skin and clog your pores. After cleansing you should always add a moisturizing lotion to replenish the natural oils that have been removed.

The Skin is the largest organ - if you slipped it offand popped it on the scales it would wiegh approximately 2.75 kg (6 lbs). For a glowing, healthy complexion that beats the heat of summer, you need to concentrate on the essentials. But before starting a skin care routine ,analyse your skin type( dry, oily or a combination of the two). Analysing could be a little tricky and misleading. For example: The most moist skin on your face may not be due to oily skin but perspiration.Or, a dry skin care may be due to a harsh astringent. So, I would suggest you get your skin professionally analysed at least once a year.

Skin care Tips

  • Warm honey and mix with lemon juice and apply on to face. Wash after it dry.
  • Mix cream on the top of milk and all-purpose flour and apply that paste on to your skin avoid eyes, eyebrows and lips. Shower after 5 minutes. This will make skin smooth.
  • Massage your skin with milk. Milk has moisturizer, it will keep your skin smooth.
  • Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day.
  • Mix honey in water and drink daily in the morning to keep your skin shiny and smooth.
  • Take food which contains more A and C vitamin.
  • Mix curds with wheat flour and apply to your skin and take shower after 5 minutes.
  • For natural bleaching: - mix milk and lemon juice. The milk will break as soon as you mix the lemon juice in it. Use that mixture to massage on your body. It works as natural bleaching.
  • Mix turmeric and cream on the top of milk, massage that mixture to body.

Functions of the Skin

It protects our insides, act as a vehicle of elimination to help eccrete the body's toxic waste, and provide us with an inbuilt thermostat (we sweat when we feel hot, and increase our energy supllies by shievering when we feel cold). Most important of all, we do most of our breathing through our skin.

Skin Type Checklist - Some tips on Skin Care

  1. Does your skin feel tight and flaky? If so, it is probably dry skin. Remember thet thirsty skin needs water, not oil, so drink plenty of water, and use moistures with a high water content.
  2. Oily Skin? Avoid harsh products that will strip the skin of oil and encourage flakiness. Instead, opt for an oil-based cleanser, which dissolves sebum, and moisturize with an oil-free lotion.
  3. If you are unlucky enough to have genuinely sensitive skin, avoid products that contain known allergens such as fragrance, live plant extracts or lanolin.
  4. Combination Skin have a T-zone that is generally oilier that other areas, with the cheeks suffering from intermittent drness, so the best way treat combinationskin is to treat it in a seperate sections.

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Arrowroot

Dries up blemishes

Avocado

Moisturizes

Barley

Anti-blemish; refines pores; retards wrinkles

Beet

Moisturizes

Tincture of benzoin

Natural preservative for creams, lotions; chapped skin

Bicarbonate of Soda

Water softener

Borax

Skin softener; cleanser; bleach; emulsifier when mixed with other ingredients

Bran

Tightens large pores; combats dryness

Carrot

Sloughs; moisturizes

Castor Oil

Relieves itching; fades brown spots; eyelash treatment

Chamomile

Tones all types of complexions

Cocoa Butter

Cleanser; dry skin moisturizer

Corn Syrup

Humectant - holds moisture to skin

Cornmeal

Refines pores

Cornstarch

Natural thickener for creams, lotions, masks; body powder

Cucumber

Reduces under-eye puffiness; reduces wrinkles

Dandelion

Moistens dry skin

Egg

Conditions; whites best for normal and oily skin; yolks for dry to normal skin

Egg White

Adds silkiness and tightens

Elderberry Blossom

Moistens dry skin

Epsom Salt

Anti-blemish

Fennel

Combats wrinkles

Fuchsia

Soothes

Gelatin

Thickener for facial masks

Glycerine

Moisturizer; softener; emollient

Grapefruit

Tightens large pores

Herbs

Baths; facial steams; creams; lotions

Hollyhock

Dried petals provide emollient action; moistens dry skin

Honey

Refines pores; tightens skin; moisturizes; retards wrinkles; anti-blemish

Lanolin

Moisturizer; softener; emollient

Lard

Moisturizer; softener; emollient

Lavender

Soothes

Lavender Water

Softens; smoothes

Lettuce

Conditioner

Lime

Acid; astringent

Marigold

Dehydrates - can help reduce excess body fluids

Marjoram

Eases tension

Mayonnaise

Cleans; moisturizes

Milk

(including whole, skim, buttermilk, cream, sour cream) Refines pores; soothes all skin types; cools sunburn

Mint

Stimulates

Mud

(including clay, fuller's earth) Large pores; oily skin; wrinkles

Nuts

(almonds, cashews, pecans): Scrub to refine pores, combat wrinkles, blackheads and dryness

Oatmeal

Soothes, heals, relieves itching

Oils

Dry skin: almond, olive, peanut
Oily skin: corn, safflower, sunflower, sesame
Any skin type: avocado, coconut, wheat germ

Okra

Dried leaves provide emollient action

Orange Water

Softens; smoothes

Pansy

Soothes

Papaya

Tenderizes; removes dead surface cells

Pineapple

Cleans; tones

Plum

Anti-blemish

Potato

Reduces under-eye puffiness

Rolled Oats

Softens skin

Rose

Has an astringent effect on oily skin

Rose Water

Softens; smoothes

Rosemary

Muscle stimulant; tightens skin

Sage

Tones oily skin

Salt

Invigorates

Strawberry

Tones oily skin; anti-blemish

Tapioca

Tightens skin; refines pores; aids sunburn and windburn; demulcent - soothing to inflamed skin

Tea

Soothes sunburn; reduces eye puffiness; revs circulation

Thyme

Invigorates

Tomato

Unclogs pores

Turnip

Reduces redness and blotchiness

Vinegar

Refines pores; cleans; softens; aids blemishes, itchy skin, and sunburn

Wheat Germ

Refines pores

Whole Wheat Flour

Thickener for facials

Witch Hazel

Reduces eye puffiness; deodorant

Yeast

Used in masks for oily or blemished skin

Yoghurt

Cleanser; bleach; for normal and oily skin

 

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