We all want beautiful skin that is radiant and supple so how do you prevent breakouts and redness? How do you stop aging from affecting your skin with wrinkles and fine lines? By following these three guidelines for happy, healthy skin!
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Develop a skincare routine
Keeping your face clean and moisturized is essential. Your face goes through a lot each day, with dirt, sun exposure and makeup products, and it’s important to protect it on a daily basis. Preventing skin problems is always easier than trying to resolve them once they’ve occurred. Your skincare routine doesn’t have to be complicated; you’ll basically need three parts. First of all, you need a cleanser. Choose one that’s suitable for your skin type and use it twice daily. This helps you get rid of all the dirt and other things that your skin has been exposed to, preventing breakouts and unclogging pores. After cleansing, you should use a toner to balance your skin tone and add extra nutrients to your skin. This will also help your skin take up the moisturizer, which is the next part. Moisturizing keeps your skin soft and prevents dryness, and should be used done on all skin types. SPF is also important, but there are many moisturizers on the market that already have SPF in them. This can help keep the products and steps you need down to a minimum. Additional products you might want to consider including serums, exfoliators and face masks, but these aren’t necessary.
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Protect skin from the sun
The sun has some extremely damaging effects on our skin, and skincare experts agree that protecting your skin from the sun is the most important thing you can do for it. Sun exposure ages your skin, leading to the development of wrinkles, fine lines and imperfections. It can even contribute to some kinds of skin cancer. To keep your skin looking young and beautiful, protect it from the sun in all ways possible. Use sunscreen year-round, reapplying every two hours. Additional measures you can take include wearing a sunhat or sun protective swimwear during the summer. It isn’t only your face but your whole body that should be protected. Avoiding the sun entirely isn’t possible for most of us, so these products can help minimize its impact on your skin.
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Get enough sleep
Sleeping well isn’t just good for your overall health, but also for your appearance. The term beauty sleep definitely has truth to it. Your skin is basically repairing itself when you’re sleeping, because it isn’t exposed to the sun and other harmful things. When you sleep, your skin makes collagen, so getting enough sleep reduces sagging, fine lines and dryness. Sleep deprivation causes dull, grey skin, while adequate sleep will give you a healthy glowing complexion. Lastly, as we all know, dark circles are often a result of sleep deprivation, and can be prevented by sleeping your full eight hours every night. Develop a healthy sleep schedule to take care of your skin.
Do these three important things and you’re giving your skin its best chance at looking beautiful and young for a long time to come.
