Lathering on the sunscreen and rubbing dry skin with lotion are just two of the common ways you care for your skin. As the largest organ in the human body, your skin performs the critical duty of providing a barrier to germs and internal injury while you go about your day. However, there are many surprising ways you can improve your skin naturally to keep it glowing and healthy for many years
Moisturize Inside And Out
Eight glasses of water a day is preferable to keep your skin hydrated, especially on hot days. However, your moisturizing regimen should be altered when it comes to applying lotion. Although you are moisturizing your skin from the inside with ample water intake, moisturizing the skin's surface when it is dry is not incredibly effective. Instead, allow some moisture from your shower to remain on your body as you work lotion into your skin. The lotion temporarily traps some water molecules on the skin, effectively moisturizing the cells more thoroughly.
Drink Your Milk
Avoid sagging, facial skin by drinking milk. Your facial bones shrink as aging wears on, such as from osteoporosis. With less bone structure, the skin has nowhere to go but down. As skin sags, it becomes damaged and wrinkled, which is often permanent unless you elect for plastic surgery.
Healing And Open Pores
Keep your facial skin looking taut by applying rejuvenating skin regimens at night. When you sleep, your body performs necessary healing processes to ready you for tomorrow. Place a warm, wet washcloth on your face to open your pores before bedtime. Apply all your moisturizers afterward. The pores take in more product and use the sleep healing time to maximize the lotion's effectiveness.
Showering With Filters
You may drink bottled water because it tastes better than tap, but your shower exposes all of your skin to potential damage. Chlorine and minerals in tap water slowly degrade your hair and skin. Using a shower filter on the head prevents toxins from striking your body. Filters are excellent at keeping your skin glowing well past middle-age.
Eat Fruit
Vitamin-rich fruits, including papaya, are full of carotene, flavonoids and vitamin C. Wrinkles, and other aging damage, are fought internally with consistent fruit consumption. Look for colorful fruits, from yellow to red, to take advantage of the naturally-occurring vitamins. Your body absorbs these vitamins more effectively than swallowing numerous vitamin supplements.
Take some time out of your schedule to evaluate your skincare regimen. Add in these surprising truths to see your skin turn into a work of smooth art.
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Thank you, Anonymous, for sharing these five ways we can improve the health of our skin.
Maryann
December 30, 2013 - 6:06pmThis Comment