CLEAR & GLOWING SKIN » healthy skincare tips
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Every person wants picture. Perfect flawless skin and I think a lot of us go to great lengths and spend a great deal of money
When trying to achieve it
I think a lot of the times too we go out looking for these
Complicated solutions thinking it’s going to be the fix to our complicated problems when in fact the solutions tend to be quite simple
so let me share with you some tips on how I keep my skin clear and healthy and glowing and how you can do the
Same let’s get started
Above all learn to love your skin. So if you have freckles
Beauty marks natural discolorations a dark complexion a light complexion. It doesn’t matter own it
It’s you and therefore it’s beautiful. So focus on the things that you can change and honor the things that you can’t
Of course
I’m gonna start with nutrition because I truly believe that healthy and glowing skin primarily comes from the inside and not from the outside
So you may have heard or read people say that certain vitamin and mineral supplements can help with achieving clear complexion
whereas other people might say that certain food ingredients like
celery and cucumber mint lemon and berries help with achieving clearer skin, but personally
I don’t believe that any one compound or small group of food ingredients is what helps to achieve a clear complexion
I believe that your nutrition and your diet as a whole is what determines the health and vitality of your skin
So the more wholesome plant-based foods that you eat the clearer your skin will be I mean no single supplement or single food
ingredients can offer the complex matrix of nutrients and antioxidants
That can be found in the plethora of plant-based foods that you can enjoy does that mean you need to be extreme about it
No, not at all
I mean, I still enjoy some plant-based treats on occasion and still manage to have a good complexion
But I certainly noticed that when I overdo the processed foods the oily foods the foods with loads of added sugar
My skin tends to break out a little bit more. So keep it all balanced and place an emphasis on enjoying an overall wholesome diet
Some people recommend detox teas other people will recommend vitamin infused waters
But just like nutrition don’t let any of these quick fix solutions fool you so again the focus is to look at overall
Hydration, the question comes down to are you getting enough fluids?
This can be in the form of water soups smoothies
Teas fruits and the like I’m gonna keep this short and simple if you don’t think you’re staying hydrated enough
Making sure that you do is certainly gonna help in your journey towards achieving clear skin
Most beauty care manufacturers will try to convince us that our skin issues are as a result of an isolated
External problem that can be easily remedied with some kind of lotion or product that they sell and I’m sorry
I just don’t buy into it because like I said before I truly believe that healthy and glowing skin primarily comes from within
So an integral part of skin health is God health. So this means happy intestines and healthy poops
So making sure to eat foods that are high in fiber like fruits veggies whole grains beans lentils
nuts seeds flax and chia seeds in addition to making sure that we get a healthy dose of
Probiotics like plant-based yogurts and fermented foods is healthy
Not only for the gut but also for the skin of course hydration and regular physical activity helps to keep things moving, too
It should come as no surprise that sweating and regular physical activity helps with complexion as well
So when we exercise we increase blood flow to all areas of our body and our skin is included in that too
so with increased blood flow means increased oxygen and nutrients delivered to the cells and it’s also an opportunity for the cells to
Get rid of any toxins or cellular debris that they might have been hanging on to so more physical activity means healthier skin
Exercise helps not only with increased blood flow but also helps to decrease stress and we all know how much more our skin can break
Out when we’re going through stressful times. So the question to be asking yourself is am I experiencing stress?
And if so what might I be able to do to bring some Zen into my life as I’ve mentioned in the past for me
It’s usually time spent in nature or time spent with family and friends some kind of self-care ritual or a cup of warm tea
whatever it is take the time to identify what you can do to bring some calm into your life to decrease the stress and
Trust me your mental health and your skin will thank you for it
So now that we’ve discussed how to achieve a beautiful skin from the inside we can segue into discussing how it can be achieved from
The outside if you used a creams night creams
Cleansers face washes makeup removers and scrubbers that work for you then keep at it
I’m not trying to persuade you to do otherwise for me personally
It just feels like an unnecessary expense extra clutter in the bathroom. And to be honest
I don’t feel very comfortable putting a whole bunch of products with multiple ingredients on my face
I like to just keep things real simple
So the only thing that does touch my face is coconut oil when I wake up
I wash my face with water and then apply coconut oil
So it’s essentially my moisturizer if I wore makeup that day in the evening
I’ll wash off as much of the makeup as I can with water first and then apply coconut oil to a cotton pad and use
This to remove the makeup on my eyes. So the coconut oil serves both as a moisturizer and a makeup remover
All good things take time so don’t mind – quick fix solutions or expect overnight results. And remember that consistent practice is key
So when I transition from using my day and night creams to using coconut oil
It did take a while for my skin to adjust at first it got too oily
Then I noticed little bumps on my skin and then it got too dry before it finally found its equilibrium
So if you’ve gotten into a new routine or if you’re using a new product give it time and in a few weeks
You’ll start to notice a change in your complexion
This is one you want to make sure not to overdo both in frequency as well as in pressure
So I like to exfoliate every two to three days or so with an exfoliating cloth that I purchased from a dollar store
It’s really simple just add some soap to the cloth and gently scrub to remove any dead skin or debris
I
Am forever grateful to one of my sisters who taught me at a very young age not to wear makeup on my face
She told me to honor how my skin looked naturally because wearing foundations and powders would only create a dependency of sorts
Making me feel less beautiful on days when I wasn’t wearing it because I didn’t have that airbrushed
Look, I would become so used to and don’t get me wrong
I do wear foundation sometimes but I keep it only to special occasions not as part of my daily routine
I
Want to let my skin and pores breathe and I find that when I do wear a foundation it results in at least a pimple
Or two which then warrants wearing foundation again to cover it up and then it becomes a vicious cycle
No, like I said in recommendation number one
I want to honor my blemishes in beauty marks or as John Legend would say my perfect imperfections
I’m not covering any of that up
And that’s it some really simple tips on how to achieve healthy and glowing skin
Nothing complicated and nothing that’s going to break the bank. So the take-home message is this
Above all else healthy skin comes from within and if we’re going to shift our focus to the outside
The emphasis should be placed on minimizing the amounts of things that we bombard it with
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