10 Steps On How To Get And Maintain Healthy Skin

It’s the perfect season to shoe some skin but it also be nice if the skin you were showing was clear healthy skin. His way you wouldn’t need to feel self conscious about your skin when in public. Having great skin doesn’t have to be expensive, all you need to do it treat it right and it will respond positively. Here’s how to get and maintain good skin.

1. Drink Green Tea

If your complexion is red or blotchy, this tea’s anti-inflammatory properties can be soothing, preferably iced because hot beverages can worsen redness and other symptoms of rosacea (red blotchy skin). Another benefit is that green tea may help prevent the collagen destruction that leads to wrinkles as well as sun-induced DNA damage in the skin.Consider subbing tea for your morning mug of coffee.

2. Keep Stress in Check

It takes a toll on nearly every part of your body, including your skin. Stress increases the body’s production of hormones which can make skin oilier and decrease its ability to fight off acne-causing bacteria. To keep stress under control, regularly practice stress-management techniques, like yoga, deep breathing, and meditation.

3. Improve Your Air Quality

Avoiding smoky environments, being around smoke can lead to the release of free radicals that damage skin. Also change the air filter in your furnace regularly, and if you cook with oil, use the fan over your range. Also keep in mind that dry indoor air can dehydrate skin and make fine lines more noticeable. Run a humidifier in your bedroom to minimize these problems.

4. Switch to Plain Toothpaste

Flavoured toothpastes may contribute to a common skin condition called perioral dermatitis. It looks like pimples, redness, and scaling around the mouth. Instead, use a basic paste instead.

5. Watch Sun Exposure Indoors

UV rays can penetrate the windows in your home and office and cause wrinkling and brown spots. The same goes for car windows. Prioritize the protection of your skin by always wearing a moisturizer with SPF.

6.Monitor Your Dairy Intake (If You Have Acne)

Avoid eating too much dairy products because it could affect the texture of your skin or even cause you to break out in acne. Cutting back on dairy won’t solve a pimple problem single-handedly, but if you consider it, make sure you have another source of calcium from other food sources, such as leafy greens, or consider taking a supplement.

7. Clean your skin properly

Water alone won’t do it. You need something to clear out the oily residue that can clog pores and lead to pimples. But stay away from soap; most soaps are alkaline, which can change the delicate pH balance of your skin and cause itching, redness, flaking and dryness. Instead, opt for liquid cleansers and cleansing creams with natural ingredients.

8. Protect your skin from dryness.

The epidermis is made up of about 30 percent water, much of which is bound in the lipids that help prevent the water from evaporating. You can increase your skin’s ability to bind water by using a good-quality moisturizer. Natural moisturizing ingredients include citrate, various minerals, urea, lactate and amino acids.

9. Don’t smoke

Smoking makes your skin look older and contributes to wrinkles. Smoking narrows the tiny blood vessels in the outermost layers of skin, which decreases blood flow. This depletes the skin of oxygen and nutrients that are important to skin health. Smoking also damages the fibres that give your skin its strength and elasticity. In addition, the repetitive facial expressions you make when smoking such as pursing your lips when inhaling and squinting your eyes to keep out smoke can contribute to wrinkles.

10. Treat your skin gently

Daily cleansing and shaving can take a toll on your skin. To keep it gentle:
• Limit bath time. Hot water and long showers or baths remove oils from your skin. Limit your bath or shower time, and use warm — rather than hot — water.
• Avoid strong soaps. Strong soaps and detergents can strip oil from your skin. Instead, choose mild cleansers.
• Shave carefully. To protect and lubricate your skin, apply shaving cream, lotion or gel before shaving. For the closest shave, use a clean, sharp razor. Shave in the direction the hair grows, not against it.
• Pat dry. After washing or bathing, gently pat or blot your skin dry with a towel so that some moisture remains on your skin.
• Moisturize dry skin. If your skin is dry, use a moisturizer that fits your skin type. For daily use, consider a moisturizer that contains SPF.