Five Rituals for Beautiful Skin

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Adapted from " 50 Simple Ways to Pamper Yourself " by Stephanie Tourles

(Storey Books, 1999).

Skin care doesn't need to be a complex chore: it can be simple,

n/atural and basic. Find out how to make your skin radiant, healthy,

and beautiful with these mostly-free, couldn't be simpler

tried-and-true techniques.

 

 

 

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1. Cleansing Routine: A beauty must! Cleanse your skin twice daily

(only once if your skin is dry) using a mild, natural, inexpensive

cleanser designed for your skin type. Add a couple of drops essential

oil of rose, spearmint, or orange to your cleanser to boost its

cleaning effect and aromatic quality. Cleansing your skin is

especially important before going to bed, because your body excretes

toxins through your skin as you sleep. If facial pores are clogged

with makeup and dirt, breakouts can occur. If you perspire a lot in

your line of work or exercise heavily, then rinse off and massage your

body with a coarse cloth or loofah before retiring to remove salt and

dead-skin buildup. Your skin needs to breathe while you sleep!

 

2. Exercise: Try to exercise outside, to help oxygenate your cells

with fresh air and facilitate waste removal through your skin.

Exercises such as walking, biking, in-line skating, and weight lifting

improve cardiovascular fitness and muscular endurance, which

translates into increased energy and a rosy complexion. If you live in

a city, try to find a green space--a park or a greenway--in which to

exercise. If city streets, with their attendant pollution, are your

only outdoor option, exercising in a gym may be a better alternative.

 

3. Sleep, Blissful Sleep: I don't care what else you do to your skin,

if you are sleep deprived your skin will look sallow, dull, tired, and

saggy; with your puffy eyes, you will resemble a frog prince or

princess. And of course, your energy level will be less than

desirable. Sleep: It's the best-kept skincare secret there is!

 

4. Sunlight: Ten to fifteen minutes unprotected exposure to sunlight

several times a week is essential to the health of your bones and

skin. It helps your body absorb calcium, due to the skin's ability to

convert the sun's rays into vitamin D. Sun exposure helps heal eczema,

psoriasis, and acne, and energizes your body. Plus those warm rays

just make you feel good all over. If your dermatologist advises you to

avoid the sun entirely, other sources of vitamin D include egg yolks,

fish liver oil, vitamin-D-supplemented soy or cow's milk, organ meats,

salmon, sardines, and herring.

 

5. Water: What goes in must go out, and water helps move everything

along. Impurities not disposed of in a timely manner via the internal

organs of elimination (such as the kidneys, liver, lungs, and large

intestine) will find an alternate exit, namely your skin, sometimes

referred to as the " third kidney. " Pimples and rashes may develop as

your body tries to unload its wastes through your skin. Eight to 12,

8-ounce glasses of pure water a day combined with a fibrous diet will

help cleanse your body of toxins and keep your colon functioning as it

should. Water also keeps your skin hydrated and moisturized, so drink

up!

 

 

 

 

--

Diana Gonzalez

 

 

 

 

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