Taking care of your skin

Many of us don't have the time to start an intensive beauty skin care treatment. We are so busy focusing on our own lives. On all other aspects of it, that we forget to take of us too.

So here is a short list of everyday things to help us take care of our skin.

 Protect your skin from too much sunlight. Exposure to sunlight not only can cause skin cancer but also affects blotchy skin, wrinkles and damage caused by sunlight. Try to avoid being in the sun between 10am and 4pm. That is the time the sun does most damage to your skin. Wear clothing that is protecting you against the sun. Like a long sleeved shirt. trousers, hat. Use sunscreen protection. Apply it 20 minutes before going into sunlight.

Don't smoke. Its just not good for your skin. It is proven in research that smoking alone causes your skin to age. Smoking reduces the elasticity of the skin. How? It promote the breakdown of collagen and the amount of collagen that is reduced is less and smaller amounts. What is collagen and how does it affect your skin? Collagen is a protein that strengthens your skin, but degrades with age, which leads to wrinkles. 

Alcohol is another thing to watch. It makes your skin dehydrated and will make you look tired and old. So if you do drink alcohol, drink plenty of water. But please stay within a good limit.

Cleansing your skin. Please don't say you are too tired and just go to sleep with make up on. It removes all dirt and bacteria on your skin. Use warm water. Not too hot. Hot water strips your skin of its own oils. And then remember to use a moisturizer.

Moisturizing your skin is important because it protects your skin from all types of weather. Also it helps maintain your skin's own moisture levels. It doesn't have to be expensive. But please do take care to use one that is for your skin type. Oily skin doesn't need too much moisture. Dry skin does need it. Using it wrong will only cause what I call angry skin. A response no one likes.

Then comes sleep. Nothing worse than waking up looking tired and older. Or having baggy and tired eyes. Also it can make you depressed and irritable. So best to try and have 8 hours of sleep. That is the time your body use to repair itself.

Exercise is good as it reduce stress and increase oxygen that circulates in your body, that helps your skin to be healthy and vibrant.

Hope this helped and work for you