Skin Care I

"Beauty is skin deep", is an age-old aphorism, but in science, the skin is not something that needs being belittled. It is a very important part of the human body. It is the largest organ in the human body. It is useful to us in a number of ways. These are some of the functions the skin performs:

It gives our bodies protection from the ultraviolet rays of the sun, preventing damage to our bodies
It prevents many germs and bacteria from entering our bodies;
It helps us to stay hydrated;
It works as a thermos when it comes to regulating temperature;
It is also a part of the digestive system, as it helps us excrete salts, ammonia, water, urea and uric acid

Given the important roles it performs; the skin certainly needs a lot of pampering. Some of the care we take of the skin is purely cosmetic in nature, just to enhance our looks. A more important reason for which we need to take care of the skin is to help it perform its function optimally. A healthy skin means a healthy person.

5 Anti-Aging Skincare Tips and Secrets

Anti-Aging Skin Care Tip #1: Stop Using Conventional Skin Care Products

Most people know how medicines can be delivered with a patch on your skin, so think about what that means: Your skin absorbs things you put on it. So it's very important to use natural and organic skincare products instead of conventional skin care, which contain many toxins that can actually age your skin over time!

Did you know that the cosmetic and skin care industry is not very highly regulated? Many ingredients used have not been proven safe or effective for long-term use. In fact, most skin care products on the market today contain chemicals that can have an adverse impact on your health, but guess what else??? Yes, they can actually make your skin look older with time. It has been estimated that around 5 pounds of chemicals are absorbed by the average woman over the course of a year just by the skin care and cosmetics she uses!

Anti-Aging Skin Care Tip #2: Use Natural and Organic Skin Care

That sounds easy, but what exactly is natural skin care? You need to watch out, because many companies add small amounts of natural ingredients, like vitamin C, so they can call their products "natural," but their products still contain many toxins. There are NO government standards concerning the claim of "natural" for skin care or cosmetics.

Natural ingredients means things like coconut, jojoba or olive oil; seaweed and algae extracts; vitamin C, vitamin E, butters like shea butter and cocoa butter, green tea and more. If you recognize the ingredient as something you would eat, you're probably on the right track. Ingredients to avoid include synthetic ingredients like mineral oil, synthetic preservatives like parabens and synthetic fragrances.

While organic skin care should be more pure, and we highly recommend looking for a brand that incorporates organic ingredients, we do realize that some ingredients are hard to find organic. The number one thing to look for is natural ingredients, and if you find organic ingredients as well, that is a big plus!

For highly recommended brands, follow the links in our resource box.

Anti-Aging Skin Care Tip #3: Include Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Your Diet

Bridal Skin Care

Walking down the aisle and mesmerizing everybody with her beauty is every bride's dream. A girl waits for her wedding day all her life and she wants to look nothing but the best on this occasion. Once the wedding date is fixed, the pre-bridal skin care begins. Girls rush to spas and salons to book pre-wedding packages. Along with these pre-bridal packages, it is essential to follow a strict and disciplined pre-bridal skin care regime at home if you want to look like an angel descended from the Heavens on your big day.

Skin Care Basics:

For a glowing skin, go back to nature's lap for its indispensable gift: water. Drink eight to ten glasses of water to get a perfectly radiant and hydrated skin. It detoxifies your body. Establish a cleansing-toning-moisturizing regime. Cleansing cleans the dirt particles from the skin pores and lets the skin breathe. Toning helps restore the pH balance of the skin, and moisturizing keeps the skin tender and supple.

You can opt for home facials once a week. Exfoliate your skin with natural scrubs to remove the dead skin. You can take one teaspoon of oats, add a little water and rub it gently with your fingertips in a circular motion on your skin. Let it dry and wash it off with cold water; this prevents clogging of your skin pores. Apply a moisturizer with SPF 15 before going out in the sun. Make sure you apply moisturizer 15-20 minutes before stepping outside.

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