You brush your teeth and floss to keep your teeth and gums healthy. You eat vegetables, avoid sweets and jog three miles to keep your heart healthy. And you avoid smoking for your lung health.
Treating your skin gently with healthy diets and products is of utmost importance. Even if you don’t have time for comprehensive skin care routine a basic regime of washing your face daily can be maintained and helps in the long run.
Everyone desires for a clear skin which is free of acne and blemish and it won’t be a dream if you are taking care of it efficiently.
Below are few daily beauty secrets that your dermatology professional wants you to keep in mind:
Live a Healthy Life
A healthy body has healthy organs, and skin is the largest organ you have. Keep it nourished by eating a nutritious diet, exercising regularly, avoiding tobacco, drinking plenty of water, wearing your seat belt, and finding outlets for stress. Just as there are good for your overall health, they will keep your skin supple and healthy for your entire life inside it.
Avoid the Sun—and Don’t Talk Yourself into Vitamin D Hunting
The sun’s rays are poison on your skin, so avoid it when possible. As for needing sun exposure for Vitamin D production, your body barely needs 10 minutes of the sun’s rays to produce the vitamin that makes your bones strong. Even if you live nocturnally, you can get enough Vitamin D from food and supplements.
Use Sunscreen All the Time
Whether patients are drivers or passengers in cars, based on which arm is sunburned. “Incidental sun exposure—just walking from your office to lunch, or from the parking lot to the mall entrance—can cause skin damage,” she says. And don’t think you’re immune in the winter, no matter how cold. The sun is still pumping out those harmful UV rays.
Hydrate!
When your body is dehydrated, blood flow to your outer organs slows, robbing your skin of nutrients it needs to repair cuts and remain vibrant and supple. The best hydrator is water; the worst is sugary soft drinks.
Work it Out
Speaking of blood flow, nothing makes the heart pump like exercise. Next time you’re engaged in the vigorous physical activity of your choice, just think of it as a gift to your skin.
Avoid Inflammation-Causing Foods
Eating manufactured foods, particularly those with refined sugar, is like pumping molasses into your car’s gas tank. Foods with a high glycemic index have been found to cause inflammationand speed aging of the skin.
Wash Off Your Make Up
Always make sure to remove your make up before falling into your bed because like your body your skin also needs to breathe overnight.Also, if you hit your pillow without washing your face dirt will come to your pillow and later to your skin. Leaving your makeup overnight can block your pores causing acnes and blackheads.
But Don’t Wash Too Often
Ironically, washing your face too often, particularly with soap, and even more especially with hot water, dehydrates it, prompting the body to produce more of the oils that can lead to acne. Wash your face once in the morning when you wash the rest of your body and once at night to clean away the day’s dirt and any makeup you have on it. If you must wash more often, skip the soap and just use warm water.
Your Annual Dermatology Checkup
Just as you visit your dentist, eye doctor, OB/GYN and primary care doctor annually for a checkup, you need to do the same with your dermatologist. Skin checkups can detect problems early and keep your skin glowing year-round.
