It’s important to take care of your face. A lot of people tend to drop good money on skin care products, but we can sometimes neglect the basic skin facts that hold true for everyone.
These seven are ones to live by, but more importantly ones you can feel great about and thoroughly enjoy doing.
1. Wear sunscreen everyday—rain or shine. Don’t forget to apply sunscreen, regardless of the weather. It’s equally important to put SPF on a cloudy day because the UV radiation from the sun easily goes through clouds.
2. Look after your neck and hands. Your neck and hand deserve just as much attention as your face. Apply the same thing you use on your face down your neck and over the back of your hands, so they get equal level of hydration and protection as your face.
3. Stop sharing your makeup with other people. Especially eye products like mascara and eyeliner, sharing eye cosmetic products can lead to a bad eye infection. Think styes, pink eye, and other bacterial build-up. Same goes with testers in department stores. Makeup testers are one of the top ways that bacteria spread through cosmetics. Swatch the product on your hand instead of on your face.
4. Sleep on silk. Friction between the skin and the sheets can cause your skin to mark and ultimately deepen wrinkles. Luckily there are silk pillowcases that reduce friction against your skin so that you don’t wake up with creases.
5. Never sleep with makeup on. Not only can it lead to the spread of germs and bacteria, sleeping with makeup on can also cause skin infections that will cause terrible effects to your pores and the health of your skin.
6. Be careful not to over moisturize but oily skin still need face moisturizer. Yes, there is such a thing as over-moisturizing your face. It happens when you use products that are too rich. Some other indications of over-moisturizing include clogged pores, breakouts, and blackhead. On the other hand, those with oily skin can still have dehydrated skin, considering dehydrated skin is caused by a lack of water, not a lack of oil. Just make sure you use oil-free moisturizer.
7. Pamper your skin at home once a week. It’s strongly recommended to get a monthly facial done. But the ultimate secret to good skin is what you do at home. For this you just need to start from a facial with your own scrub and mask, and lather yourself with moisturiser. Treat yourself like the queen you are in your own home.
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