It seems that it has always been a good idea to stick to fashion basics. And skin care isn’t any different. As winter is on their doorsteps, American women rush to apply all the advice given by European women, famous for caring about their skin.
Nurturing, maintenance and cleansing are the skin care basics which European women are taught from their earliest years.
This exact importance of skin care is what cosmetic companies in America today are trying to promote to their customers.
Skin care is an important matter because it makes you feel good about yourself, like exercising and diet, and you will be thrilled with the results.
The popularity of anti-aging products has grown tremendously in the last years. Women, naturally, want their skin to look as beautiful as possible, which translates, especially to Americans, as looking young.
There are hundreds of products and regimens which if followed correctly can award you with healthy looking skin. Sadly, none of them can help you prevent sagging and aging. But they can certainly help you prevent premature signs of aging and to reduce blemishes.
Apart from cleansing and moisturizing your skin you should also use firming facial treatments. This is a very important step as it helps you to tone and firm your skin and it prevents the skin from looking wrinkled.
If you are serious about your skin care then it’s probably a good idea to have a skin-care specialist examine your skin and recommend a product and treatment which is specific only to your skin. A salesperson can also do this for you but only to a certain extent as their experience might be limited.
Believe it or not, but kidney beans can be used to make a nice vitamin cleanser, or you can mash bananas to make a mask. Also, don’t forget to do facial exercises every day.
Women usually use the same skin care products for years. That’s a huge mistake because as we grow older, our body changes and automatically requires either better concentrated ingredients or some completely different product.
Another useful advice is making cleansing and massaging your skin a habit. You should do this at least at the beginning of each season, but it’s preferable doing it every month.
Other things that skin-care specialists advise are to drink six to eight glasses of water every day, eat lots of vegetables, fruit, chicken and fish but not too much spicy and sweet foods. But you should also drink less coffee and limit smoking and drinking. Using sunscreens is also a good idea (higher numbers are preferable).
And remember to relax. Skin-care experts agree that stress is a major contributor to skin looking older than it has to.
Learn winter skin care tips by visiting our skin care website