Want to know the secret to natural beautiful skin? The secret is to be gentle to your skin. Being gentle is easy when you know what to do and what to stay away from.
Natural healthy skin care will vary from season to season. Winter weather is far harsher than summer weather in some ways, yet better for your skin in other ways. If you learn how to take good care of your skin in winter or summer, skin treatment becomes easy for the rest of the year.
The main issue in summer is the sun. The most important thing you can do in summer is to protect your skin from the damaging rays of the sun. You can do this by using lots of sunscreen whenever you are going to be out in the sun for more than a few minutes.
Excessive exposure to the sun will damage your skin. The most visible damage is sunburn. The more fair your complexion, the more quickly and severely you will burn.
Sunburn causes great damage to the skin. Your skin gets red, may blister and then peel several days later. When this happens you are actually losing a layer of your skin and that is not a good thing. The worst result can be skin cancer. But if you escape this, you aren’t off the hook. It’s a fact that long term exposure to the sun results in your skin aging prematurely.
If you love to look tanned and really who doesn’t, use a tanning agent. They’ve come a long way in recent years and look quite natural.
In winter you are faced with a completely different set of problems. Wind, cold, and excessive dryness caused by furnace heated air team up to draw the moisture out of the skin.
In winter you may find that your skin becomes dry and irritated. You can combat this by using a rich moisturizer. Even oily skin will need a moisturizer. But with such a variety of healthy skin care products out there, how do you decide on the right one?
Here are a few tips to help you make the right choice. Remember, the goal is to be gentle to your skin.
1. Avoid products that contain any kind of fragrance if you have sensitive or dry skin, as these scents may be irritating for some skin types.
2. Do not use no-name skin care products. They are made with cheap ingredients, including harsh chemical compounds and that’s no way to be gentle to your skin.
3. Buy name brand products instead. You will get good quality products because their name is on the label and their reputation is on the line.
4. Use a moisturizer on your face that has been specifically developed for facial skin, rather than an all purpose lotion.
5. Look for lotions that contain mineral oil, glycerin, petrolatum, and dimethicone. When these ingredients are put together they strengthen your skin’s natural moisture barrier and help keep it hydrated.
6. Whenever possible, use natural healthy skin products. Natural products are made with ingredients that are found in natural sources. Because of that they tend to be gentler on the skin.
7. It’s a good idea to get into the routine of cleaning out your make-up bag frequently. An ideal time is at the beginning of a new season. All products have a limited shelf life and a best before date. Why put so much effort into treating your skin gently and overlook your cosmetics?
Natural beautiful skin can be yours. Treating your skin with tender loving care will go a long way toward making it happen.
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