“Factors like pollution, sun rays, stress, irregular food habits, inadequate sleep etc contribute to skin damage and premature aging of skin. Thus, it is necessary to take basic minimal care of one’s skin.”
Do you love your skin? If you do, do you actually take time off your busy schedule to care for it? For those who have been neglecting your skin, fret not! Here are some basic skin care tips that can help you get that radiant glow back on your pretty faces!
Basic Skin Care
Good basic skin care is sensible care of the skin. It can be accomplished without expensive products. The basic ingredients to start you on maintenance of your skin consist of gentle soap and water, moisturizer, sunscreen and some basic knowledge of when to see your doctor if you think there are any problems with your skin. If you try to stay as natural as possible with your products, avoid harmful UV rays and maintain mental and physical health, your skin will be in optimum condition.
Soaps and Cleansers
Cleaning with soap and water removes most environmental and natural skin surface substances, such as dirt, cosmetics, oils, bacteria, sweat and dead skin cells.
Soaps to avoid (>.<) are strong medicated soaps, abrasive soaps as well as herbal soaps, especially on the face. Even mild soaps or cleansers can still be drying to your skin. You can minimize a soap's tendency to be drying by being gentle with cleaning and taking care not to scrub excessively. Often water alone is adequate for skin cleansing.
Moisturizers - When to use them?
Naturally moist, smooth and supple skin results from sufficient amounts of water, oil and special chemicals called natural moisturising factors. Under ordinary circumstances 95 percent of each of our cell is made up of water. It is the water content of your skin cells that determines how moist or supple your skin is.
Avoiding dry skin is therefore one of the key elements in good basic skin care. Dry skin can also make you more prone to scaling, cracking, irritation, eczema and infections. Factors that cause or aggravate dry skin include: harsh soaps, excessive bathing, low humidity and hereditary factors. Dry skin cannot be treated by drinking extra water or eating oily foods.
Moisturizers cannot restore youth, rejuvenate your skin or dissolve your wrinkles. They should be applied on a daily basis especially after your bath. Inexpensive, basic moisturizers generally do as good a job as expensive ones. Be skeptical of wild promises which any product claims; many such claims are not substantiated by any scientific evidence.
Sun protection - How useful is it?
The sun is responsible for premature aging. It hastens wrinkling and tanning of your skin, as well as causes the appearance of blotchy brownish discoloration. It is the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight that is responsible for suntans, sunburns, premature aging (wrinkles and pigmentation) and some types of skin cancers.
Clothing also has some bearing on the effects of sun exposure. Cotton fabrics provide superior protection from sunlight and tightly woven fabrics afford better protection than loose weaves.
As a guide most sunscreens should be applied at least twenty to thirty minutes before going out. You should re-apply after prolonged swimming or excessive perspiration.
When to seek professional advice?
Good basic skin care also means that you recognize problems that arise in the skin and seek professional advice early. If you develop a rash, itch, pigmentation problems or skin growths, see your family doctor or a dermatologist. Do not attempt self-cures. Specific problems should be treated by a professional.
Congratulations, you’ve actually finished reading this whole lengthy post about basic skincare! Although you would probably have spent quite awhile reading all these, I’m sure you agree that its time well spent! =] All the best to you and your skin, don’t forget to take good care of it!
-Shuyi (now I know how to take care of my skin too!)i thought about my skin
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Moisturizers - When to use them?