Ten Skin-Saving Tips for a Long, Cold Winter (Part 2)

6. Take Oil-Infused Baths Instead of Hot Showers: This may not be practical advice for rushed mornings when you're on your way to work, but a soak in a warm bath amply infused with sweet almond or jojoba oil is a soothing and skin-nourishing way to end the day. Add an essential oil such as lavender or ylang ylang for an even more relaxing treat (Note: Essential oils should always be diluted with a base oil such as sweet almond or jojoba to avoid irritating the skin).



7. Don't Skip the Sunblock: Just because the sun isn't shining as bright or as often as it did during the summer doesn't mean it won't still burn (and prematurely age) your skin. Applying protection, preferably SPF 25 or higher, should be a part of your daily skin care routine all year long. Remember to apply to all parts of your body that will be exposed during the day: face, arms, neck, etc.


8. Wear Natural-Fiber Clothing: Synthetic fabrics and wool can be very irritating to dry skin, so opt for soft cotton clothing instead. If you need to wear wool to keep warm, wear a long-sleeved cotton shirt or turtleneck underneath to provide a "buffer zone."


9. Stop Licking Your Lips: We've all been guilty of this assault on our kissers: When our lips feel dry, we lick them. Of course, this only leaves them more chapped. Keep a tube or jar of lip balm with you at all times, and apply every time you get the temptation to lick those dry lips. In a pinch, you can also apply the balm to chapped hands and irritated, over-blown noses.

Ten Skin-Saving Tips for a Long, Cold Winter (Part 1)

Winter is harsh on the skin. Dry, windy weather and relentless central heating systems remove moisture right out of the epidermis, leaving it tight, itchy and all-around uncomfortable. Under these conditions, fine lines look deeper, complexions appear rough and flaky, and no one looks or feels their best. Here are ten invaluable tips for banishing your dry skin woes during the most punishing season of the year.

1. Turn Your Home Into the Tropics: Humidifier is your best friend in winter. They're reasonably-priced, so get one for each room of the house that you spend a lot of time in (the bedroom being the most important). Pick up a little one to keep under your desk at work as well.

2. Guzzle Water Like a Fish: This bit of advice is right on the money at any time of year. Replenishing your body with water gives you more energy, benefits your overall health, and will also help keep your skin from becoming dehydrated. Aim for at least eight glasses a day, and remember to grab a bottle to take along anytime you leave the house. Hot herbal tea is a great alternative when the weather turns cold.

3. Moisturize, and Then Moisturize Some More: Apply lotion liberally and often all over your body. Slather it on as soon as you get out of the shower in the morning, and keep a small bottle with you during the day to re-apply to your hands after washing, or any other part of the body that dries out quickly. For both facial and body moisturizers, you may want to switch to a thicker formula during the winter months.

4. Don't Forget to Exfoliate: Keep a gentle body scrub and a less abrasive facial exfoliant in the shower and remember to use them both once or twice a week. This gets rid built-up dead skin cells and exposes a fresh layer of skin ready to suck up all the moisturizer you're going to apply when you step out of the tub.

5. Supplement with Flaxseed Oil Daily: Flaxseed oil could be a useful supplement for essentially moisturizing your body from within. What's more, flaxseed is purported to have numerous overall health benefits because it's rich in essential fatty acids. The refrigerated kind generally has a milder, fresher taste than un-chilled oil. You can also pick it up in capsule form.

(To be continued...)

Crucial cleansing

Clear skin is a prerequisite for smooth, youthful, healthy looking skin. Unless you make it right in your daily cleansing steps, you will never be blessed with the beautiful skin we're all striving for.

Day and Night

You must cleanse your face every night and every morning. The morning clean removes surface oil and dead skin cells accumulated during sleep.

Be gentle

Remember, it needn't be anything more than a quick wipe with a damp face cloth. Too much rubbing, washing and cleansing is counterproductive and can cause more problems than it solves.

Deep cleansing

The night time cleanse, on the other hand, should be considerably more thorough. You need to fully remove all the impurities that has built up during the day, as well as removing all traces of make up before you go to bed. Your skin repairs itself while you sleep. Any residue on your face hinders this process and leads to a whole host of skin problems. So, never go to bed with make up on!

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Organic skin care products do not contain chemicals thus it won’t cause allergy to any skin type. A lot of facial moisturizers use high technology to preserve its natural ingredients and at the same time maintaining its effects, therefore pricy organic skin care products still attract a lot of loyal customers.

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Watch out for wrinkles

As we get older, our skin changes and wrinkles gradually begin to get the better of us.

But with a little care and attention, we can detect the wrinkle warning signs and act to minimize their effect.

Women in their twenties usually have beautiful, smooth skin and few signs of aging. However, without a good moisturising routine, fine expression lines will begin to appear around the eyes and on the forehead.

When you hit your thirties, you skin will tend to become drier and therefore more prone to wrinkles. The eye and forehead danger zones are now joined by the area around the mouth.

If you're aren't already doing so, you now need to use a dedicated night and day moisturiser to hold the lines at bay. You should also make use of moisturising face masks to give your skin an occasional boost.

With the big 4-0 comes deeper lines and the beginning of neck deterioration.

And once you move towards your fifties and beyond, the dryness intensifies, wrinkles deepen and facial muscles begin to sag.

It's obviously not something to look forward to but stick to a thorough, daily beauty regime and you will make a big difference to how your skin ages through the years.

6 Steps to perfect skin

You manage to find the time to incorporate manicures, pedicures and haircuts into your busy schedule on a regular basis. But do you treat your skin right? Washing your face and removing makeup before bed is a start, but a weekly deep cleaning is essential to keeping your skin looking and feeling its best.

Step 1: Cleanse

Cleanse your face with a gentle, creamy liquid cleanser. Put your liquid cleanser on a ball of cotton and then apply it to your skin. Make sure you rinse with lukewarm water because hot water can aggravate the skin and inflame capillaries.

Step 2: Tone

Use a gentle toner over your face and neck after you have rinsed thoroughly. This removes the last traces of your cleanser and restores the pH balance of the skin so it won't over-secrete or under-secrete oil. For oily or combination skin, you can use a toner that is more astringent.

Step 3: Exfoliate

Gently exfoliating the skin can remove the buildup of dead skin cells that causes breakouts. Also, you want to smooth the skin's surface so your treatment products can be absorbed more evenly. But don't use exfoliants that are too harsh, look for very fine abrasives. Over-exfoliating will only result in removing healthy new skin."

Step 4: Steam

Gently steam your face once a week for five to ten minutes as part of your deep-cleansing ritual. Place a handful of chamomile in a pot of water and bring to a boil. Turn the flame off and let the mixture "brew" and cool. When it's cooled enough so the steam doesn't burn you, place a towel over your head for a tent-like effect and expose your face to the vapor.

Step 5: Revitalize

Facial masks are used to revitalize and tone the skin. For those with oily skin, clay- based masks are the best. Hydrating gel masks or cream masks should be used by those with dry or sensitive skin. If you have combination skin, apply a mud mask only over the T-zone, which is the center of the forehead, nose and chin and the center of cheeks. For a real at-home "spa experience," soak two cotton balls in rosewater and then apply to eyelids while the mask is drying.

Step 6: Moisturize

Regularly moisturizing your skin is critical to maintaining young and healthy looking skin. Nighttime is the best time to apply repairing treatments such as anti-aging or anti-wrinkle creams. During the day, make sure you use a moisturizer that contains an SPF of at least 15.

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