How to take care of the skin
Here are some of the ways to care of the skin:
-Reduce sun exposure.
The sun has its good and bad. Early morning sun helps in the production of vitamin D which is very important but on the other hand, the hot afternoon sun can be held accountable for some skin damages, dehydration, darkening of the skin and even aging. For someone interested in taking good care of the skin, it's advisable to reduce the time spent underneath the sun. Another alternative can be the use of sunscreens as it provides protection from the sun’s harmful rays.
-Stay hydrated.
Being hydrated is good. It helps your skin to be hydrated. It helps in times of stress and adds to/aids the glow of the skin. Staying hydrated has a lot of good in your body, one of which is homeostasis.
-Bath regularly.
This is actually obvious for someone who wants to take care of their skin. Taking your bath on its own removes dirt on the skin, dead cells and so on. A regular bath would ensure your skin is fresh.
-Don't bath with extremely hot water.
That feeling you get when every where is cold and you enter your hot tub or you just poured the first bowl of hot water on yourself, amazing right? That's good but when you put your skin into consideration, No. Using really hot water can cause wrinkles and even damage your skin. A mild lukewarm water us good enough and would do the trick.
-Eat healthy foods
Eating health foods makes you look fresh. This is because of the nutrients supplied by the food. Healthy foods has a lot of good to us than we can imagine.
-Take fruits
Fruits contain vitamins which play significant roles in our body and helps also in the development of our skin. A person that takes fruits (practically speaking) tends to look better than one who don't.
-Reduce stress
When you feel stressed, your body secretes a hormone called cortisol. This is known as stress hormone. An increase in the levels of cortisol can reduce the skin’s ability to retain moisture, hereby reducing your glow. When stressed or in tension, our skin tends react to the pressure, this may help in making our skin suffer
-Sleep
Sleep is really good. When we sleep, our body tends to do more build ups and repairs. The body produces collagen which is a compound responsible for the strength of the skin. This compound also helps the skin become less wrinkled. Also sleep helps reduce stress, therefore reducing the level of the stress hormone (cortisol) spoken of earlier on.
-Don't smoke
Smoking has no substantial benefits to you. It rather has long lasting impact to your well being. Smoking makes you look older, makes the skin dull, contributes to wrinkles by damaging important compounds in your body which is responsible for skin strength and elasticity, depletes the state of the skin, and can as well increase your risk of skin cancer. The best way is to quit.
-Moisturize your skin.
Keeping your skin moist is important for virtually all types of skin. Moisturizing your skin would go a long way in preventing a dry, flaky skin. It may also enable skin cells perform optimally, aiding to a glowing and wrinkle less skin.
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