Your Daily Skin Care Routine

Your skin is the largest organ in your body and it has a very important job to do.  It keeps your insides from falling out, keeps you warm when it’s cold and cools you off when you’re hot. Your skin contains the nerve endings that give you your sense of touch. Perhaps most importantly, your skin constantly protects you.

Your skin constantly regenerates itself, all you need to do is to take good care of it, and by taking having an effective daily skin care routine, you are actually helping your skin to do its job.

Skin consists of three layers:

Your Daily Skin Care Routine

The epidermis – this is a thin layer of skin cells that continually shed and give way to new cells.

The dermis and hypodermis – two layers that produce the oil and collagen, this give your skin support, elasticity and shine.

You need to understand what type of skin you have before making decisions on what type of skincare products to use.  There are generally four skin types:  oily, normal/combination, dry or sensitive.

The most important way to take care of your skin is to keep it clean.  Bath at least once a day; take care of areas where you would sweat a lot like your underarms.  Keeping your hands clean is very important because your hands can spread germs to other areas of your skin.  Wash your face twice a day with warm water and mild soap, gently massage your face with circular motions, and don’t scrub as this can make skin conditions like acne much worse.  Over-washing your skin can make your skin red and sore, it can also damage your skin.

Improve your skin by taking care of your body with good hygiene, nutrition and exercise.  What you eat and drink has a very real effect on the health and appearance of your skin.  Drink a lot of water so your skin won’t look dry.  Eat plenty of fruits, vegetable, whole grains and lean proteins.  Research suggests that a vitamin C rich diet and low fats and carbohydrates may promote younger looking skin.

It is important that you use sunscreen regularly. Sunscreen protects the skin from the sun’s harmful rays, it helps prevent wrinkles when you get older and decreases the risk of skin cancer.  Although sunscreen protects your skin, it cannot completely protect against the sun, therefore always wear a hat and protective clothing to give you extra defence against the sun’s harmful rays.  Manny acne sufferers think “a tan” masks acne but this is only temporary.  A tan causes the body to produce extra sebum, which may worsen your acne, but it can also cause more serious problems such as skin cancer.

Keep stress under control as uncontrolled stress can make your skin more sensitive and trigger acne breakouts and other skin problems.  Set reasonable limits for yourself and make time to do things that you enjoy.

You only have one skin, it is not something you can return or swop around.
You are stuck with it forever, so always look after it and treat it well.