I understand that MOST people know this, but for those of you who don't, washing your body on a daily basis is not only good Hygiene and common courtesy, but it shows that you care about yourself. It does not take much to take a shower every day. This washes germs off of your skin, and it helps your body to shed old dead skin cells.
One of the best ways to maintain your skin is to wash with an alphahydroxy body wash, and to use a sponge, (either a natural sea sponge, or a mesh sponge). Another great bath agent is the back brush. This scrubs away all of the dead skin that you cannot reach. This will keep rough patches from forming, so you can be confident when you wear backless or low backed dresses and shirts.
Great skin is moisterized skin. I prefer to use shower gels, because most moisturize, and many do not leave icky soap residue, (think that stuff that sticks to the glass on your shower door, or to the bathroom tiles). My favorite shower gels:
- Oil of Olay moisturizing shower gel
-Origins Skin Diver
-Freeman's 2-in-1 Vanilla and Gardinia moisturizing shower gel
-Freeman's Raspberry and Almond body scrub
-Calgon Gentle Breeze
-Calgon Vanilla Creme
SKIN HINTS AND TIPS
Seven skin sins- Stress, Lack of Sleep, Junk Food, Lack of Exercise, Sun Exposure, Smoking, and Alcohol.
Moisturize your skin daily to keep your skin from geting old and wrinkled sooner than you might want. Use AlphaHydrox Acid enriched moisturizer twice a day. Nivea's AHA products are kinder to the skin and effective enough to work around the clock.
Drink AT LEAST *8* GLASSES OF WATER!!!!!!!!
While many companies have come out with a varity of foaming face cleansers, I prefer a supper fatted bar soap . These soaps carry a higher moisture sontent higher than regular soap. Emollients such as cold cream, olive oil, and cocoa butter are blended into these soaps.
Tips on recovering after a very late night.
Here are the staples to stash in your bag as a precaution:
1. Skin-care samples from drugstores, department store counters and magazine inserts.
2. Creamy pot or liquid concealers for covering the inevitable bags and to double as foundation.
3. Tiny, troubleshooting encapsulated hair- and skin-care products.
4. Fro the first 15 minutes after waking:
- Open a window, or go sit outside.
- Blink your eyes rapidly.
- Take 1,000 mg of vitamin C for energy and 2 tylenol to relive headaches. ( check doseage , especially if you've taken these before bedtime as well.) (Do not take them before bedtime, you can remember).
- Drink as much water as possible- preferably 12 onces or more.
- HAve a small energy-boosting meal.
5. Start with warm water:
- Start with warm water, then alternate between warm and cool. "Do this for 5 mins. and end with warm water, it stimulates circulation."
-Massage away your headache. "Trace light circles on your brow with your index finger, increase the pressure when you reach your temples."
- Use moisturizing shower gels with energizing ingredients like mint, citru, eucalyptus. (To try: H2O plus Mint Ice Body Wash.)
Check out these sites for great skin care products and advice.
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