Jul 08 2009
Tips for Healthy Beautiful Skin
The skin requires special treatment and a daily skin regime in order to look and feel its finest. There are certain things you can do to keep your Orlando skin healthy and beautiful. The key to having soft, smooth, clear, youthful and glowing skin is constant and regular proactive maintenance.
One of the most important steps to having beautiful healthy skin is to maintain a healthy diet and exercise. Your outside reflects what’s inside. Make sure your diet is rich in vitamins, minerals, and proteins. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and don’t forget to keep well hydrated, drink 8 to 10 glasses of water per day. Also, consider taking a daily multivitamin with anti-oxidants. Exercise is good for your whole body, but particularly for your skin. Exercise can help increase skin tone and maintain elasticity. Exercise can also increase the blood flow to your skin and give it a healthy glow.
It’s not enough to get an Orlando facial to keep your skin clear and beautiful. You need to have a great home skin-care routine as well. Make sure you cleanse your face twice daily, once in the morning and again at night before bed. Your skin rejuvenates itself at night, so cleansing before bed is critical to a healthy skin regime. Use a gentle cleanser and do not scrub and wash too hard. Exfoliating aids with skin renewal and improves your skin’s elasticity. Elasticity is what makes our skin appear younger, and as we get older we lose elasticity and that youthful ability of our skin to ‘bounce back’ from any damage that may occur. Anything you can do to preserve your skin’s youthful glow is encouraged, and exfoliating once a week is definitely one of the keys to healthy skin! Moisturize. Always moisturize, Even if you have oily skin. It is important to use the right moisturizer for your skin type. Don’t know what your skin type is? See your Orlando Esthetician for assistance. I also recommend using a Vitamin C serum from Skin Ceuticals. I have seen amazing results in all of my patients who use this product faithfully. I honestly believe that there is not another product on the market today that compares to this one.
The most important way to take care of your skin is to protect it from the sun. Avoid being out during peak times, wear a hat, wear sunglasses, and be generous with sunscreen.Use a good-quality sunscreen containing Zinc or Parsol. Most of the changes seen in aging skin are actually caused by a lifetime of sun exposure. I recommend applying sunscreen daily on your face, neck, chest and backs of your hands.
Quit Smoking. Smoking accelerates aging of your skin and increases wrinkles. Skin changes from smoking can appear in young adults after 10 years of smoking. Smoking causes narrowing of the tiny blood vessels in the outermost layers of skin. This decreases blood flow, depleting the skin of oxygen and nutrients that are important to skin health.
Do not squeeze your breakouts yourself. Although very tempting, by squeezing you pimples and black heads, the bacteria spreads and your acne will not disappear. Constant squeezing of spots will cause scarring of the skin, which can be very difficult and expensive to remove. It is best to leave your deep pore cleanings to a professional.
Visit your Orlando Esthetician; it helps to have a well educated skin care guide! Get a professional Orlando facial or Orlando chemical peel to deep cleanse your skin at least four times a year, as the seasons change. Every four to six weeks is ideal. Consultations with our Orlando Skincare Staff are FREE!