[VIDEO] How To Improve Your Skin's Health With 5 Easy Lifestyle Changes
Healthy looking and feeling skin is not impossible. Many people tend to skip the easiest steps to achieve healthy skin. No, the answer doesn’t necessarily lie within the hottest or most expensive skincare products. Instead the answer to a healthy complexion lies within lifestyle changes.
Tired of dealing with dull skin? Want to banish acne for good? Keep reading for 5 simple life changes that you can make to dramatically improve your skin’s health.
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H2O
Hydration is key to preserving your skin’s elasticity and combats against a dull complexion by improving the skin’s color. Supple and glowing skin is the goal for a healthy complexion.
H2O provides necessary moisture in order for skin to look radiant and youthful.
Not only does drinking water improve your skin’s radiance and overall health, it also helps to flush out toxins and chemicals from the body. Toxins and chemicals from food, skin care products, cosmetics, and the surrounding environment can attribute to the skin’s poor health. Drinking plenty of water throughout the day helps to mitigate the effects of these harmful things.
Drinking water doesn’t have to be boring! Add fresh fruit like lemons, limes, berries, etc to your water for added fun! Drinking healthy and unsweetened teas also count towards your water intake. Be sure to reduce your caffeine, alcohol, and soda intake as well!
- Get a Good Night’s Sleep
A lack of sleep definitely shows on the skin. The skin’s radiance and tone appears dull and tired. Getting the proper amount of sleep helps reduce the stress hormones in your body. High levels of stress can cause inflammation which can attribute to breakouts.
When you sleep your body repairs itself from the day’s activities and exposure to toxins and chemical. By allowing your body to rest it can repair and prepare itself for the battle against daily damage.
Not only will you feel better if you get a proper night’s sleep but your skin will thank you for allowing it to catch up!
- Educate Yourself
In today’s saturated skincare market it is important to educate yourself on the ingredient.
Many store bought skincare products like moisturizers, lotions, cleansers, and cosmetics have all sorts of harmful chemicals. Common chemicals include:
- Parabens
- Dioxins
- Fragrance
- Formaldehyde
- Aluminum
- Triethanolamine
- Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA)
Many of these ingredients have attributed towards internal problems such as a higher risk of cancer, respiratory problems, and endocrine disruption.
Switching to natural products help eliminate these risks. Brands like ours use safe and effective ingredients like natural and essential oils, shea butter, rose water, and more.
- Minimize Stress
Minimizing stress can attribute to healthy and glowing skin. High levels of stress increase the risk of suffering from wrinkles and breakouts. You minimize your stress with extracurricular activities like yoga, meditation, and exercise.
By minimizing and dealing with the stress in your life in a healthy way, you can stop breakouts and wrinkles before they happen.
- Know Your Environment
Your skin and it’s health depends on you! If you remain constantly aware of your surroundings and how they can effect your skin, even in the tiniest way, you can prevent damage before it happens. For example, constant exposure to poor air quality in an office can have a drastic impact on the quality and appearance of your skin.
Polluted air tends to have a lot of free radicals which can damage the skin in a very drastic way. By avoiding/limiting your time in environments that have polluted air, such as congested areas outside or after works meet up at the local hang out spot, you can improve your skin’s health.
Planning is also crucial to healthy skin. Will you be outside all day? Make sure you’re wearing a natural sunscreen product to block out the sun’s harmful UV rays. Dealing with cold temperatures or wind? Moisturize to prevent dry and cracked skin.
In conclusion, while there are all sorts of products that are designed to improve the health of your skin, there are things you can do at home that are in your control. 5 changes to your lifestyle and you can reduce inflammation, breakouts, and other common skin problems.
