Your skin is responsible for so many functions, many of which you wouldn’t even consider. It helps control temperature, get rid of toxins and protect organs among many other things. It is so important to have good skin care so that it maintains its functioning well, but also so that it looks its best. Here are the best tips for skincare that you need to be doing to keep your skin youthful.

1.)    Protect your skin from the sun. Nothing else ages the skin and causes blemishes like the sun, so you need to shelter it from the damaging rays. Do not spend long hours exposed to the sun and avoid it when it is most powerful, between the hours of 11am-1pm. Always wear sunscreen, even if you are not going out in the sun as it is very moisturising and will protect against the constant low level U.V rays that silently damage over time.

2.) Keep your skin moisturised. Just like all your other body parts, the skin needs moisture to function well so ensure that it is always supple and moisturised. This is not to say you should apply moisturiser all over the body all the time as this can suffocate the skin, but instead treat it when it is dry with qaulity skin and hand care products. After swimming, showering and being in the cold for a long time are common occasions when you need to top up your skin’s moisture.

3.)    Don’t smoke. Cigarette smoke contains so many poisons and toxins that are completely counterproductive to its functioning. They stop blood getting to the skin, damage cells, reduce moisturisation and block up skin pores. You only have to look at a chronic smoker’s skin to realise this is a given, so stay away from them.

4.) Work on your stress. This is hard one but very important for complexion. We all know that teenagers classically suffer from outbreaks and this is down to higher hormone levels during puberty causing excessive oil production. Stress hormones cause the same thing to happen and so it is important to try and keep levels down by saving some time each day for yourself.

5.) Try to reduce make-up. Light or high qaulity make-ups are not so bad but when you begin layering or using thick make-ups the skin simply cannot breathe and pores become infected and inflamed. Make sure you remove makeup before you sleep overnight as well. This is because the skin surface does a large amount of self-cleaning over night and this process cannot take place effectively if it is restricted by a thick layer of foundation.

Follow these few key tips and your skin will thank you for it by looking better than ever.

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