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How to Have Healthy Glowing Skin

August 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment

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You love the glow healthy skin gives you, and you want to achieve that look every day. But healthy, glowing skin doesn’t just show up overnight. You have to take proper care of your skin to get the look you want. Follow these steps to help make your skin glow:

Cleanse Properly

The first step to achieving a healthy glow is proper cleansing. Determine your skin type: Is it normal, dry, oily or a combination? Once you have your answer, you’ll be able to find the right type of cleanser. Gently wash your face using your hands or a washcloth. Don’t scrub your face, as this can cause irritation. Rinse your face thoroughly with warm water, followed by a splash of cold water, and pat dry. Cleanse your face twice a day. Make sure you’re removing all of your makeup when you cleanse before bed.

Moisturize

Moisturizing your skin is important, even if you have oily skin. Use a moisturizer made for your skin type after washing your face. Gently dab on a small amount — about the size of a pea — and spread it evenly into your skin. Let it soak in naturally. Don’t apply your makeup until it has completely absorbed into your skin. Use a nighttime moisturizer before bed to help keep your skin soft, which will help it glow.

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Use Sunscreen

Don’t forget to add sunscreen to avoid exposure to harmful UV rays. Use a moisturizer with sunscreen built in for the added protection and convenience. You’ll want to use a product that contains an SPF of at least 30 for proper protection.

Exfoliate

Once a week, use a microdermabrasion system or exfoliating cleanser with microbeads to gently exfoliate your skin and remove dead skin cells. This will reveal the healthy skin underneath and help your skin glow. Rinse your skin thoroughly after allowing the product to sit for the amount of time directed, and then moisturize your skin.

Use a Facial Mask

In addition to exfoliating your skin, you may want to use a facial mask. Masks can remove excess dirt and oil from deep below your pores to help expose fresh, glowing skin. You can choose from several types, including clay, gel, fruit extract and yogurt. The easiest mask to use is a mix of oatmeal and water or milk.

By following these steps, you’ll help the glowing skin you have hidden beneath the surface come out. It only takes a few minutes a day and an hour or two extra a week to get soft, healthy skin and rosy cheeks. When shopping for the right products for your cleansing regimen, check out skin care products on eBay. You can find exactly what you’re looking for at great prices. Start your skin regimen today, and reveal the skin hiding beneath the surface.

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The Mystery of SPF

December 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment

If you are like most people, the whole concept of SPF is a bit of a mystery. An abbreviation for Sun Protection Factor, there has been some misleading advertisements and information disseminated about what it is and how it affects individuals.

Many have been under the impression that the number associated with the SPF factor is related to the level of “block”  provided by the lotion against the damaging rays of the sun. In truth, SPF is more directly related to the amount of time you can conceivably spend in the sun without burning. According to this logic, there is little guidance for each unique individual except that you need to use your head to figure out what protection level is right for you on a particular day.

There are three different types of ultraviolet rays emitted by the sun. UV A rays have been linked to skin cancer and have a direct aging effect on the skin. UV B are the rays responsible for tanning and burning; while UV C rays are not able to penetrate our atmosphere. The SPF factor is only applicable to UV B rays, although there are additional ingredients that are thought to protect against UV A rays.

If you are concerned about anti-aging protection, you should look for additional ingredients like Parsol 1789 and zinc oxide, but keep in mind that there is no standard system for measuring protection against UV A rays.

When it comes down to it, your best sun protection factor is you. Avoid the sun if you burn easily; convert the hours you will be in the sun and the activities you will be doing into the SPF factor that you should apply; apply it 20 minutes before heading out into the sun and reapply often. Children, especially infants, need extra special attention and much higher SPF when it comes to the sun. Be smart. Sunburns hurt on several levels.

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Use Sunblock During Extended Outdoor Training

September 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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One way to become healthier in your life than you’ve ever been before is to start training for a marathon. This sort of training requires discipline, healthy eating habits, and plenty of exertion. The sustained exertion alone is incredibly healthy for ones heart, muscles, and skin tone, as sustained sweating will cleanse toxins and other matter out of your pores. However, one consideration sometimes overlooked by those training for such an endurance event is their skin’s exposure to sunlight. This is where sunblock comes in handy.

Overexposure to sunlight has been repeatedly linked to skin cancer. Engaging in endurance training outside will likely expose some portions of your body’s skin to much more sunlight than average, sometimes for longer periods of time than average, too. The face, back of the neck, and forearms are particularly susceptible, and a dose of sunblock applied during each training session will help prevent problems in the long run – no pun intended!

The sun works its deleterious effects on the body by bombarding the skin with ultraviolet rays. A good sunblock, one whose Sun Protection Factor, or SPF, is 15 or greater, will provide much more protection from the sun than skin alone. The number refers to the protection level of the product, with 15 meaning that it takes 15 times as much sunlight to burn the treated skin as compared to skin left untreated. Better still, make sure to purchase sweat-free, waterproof sunblock as that will help to keep the stuff out of your eyes, where it can sting!

So go ahead, get out there training for your personal greatest distance. But remember to apply some sunblock to key areas such as your forearms, face, and neck before you head out! Your skin will look better in the future, without being subject to the brown dots that signify that skin was overexposed to sunlight. Even if you don’t get brown dots now, that’s not a sign that you won’t get them in the future, because skin damage is cumulative over a lifetime. So start treating your with a quality sunblock immediately!

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