The skin plays an important role in protecting the body. Therefore, important steps should be taken to help promote skin health. Caring for the skin does not necessarily have to be complicated and time consuming. It’s all about developing healthy skin habits instead.
If you don’t have time to care for your skin intensively, even just basic care can help nourish it. Practice good skin care and healthy lifestyle to delay aging and prevent skin problems. Here are the five tips to caring for the skin on your face:
1.    Protect Your Skin from the Sun
One of the most important ways of protecting the skin is covering it from the sun. Continuous exposure of the skin to the sun can cause spots, skin cancer, wrinkles and skin problems. Complete protection from the sun can be achieved through sunscreen application, staying in the shade and wearing protective clothes.
Sunscreen should be applied after every two hours of walking or swimming in the sun. Stay in the shade to avoid the sun when its rays are strong, especially between ten o’clock and four in the evening.
Protective clothing involves wearing hats and adding laundry additives to cover the skin and give it an additional layer of ultraviolet protection.
2.    Avoid smoking
Smoking contributes to the formation of wrinkles, giving an older look. It also makes the skin look pale, narrowing the tiny skin blood vessels and thus decreasing blood flow. It can also result in depletion of oxygen and nutrients important to skin health.
Smoking also causes damage to elastin and collagen fibers responsible for the skin’s strength and elasticity. Repetitive expressions made on the face when smoking such as squinting the eyes to keep out smoke and pursing the lips when inhaling the smoke lead to formation of wrinkles at a faster rate.
Smoking can also increase the chances of getting skin cancer. The best way to protect your skin as a smoker is to quit smoking. If quitting is a problem, consult your doctor for helpful tips.
3.    Gently Treat Your skin
Cleaning and shaving the skin daily can damage it. Limiting bathing time can protect the skin. Long warm baths can help remove excess oil from the skin. Avoid using strong soaps because they can remove all oil from the skin, leaving it dry. It is recommended to use mild soaps.
Shave carefully to protect and lubricate the skin. Apply shaving cream, gel or lotion on the skin before shaving. Shave in the direction your hair grows for a clean-shave.
After cleansing the skin, blot dry it with a clean towel to ensure it retains some moisture, preventing it from becoming dry. Moisturize dry skin depending on your skin type.
4.    Eat Healthy
A healthy diet makes you feel and look better. Fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grain, proteins and plenty of fluids can help keep the skin healthy. Food low in unhealthy fats, processed carbs and high in fish fats promote young-looking skin. Drinking a lot of water can also help keep the skin hydrated.
5.    Manage Stress
Stress causes the skin to become more sensitive, triggering acne and other skin problems. Healthy skin means stable state of the mind hence the need for stress management. Getting enough sleep and setting reasonable limits also assists in stress management.
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