Skin Tips

Random tips for taking care of skin:

♠ Drink lots of water.
♠ Eat lots of fruits and vegetables.
♠ Wash your face with water every night. To clean the skin when water isn't enough, use toners that are good cleansers, like with witchhazel, or use oil. Don't use soapy cleansers (in my experience, they cause more zits than just leaving your skin alone).
♠ Rinse your face with cold water after it's been exposed to warm moisture (shower, steam) and after sweating; or use a toner with pore-closing ingredients, like witchhazel or alum.
♠ Change to a clean pillowcase at least once a week.
♠ Moisturize your throat and around your eyes every night. Depending on your needs, go as far as moisturizing your whole face and neck every morning and night.
♠ Be gentle. Lots of chemicals and hard scrubbing will irritate your skin, causing more inflammation.
♠ Use natural mineral makeup, and cleansers and moisturizers with all natural ingredients.
♠ Don't blow-dry your hair.
♠ Don't get sunburned. (Most people say "use sunscreen," but their meaning is "don't get sunburned." My mineral makeup has zinc oxide in it, which is more effective, in my experience, than sunscreen. Other times, I wear brimmed hats or use a parasol. Or I just don't go outside.)
♠Exfoliate once or twice a week--like I said, no hard scrubbing, but you can focus on areas where you know skin builds up. I mostly use a baking soda mix or bath salts, while showering.