Your Skin Needs Your Time.......!!

If you get a chance of having some chit chat with your skin it would have told you how much less time do you give to this very important organ of your body, which is infact, the largest organ of your body.because it actually breaths and can absorb many things (good/bad.) Most people don't realize this and we must be careful what we put on our skin such as lotions, etc.
Skin care is not a complex chore to be done. It is simple, natural and easy. Here you would get some very convenient and easy-to-do techniques that can be helpful in maintaining the Basic requirements of your skin:

CLEANSING OF SKIN:

A beauty must requirement is to cleanse your skin twice daily( once daily if your skin is dry), with mild, natural and in-expensive cleanser that suits your skin type.

1. Add a small amount of Rose water or Essential oils like spearmint, peppermint oil, orange in order to enhance the cleansing effectiveness as well as aromatic quality of your cleanser.
2. Cleansing is extremely important before going to bed because your skin releases many toxins during night time and if the pores are clogged it may result in breakouts leading to blackheads and pimples 
3. If you perspire more than normal in your line of work or you do heavy exercise then rinse off and massage your body with a coarse cloth or loofah before retiring to remove salt and dead-skin buildup. Your skin needs to breathe while you sleep.

HOME BASED CLEANSERS:

Take Sweet Almonds enough to make paste for your face and soak them in water overnight. Now grind them well using pestle mortar and mix a small amount of milk to make a paste.Apply them on face for about 1/2 hr.
Wet towel with lukewarm water and cleanse your face well with it.Apply Rose water afterwards. You can also add honey to this cleanser.

Your skin will look visibly Healthier and Radiant.

EXERCISE:

Try to go outside to exercise in the morning to give your skin a fresh start in the morning. it will help oxygenate your skin cells.

• "The body only has so many mechanisms to rid itself of toxins — the kidneys, the liver, and the skin," says Sandra M. Johnson, MD, a dermatologist with Johnson Dermatology in Fort Smith, Ark. "Exercise increases blood flow to the skin, increases neuronal stimulation, and allows the sweat glands to increase their functions and rid the toxins." Once you sweat out those toxins, it's important to wash them off — you don't want to leave them sitting on your skin. Always shower after a workout to prevent bacterial or fungal infections that may occur from dirt clogging up your pores.  
• Exercise tones your muscles
• Exercise boosts oxygen and blood flow to the skin
• Exercise eases stress and Exercise gives your complexion a beautiful, natural glow

SOME EXERCISES:

1. A great exercise is to sit upright, tilt your head back looking at the ceiling while keeping your lips closed and then start a chewing movement.
   You will feel the muscles working in your neck and throat area - and will be truly amazed at the results.
   Repeat 20 times.
2.  Sit upright, tilt your head back looking at the ceiling, while keeping your lips closed and relaxed.
   Next move your lower lip over your top lip as far as possible and keep it there for a count of 5.
   Relax and repeat 5 times.
3. Have a relaxed smile with your lips closed and then suck in your cheeks towards and on to your teeth. Hold this for 10 counts, relax and repeat 10 times.

BLISSFUL SLEEP:

Whatever the treatments you give to your skin..WHO CARES!!!...If your skin is deprived of a blissful sleep it would look dull, sallow, tired and saggy.

with your puffy eyes, you will resemble a frog prince or princess. And of course, your energy level will be less than desirable. Sleep: It’s the best-kept skin care secret there is!

A sleep of 7-8 hrs is good for a healthy looking skin.

SUNLIGHT:

About 10-15 minutes of exposure to sunlight directly several times a week is very important for your skin and bones to get strengthen.It helps absorbing Calcium as your skin has a natural capability to convert sun rays to Vitamin D.

Sun exposure helps heal eczema, psoriasis, and acne, and energizes your body. Plus those warm rays just make you feel good all over.

SUPPLEMENT YOUR DIET OTHERWISE...!!

f your dermatologist advises you to avoid the sun entirely, other sources of vitamin D include egg yolks, fish liver oil, vitamin-D-supplemented soy or cow’s milk, organ meats, salmon, sardines, and herring.

WATER:

 What goes in must go out, and water helps move everything along. Impurities not disposed of in a timely manner via the internal organs of elimination (such as the kidneys, liver, lungs, and large intestine) will find an alternate exit, namely your skin, sometimes referred to as the “third kidney.” Pimples and rashes may develop as your body tries to unload its wastes through your skin. Eight to 12, 8-ounce glasses of pure water a day combined with a fibrous diet will help cleanse your body of toxins and keep your colon functioning as it should. Water also keeps your skin hydrated and moisturized, so drink up!

CONCLUSION:

So at the end you are able to manage your skin well and reduce it's complaints if you follow the above stated plans and get a beautiful skin as a GIFT...!!

Take Care

Shumaila Sheikh

References and extracts:

http://www.care2.com

http://www.ageless.co.za

http://www.everydayhealth.com