Your daily skincare regime

With the wet weather determined to hang around for another week, many of us may be starting to feel the doom and gloom of the cloudy grey skies. So this week lets discuss ways to make your skin look and feel radiant so even if the sun isn’t shining, your skin will be. Your Daily Skin care regime There are several important things to remember when it comes to treating your skin. What you put into your body can really affect your skin; poor diet, a stressful lifestyle and pollutants can all disrupt your liver and digestive health thus compromising your skins health. So ideally follow a healthy diet and drink lots of water along with a healthy daily beauty regime so that you can be both beautiful on the inside and out. Remember what you put on your skin is absorbed so it is best to use natural ingredients. We also recommend that you use your skin regime in the morning to wake up your beautiful face and in the evening to wash away all the impurities of the day.

Your daily beauty regime… How is best to wash your face When you wash your face use only water and pat your face gently dry with a clean face towel. Try not to use anything abrasive on your face; the skin is so fragile in this area. This applies to the use of scrubs to exfoliate; this should be a very gentle process. Scrubs can make your face feel soft for a short while but all they do is strip away a layer of delicate skin leaving it vulnerable to further damage. Afterwashing your face these are the stages you should follow... Cleanse Use a good product that contains ingredients like rose water, coconut oil, almond oil and tea tree oil. Apply to a muslin cloth and gently massage the skin to remove any dirt and make up that may be blocking the pores. When removing eye makeup use ingredients that are refreshing and gentle such as cold brewed honey bush tea, the eye area is delicate so using the right product is essential. Tone Try to use ingredients such as apple and cucumber as they contain Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA) which penetrates the skin layer to break up dead cells and remove any dirt. These combined with drops of vitamin A (retinyl palmitate or retinyl acetate) will help to nourish and hydrate the skin.

Moisturise This will act as a seal. During moisturing you want to try and get all of your nutrients in to protect collagen. Use a cream containing antioxidants like Vitamin A, Zinc and Vitamin E. After following this regime for a month add in Vitamin C. Vitamin C is great for protecting collagen, reducing scaring and any possible visible lines. However, Vitamin C doesn’t agree with everyone so it is best that you build up the amount you apply to the skin to see if it works for you.

Eye Gel Apply a little bit of cream containing Coenzyme Q10 around your eyes at night time to reduce any fine lines and protect collagen. Now that you know what to do, experiment with making your own natural face creams, at least this way you can have a beauty regime tailored to your skin type