Get Porcelain Skin

For those of us with fussy faces, smooth, blemish-free skin may seem impossible, but it may be an easy fix. Your search for perfect, porcelain skin is over! Just follow the simple steps listed below.

Steps

Preventing Sun Damage

1. Protect your skin against the sun. Even when it's overcast, ultraviolet A and B (UVA and UVB) rays pass directly through the clouds. Harmful UV rays from the sun can damage your porcelain complexion and cause dark marks and freckles and early signs of aging, and increase your risk of developing skin cancer.
   • Wear sun screen. Look for one that says "broad-spectrum," meaning it protects against both UVA and UVB rays, and make sure it has a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 30.
   • Reapply every few hours if you plan to be continuously in the sun long stretches of time.
   • If you go swimming, try applying sunscreen at least half an hour before you get in, so it has time to soak into your skin before you swim and doesn't just dissolve into the water. When you get out, make sure to reapply.
2. Avoid the sunlight altogether. Sun screen prevents most damage, but the surest way to keep your skin from wilting in the sun is to stay out of it completely. This may be impossible sometimes if you're outside, but there are many ways to cover up.
   • Seek shade where you can find it. Look for an awning or umbrella or a bench under a tree, or retreat indoors until the sun lets up. The sun is strongest between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
   • Shade may be scarce on sunny days, in which case you should either wear a hat or carry an umbrella.

Keeping Your Face Clean

1. Find the right cleanser for your face. Everybody's skin comes with its own special set of problems. Some is oily, some dry, some prone to blackheads, some to white. Your cleaning routine depends on your skin's particular symptoms.
   • Cleansers can be purchased at any drug or beauty supply store. Store bought cleansers typically combat specific symptoms. Find a cleanser that addresses your skin's needs, or find a few that work effectively together. Cleansers may come in the form of scrubs, toners, astringents or wipes.
   • Sensitive skin requires gentle cleansers, and should not be scrubbed. Scrubbing irritated skin will aggravate it even more and prevent healing.
   • If your skin is sensitive to certain cleansers or your acne is especially severe, you may want to see a dermatologist. They may prescribe you something, or suggest a couple cleansers that work well against your symptoms.
   • You can also clean your face with baking soda, by dissolving it in water and massaging it into your skin, then rinsing. This helps deep clean your pores, and is considerably cheaper than most facial cleansers.
2. Maintain your cleaning routine. You should wash your face twice daily, in the morning and at night. Neglecting your cleaning routine will lead to build up in your pores.
   • Washing your face too frequently may dry it out. Make sure you implement moisturizing into your routine.
   • Be consistent with your cleanser. If you alternate between too many cleansers, all of which are trying to accomplish different things, your symptoms may in fact intensify.
   • Try implementing an electronic cleansing brush in your routine for intensive exfoliation. These are best suited for more resistant skin. If your skin is sensitive, try using a gentle setting so as not to irritate it even more.
3. Change and wash your pillowcases frequently.

Facial Masks & Treatments

1. Apply facial masks to keep your skin youthful and smooth. These can be purchased at any beauty or cosmetics store, or spa.
   • Typically you leave your facial mask on for fifteen minutes, unless otherwise specified.
   • To remove it, just rinse with a washcloth (not your fingers!) and warm water, and finish with a splash of cold water.
2. You can also make your face masks at home using the following ingredients. Homemade face masks are not only more affordable, but also more effective. They contain natural and fresh ingredients that are less likely to conflict with facial cleansers, including:
   • Tomatoes: Remove the seeds and mash into puree. Apply to face and let it sit for fifteen minutes as your skin absorbs its antioxidants, vitamins and nutrients. Great for hydrating dry skin and fighting acne. Add lemon and sugar to exfoliate and abolish blackheads.
   • Avocado: Can be used alone or combined with honey and lemon. Avocado is rich in Vitamins A and E, and antioxidants and oils that help your skin retain its elasticity and smoothness.
   • Papaya: Similar consistency to avocado; try blending with cream or yogurt.
   • Pumpkin: Much like papaya, pumpkin makes a mighty moisturizer. Try blending it with cream and honey.
   • Pineapple: Brighten and soften skin by blending pineapple with honey until smooth and applying to your face.
   • Strawberry: Combine strawberry pulp with either honey, cream or yogurt to achieve the right consistency. Strawberries not only hydrate skin but also help prevent and alleviate sunburn.
   • Banana: Smooths and softens skin. Contains potassium which helps combat dark circles. Best combined with honey and lemon. I suggest you use a very ripe banana; they're much easier to mash.
   • Lemon: Lemon is often added for its cleansing properties. It functions as a toner or astringent.
   • Chocolate: Cocoa powder can be mixed with any number of things--yogurt, honey, milk or even clay. Its nutrients and antioxidants help combat effects of aging.
   • Egg Whites: Egg white masks, mixed with a little milk and honey, are extremely effective against acne. Best you leave some extra room around the eyes and mouth, because the egg white mask gets tight as it dries out.
   • Milk: Milk can be used in combination with other ingredients to make a mask, or by itself, simply to cleanse the face. Just dip a cotton ball in milk and gently massage against your face. This will hydrate and nourish your skin as well as clean it. Milk will also help to even out your skin tone and achieve that porcelain finish that you're looking for. Queen Elizabeth of England and Cleopatra used to take milk baths to achieve that fair and radiant complexion. Milk contains vitamins A and D which work to soften skin.
   • Honey, yogurt and oatmeal are commonly used in combination with other ingredients.

Maintaining Healthy Skin

1. Drink lots of water. We need water circulating through our bodies at all times. The skin, like any organ, relies on water to flush out harmful toxins. Drinking water also helps prevent dry skin.
2. Drink white tea. White tea is rich in antioxidants and can be added to any other type of tea without affecting the flavor. Try to integrate white tea into your daily routine.
3. Eat healthy. Make sure your diet meets all your skin's needs and that you're getting all the necessary vitamins and nutrients. Stay away from greasy foods, especially if you have oily skin already.
4. Avoid touching your face with your fingers at all costs.
   • If you have bangs or hair that falls into your eyes you may be tempted to push it out of the way. Be careful not to let your fingers touch your face. Touching your forehead will cause it to get oily and break out.
   • If you wear glasses, places where the glasses rub against your skin are likely to break out. Sweat that rubs against your skin builds in your pores, and every time you touch your face to adjust your glasses, you're adding oil. You may need to wash your face more frequently if you wear glasses.
   • Avoid scratching or picking at scabs. This will cause them to scar or leave dark spots in their wake.

Applying Makeup

1. Find a powder-compact powder is probably best- that is lighter than your skin, but not too much.
2. Take a round, stubby brush and apply it in circular motions on your cheeks, then on your chin, then forehead, then nose.
3. Take a smaller brush-preferably a slanted brush (one that the hairs on one side are shorter than the other side so it looks like a wedge)and connect the areas you applied the powder to with the same powder.
4. Find a blush that gives your cheeks a nice, rosy, peachy glow, but is not too noticeable. Make sure it looks natural and light.
5. Use the 1st brush to apply blush in circular motions on your cheeks. Keep it light.
6. Take the second "wedge" brush and dab light blush up on your cheek bones, ending to the side of your eyes. This will make your face look slimmer and more elegant.
7. For people with tiny red spots, pimples, or red skin on their cheeks, do not use blush. Cover up the red as much as you can with the powder. Chances are you most likely will not be able to cover it all up and your cheeks will be left with what looks like a tiny bit of natural blush.

Warnings

• Foundation and cover up leave residue deep in your pores, so if you wear make up, make sure you clean your face thoroughly at night. Never leave your make up on overnight! You'll regret it in the morning.
• If you have sensitive skin, avoid scrubbing and use gentle cleansers, so as not to worsen irritation.
• Greasy foods result in greasy faces.
• Avoid the temptation to pop your pimples, pick at blemishes, or touch your face.

Tips

• Drink lots of water! Staying hydrated is key to keeping that smooth complexion.
• Keep your makeup light and natural. You don't want to be able to see that you have powder on. Blend well at your hairline.
• Drink white tea! White tea is rich in antioxidants and cleanses and rejuvenates your skin!
• If you break out on your forehead because you have bangs, or wear your glasses rub against your skin, try to find some cleansing wipes that you can keep handy throughout the day to prevent build-up.

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• Care for Your Face (Males)
• Heal Raw Skin
• Use a Glycolic Acid Peel
• Know if Sunscreen Has Expired
• Heal over Exfoliated Skin
• Wear a Face Shield
• Stop Hard Water from Ruining Your Skin
• Choose a Natural Sunscreen
• Wear Makeup when You Have Eczema
• Make a Charcoal Peel‐Off Facial Mask

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