Make Your Skin Glow in Minutes

Nothing makes you feel as confident as having glowing, radiant skin. Great skin makes you look younger and feel healthier no matter what your age or physical condition. Plus, many ways of taking care of your skin give you the opportunity for some serious pampering. So go ahead--make your skin glow. You deserve to look and feel fabulous.

Steps

Daily Facial Care Routine

  1. Exfoliate your face gently. Exfoliation removes dead skin cells, impurities and excess oil while preparing your skin for cleansing and toning.
    • After scrubbing, use a cleanser on your skin. Gently massage your skin in circular motions for a few minutes to promote blood circulation, to remove makeup and to eliminate excess oil, or sebum.
    • Many cleansers contain exfoliating beads or other ingredients that allow you to accomplish both tasks at once. Just avoid cleansers that have drying ingredients like deodorants, colors or fragrances. Also, skip cleansers that have "antibacterial" on the label.
  2. Pour some toner onto some cotton batting. Rub the toner over your face until no excess dirt remains.
  3. Apply a good moisturizer with natural oils such as rosemary or almond. Massage the cream into your skin for hydration and a dewy look.
    • Use a moisturizer with at least SPF 15 to prevent premature aging from sun exposure.
    • Look for moisturizer containing humectants like glycerin, propylene glycol or urea. Humectants attract water when you apply them to your skin and improve its hydration.
    • Choose moisturizers with alpha-hydroxy acids (AHAs). AHAs improve dead skin cell turnover, which results in decreased dryness, acne, wrinkles and age spots.
    • Switch moisturizers according to the season. In the summer, use a lighter product. In the winter, choose something thicker and heavier.
  4. Use the same family of products. If you use 1 brand of cleanser, choose your toning and moisturizing products from the same brand. Taking a unified approach is often better for your skin, because mixed brands don't always interact well with one another.

Caring For the Skin On the Rest Of Your Body

  1. Avoid taking long, hot showers. Sure, they feel great, but they also strip your skin of essential moisture. Especially in the winter, limit your showers to 10 minutes and keep the water lukewarm.
  2. Use facial cleansing creams on your neck and chest. These areas are just as vulnerable to wrinkles, dryness and signs of aging as your face is. After cleansing these areas with a facial cream, rub in a facial moisturizer. You can also use a facial mask on these areas once per month.
  3. Skip soaps with heavy deodorants. Instead, go with a soap that contains added fat, like Dove, Neutrogena or Oilatum. The added fat leaves a moisturizing layer on your skin after your shower is over.
  4. Smear a thick moisturizing cream or balm over your hands and feet at night. Then, cover your hands with thin cloth gloves, and put some socks on your feet to allow the moisture to hydrate your hands and feet.
  5. Always use a loofah when you wash your body. Loofahs get rid of dead skin cells and also prevent bumps from ingrown hairs. To make your skin even more smooth, you can sprinkle your loofah with some drops of a cleanser containing AHAs.
  6. Spread powder on the areas of your body where skin meets skin. Under your breasts, under your arms and on your inner thighs are good places. The powder prevents chafing, bacterial growth and itching.

Dietary Changes and Supplements

  1. Pour soy milk on your cereal or take soy isoflavones. If you choose the supplement, go for 160 milligrams per day. Soy proteins are essential to building collagen and protecting collagen from free radical damage.
  2. Take rose hips. These supplements are rich in Vitamin C and will keep your skin looking youthful.
  3. Have a good multivitamin daily. Look for vitamins containing 100 percent of your recommended daily allowance for Vitamin A, Vitamin C and the B vitamins. Also, choose foods that are rich in these vitamins:
    • Vitamin A: Carrots, sweet potatoes, spinach and fortified cereals
    • Vitamin C: Red and green peppers, oranges, broccoli, strawberries, kiwi
    • B vitamins: Lean meat, fish, enriched soy and whole grains[1]
  4. Eat garlic. Garlic has a number of potential benefits for your skin. Your skin cells last longer and look more youthful. Garlic may also prevent the growth of cancerous skin cells.
  5. Add omega-3 fatty acids to your diet. Fatty fish like salmon and mackerel are great sources of omega-3s. You can also get omega-3s from walnuts and olive oil.
  6. Drink tea. Tea is full of antioxidants that fight free radical damage to your skin. People who drink tea, according to studies, are also less likely to develop squamous cell skin cancer.
  7. Have 8 8-ounce (235 ml) glasses of water each day. Water keeps your skin hydrated and flushes toxins out of your body.

Unverified Home Remedies

  1. Smear olive oil over dry skin patches including your face, the backs of your arms, your elbows and your knees.
  2. Prepare your own homemade toner.
    • Use witch hazel, peppermint and sage as a toner for your face. In a small bottle or a jar, mix 4 ounces (120 ml) of witch hazel with 1 teaspoon each of chopped peppermint and sage leaves. Steep the mixture for 3 days and then apply it to your face after you use cleanser.
    • Boil 1 cup of water and add 1 tablespoon of peppermint, hyssop, yarrow or sage leaves. Steep the mixture for a half hour before straining out the leaves and applying it to your face.
  3. Take a nourishing bath. Try some of these add-ins to help itchy, dry skin:
    • 1 cup powdered milk mixed with 1 tablespoon of grapeseed oil
    • Equal parts sesame oil, wheat germ and apple cider vinegar
    • 1 cup of uncooked oatmeal tied into a pair of nylons or a muslin bag
    • Some bags of your favorite tea
    • 2 cups of Epsom salts (soak in the salts and also rub them over rough areas of your skin)
    • 1 pound (455 g) baking soda and 1/2 pound (225 g) sea salt
  4. Wrap ice in a towel and apply it to dry, itchy skin patches. The ice will draw blood to the area to improve circulation and deliver moisture. Just make sure that your skin doesn't get cold or numb.
  5. Use aloe vera on extra-dry skin. You can either purchase bottled aloe vera gel or cut the leaf off of an aloe vera plant and rub the gel on your skin.
  6. Use grapefruit on rough elbows. Exfoliate your skin in the shower. Then, cut a grapefruit in half. Sink your elbows into each half and soak the area for 15 minutes. The acids will help to smooth your skin.
  7. Make your own oatmeal scrub.
    • Grind rolled oats in your food processor or coffee grinder until you have enough ground oats to fill 1/2 cup.
    • Add 1/3 cup ground sunflower seeds, 1/2 teaspoon peppermint leaves and 4 tablespoons of almond meal. Mix everything thoroughly.
    • Combine 2 teaspoons of the oatmeal mixture with a small amount of heavy cream until the mixture has the consistency of a facial scrub. Scrub your face, neck and chest with the oatmeal scrub and rinse thoroughly.
  8. Add 1 teaspoon of grapeseed oil to your bottle of toner. Grapeseed oil counteracts aging by helping your skin cells to repair themselves.
  9. Spritz your skin with water and essential oils. In a small spray bottle, mix a few drops of bergamot, rose or sandalwood oil with some water. Close your eyes and spray the mixture onto your face whenever your skin feels dry.
  10. Make your own face mask from ingredients that you may have in your kitchen. Try any of the following ideas:
    • Whisk 1 tablespoon of plain yogurt with a few drops of sesame oil. Apply the mixture to your face, throat and upper chest and leave it on for 15 minutes.
    • Mash a banana and mix in a little bit of honey. Apply the mixture to your skin for 15 minutes.
    • Combine 2 tablespoons mashed avocado, 1/4 cup whipping cream, 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil and 1 teaspoon of calendula petals. Leave the mixture on your face for 15 minutes before rinsing it off.
    • Peel a mango and mash the flesh. Apply the pulp to your face and leave it on for a few minutes to clean and tighten your pores. Then, rinse it off.
    • Bring water to a simmer in a saucepan. Drop an apple into the water and simmer it until it turns soft. Take the apple out, mash it and add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and 1 teaspoon of peppermint leaves. Smear the mixture on your face and rinse it off after 5 minutes.
    • Scramble an egg. Don't use your spatula to break the egg into pieces; leave it in 1 large piece. Place the egg on your face and keep it there until the egg starts to harden. If you have oily skin, use an egg white instead of the whole egg.[2]
  11. Use baby lotion every night. Put it on arms, legs and stomach. Put it on after every shower.



Tips

  • Exercising may help. Also, an oil massage twice a month.
  • Use Baby Lotion every night after you shower. Put it on your arms, legs, and stomach.
  • Drink plenty of water. It helps hair grow healthy and gets rid of spots and produces glowing natural skin.
  • Apply aloe vera gel at night in your skin and wash it off in the next morning. See the difference.
  • Always eat a balanced diet & bath daily with luke-warm water and use only a moisturising soap, such as Dove.
  • For bags under your eyes place a really hot towel on your eyes before bed for an hour every night.
  • Work up a sweat. Sweating during exercise will cleanse your skin of toxins, and the added circulation will give your skin a healthy glow. Use sunscreen if you're exercising outdoors.
  • Get plenty of sleep. If you need to, then hang some darkening shades to block light from coming in through your windows. Your body restores your skin during sleep, so don't neglect getting your Z's.
  • Leave a humidifier (not a vaporizer) running in your bedroom during the winter. You'll be surprised how much a humidifier will do to keep your skin from getting extremely dry.
  • You should also try to drink lots of water by drinking water think that the water is taking all the excess oil instead of the oil going onto your skin and making your forehead shiny.
  • A mixture of a thin layer of milk, one tea spoon honey , lemon juice makes a great mask. Apply the pack on skin for 30 minutes.
  • Use milk and rose water paste and apply it with aloe vera gel. It will help to make your skin solid and fresh.
  • Use castor oil, it has a thicker molecular consistency so will make your skin glow and look more vibrant.
  • In winter, take vaporizer for your skin. It will help to moisture your skin.
  • To check for dryness, use your fingernail to gently scratch your arm or leg. If the nail leaves a white scratch mark, then your skin is too dry.
  • Use a facial twice a week.

Warnings

  • Avoid touching your face or rubbing your eyes. You'll keep germs off of your delicate skin, and you'll avoid damaging the skin around your eye area.
  • Skip scented lotions or perfume when you're headed out for a day in the sun. Any color that you get will be splotchy if you use these products on your skin.
  • To avoid skin damage, stop smoking, sunbathing and going to tanning salons. Also, stop after 1 alcoholic drink because alcohol enlarges your facial blood vessels and makes your skin look unnaturally red.

Things You'll Need

  • Exfoliator
  • Cleanser
  • Toner
  • Moisturizer
  • Soap with added fat
  • Loofah
  • Powder
  • Soy milk or soy isoflavones
  • Rose hips
  • Multivitamin
  • Garlic
  • Omega-3 fatty acids
  • Tea
  • Water
  • Olive oil
  • Witch hazel
  • Peppermint leaves
  • Sage leaves
  • Hyssop leaves
  • Yarrow leaves
  • Powdered milk and grapeseed oil
  • Sesame oil, wheat germ, apple cider vinegar
  • Uncooked oatmeal and a pair of nylons or a muslin bag
  • Epsom salts
  • Baking soda and sea salt
  • Ice
  • Towel
  • Aloe vera
  • Grapefruit
  • Sunflower seeds, almond meal, heavy cream
  • Bergamot, rose or sandalwood oil
  • Spray bottle
  • Plain yogurt
  • Banana and honey
  • Avocado, whipping cream, calendula petals
  • Mango
  • Apple and lemon juice
  • Egg or egg whites

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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/guide/vitamins-and-minerals-good-food-sources
  2. ↑ http://www.rd.com/health/beauty/make-your-skin-naturally-glow/
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