Beauty Tips
You're Doing It All Wrong!Showering, brushing your teeth, applying foundation and 7 more daily beauty routines you're probably screwing up |
Showering The Fail: Showers have become the unofficial home of contemplating your life, unwinding, and belting out your personal best rendition of "Call Me Maybe." The perfect shower is all of the above, plus steamy-hot water (the steamier, the better), your favorite body wash lathered up on a loofah, and at least once a day , or twice if you went to the gym or need to wash the day's anxieties away. This combo might make you feel squeaky clean and relaxed, but it's actually wrecking your epidermis and making you more susceptible to disease. Why? showering doesn't exactly kill bacteria and microorganisms so much as move them around and strip your skin's protective layer in the process.
The Fix: If you're not open to skipping a few showers here and there to give your skin time to rest and repair, cool down the water temperature and learn how to cope with warm or cool showers instead of the usual, piping-hot ones. Use a mild soap (if any), like Dr. Bronner's Baby Mild Liquid Soap, or Dove's Sensitive Skin Unscented Beauty Bar, and slather on lotion (Aveeno's Daily Moisturizing one is a good place to start) to rehydrate the protective layer of skin post-shower. To keep that moisture locked in, skip all that vigorous towel drying and stick to light blotting or even air-drying when possible.
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The Fix: If you're not open to skipping a few showers here and there to give your skin time to rest and repair, cool down the water temperature and learn how to cope with warm or cool showers instead of the usual, piping-hot ones. Use a mild soap (if any), like Dr. Bronner's Baby Mild Liquid Soap, or Dove's Sensitive Skin Unscented Beauty Bar, and slather on lotion (Aveeno's Daily Moisturizing one is a good place to start) to rehydrate the protective layer of skin post-shower. To keep that moisture locked in, skip all that vigorous towel drying and stick to light blotting or even air-drying when possible.
SEE NEXT PAGE: Washing your hands