What are the Beauty Tips for Healthy Summer Skin??
For basic skin care … Clean, Exfoliate, moisturize and hydrate.
Wash your face with a mild cleansor that removes dirt. Always wash your face before bed. I wash mine when I get home from work and again before bed time. Dont use soap unless its a specialty soap designed for washing faces. (I use bliss fabulous forming face wash) or kiss my face fash wash. There are lots of commercial brands you can choose from though.
You need to remove all those old dry skin cells to reveal the new ones. Get a good body scrub for the shower. You can find them in most stores but I either make mine or get them in speciality shops because the ones sold in drug stores are not abrasive enough for my tastes.
Dont use the same scrub on your body as you do on your face especially if prone to break outs. Find one designed for your facial skin type and needs.
Staying well hydrated is important for skin health as well. I dont mean drinking soda or beer LOL. Lots of clean clear water.
The food you eat has a direct affect on the skin. Try to eat more clean unprocessed foods.
Moisturizing will depend on your skin type. Generally I use natural products without many chemicals but if that is not something that concerns you use Eucerin lotion on the body. (the lotion not the ointment one) On my face I use something different. Right now I am using a brand called “mad hippie” I got at whole foods but usually I use “youth as we know it” from Bliss. It depends on my skins needs at the time.
Now if your skin has special needs there are other things you can use as well. Above is just basics.
Whoops I forget I take MSM to help keep my skin smooth supple and producing collagen
Tisha
Thanks a lots form helping me… Love you dear… ![]()
There is one more thing that’s very important… Sunscreen! ![]()
It’s the single best thing you can do for your skin, especially in summer when the sun is closest. To provide adequate protection make sure your sunscreen contains both UVA and UVB and wear it everyday.
Yes, the sun is good for you. Your body turns sunlight into Vitamin D which supports the immune system and helps in the development of strong bones. It can even help depression and ward off Alzheimer’s Disease and some cancers. In fact, most people are deficient in Vitamin D and don’t even know it. The sun is great for your body and overall well being but it’s not good for the delicate skin of your face/neck/chest and if you’re fair-skinned you must be extra careful. You should spend time in the sun but overexposure is the problem. It can/does cause wrinkles, brown spots, loss of elasticity, premature aging and even skin cancer. Everything in moderation.
I know you’re male but this rule applies to men as well as women, although they don’t have to be as concerned about exposing their chests as women do. A woman’s upper chest/breast area is just as vulnerable to sun damage as are her face/neck.
I grew up at the shore and have seen too many people who look like saddle bags from spending a lifetime in the sun. I got the message early and stopped sun worshipping because I wanted to preserve my skin and youthful looks. When we would go to the beach, my girlfriends used to laugh at me all slathered in sunscreen, sunglasses, and my ever present hat. I’d say, “Go ahead and laugh you roasted bitches, in twenty years we’ll see who’s laughing.” ![]()
Now they spend untold sums running to the dermatologist every week getting* treatments … and they won’t admit it.
We were talking about skin care products one afternoon and my girlfriend’s daughter dimed her out! I already knew because I have eyes*, lol. My girlfriend looked like she’d been stabbed.
Oop, cat’s outta the bag, lol. ![]()
That’s fine, I don’t care what they do to themselves if it makes them feel better. I spend my time/money on other things and feel just fine, lol… hate to say I told ya so. ![]()
Yup, you’ll see me on the beach, probably naked, lol… but the one thing you’ll never see is my face/neck/chest exposed to the sun! If I’m beaching it, I also apply sunscreen on my entire body! I’m pale-skinned and proud!
I use Anthelios 45 by La Roach-Posey. It’s unscented, thank you Jesus, and it kicks ass.
Of course proper skin care, as Tisha suggested, is always a good practice. I do it all. I mean we are Bath Diva’s! If you can slap it on, we do!
However, you can clean/exfoliate/hydrate and topically apply all the lotions and potions you want, eat an exemplary diet/take supplements and pray to God 'till the cows come home… BUT… if you bake your naked face in the sun… i.e., TAN with abandon*… *then you’re damaging your skin and just asking for problems, especially later in life, when it will inevitably catch up with you. No shit.
It might be hard for you to see that far in the future when you’re at such a tender dewy age. But trust me, if you abuse yourself now, in the future, you will end up paying the piper. He always collects in the end, one way or another. Use sunscreen. ![]()
Bella