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Beautiful Skin Begins At Home: 3 Simple Steps To Improve The Appearance Of Your Skin

If you're fighting the battle with aging skin, and you feel like you're losing, you may have the wrong weapons in your arsenal. Dull and lifeless facial skin doesn't have to be a natural part of the aging process. In fact, with just a few simple steps each day, you can have beautiful, glowing skin at any age. Here are three steps that will help your face retain its youthful appearance.

Keep it Clean

Daily cleansing should be the most important part of your daily skin care routine. When you wake up in the morning, give your face a good washing with a mild facial cleanser. Top it off with a generous amount of UV protected moisturizer. Before you go to bed at night, wash your face again to remove the dirt and oils that have accumulated in your pores throughout the day. If you don't have time to wash your face twice a day, go ahead and wash your face once a day. Just make sure that it's the nighttime wash that you keep in your schedule. That way, you're not sleeping with a daily accumulation of contaminants on your skin.

Drink Plenty of Water

If you've ever looked at your skin on a hot day, and noticed that it looked like crepe paper, that's your skins way of telling you that it needs water. Now imagine that on your face. To keep your skin looking its best, you need to keep it well-hydrated. Drink a glass of water as soon as you wake up in the morning. Then, fill a bottle with water and drink it throughout the day. Whenever you empty the bottle, fill it up again. This will ensure that you get all the water you need to maintain your skin, and your health.

Eat Your Vitamins

The saying goes that "you are what you eat." When it comes to your skin, that statement is very true. Your skin receives its nutrients from the foods you eat every day. Filling your plate with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables will help you keep your skin looking – and feeling – young and beautiful. Here are just a few of the foods you should be eating each day.

  • Citrus fruit for vitamin C – to provide natural UV protection
  • Dark, Leafy vegetables for vitamin A – to slow down the signs of aging
  • Sunflower seeds for vitamin E – to keep your skin radiant

You want to slow down the signs of aging. You can, by starting with the skin on your face. The tips provided here will help you retain your skins youthful appearance. Be sure to speak to your skin care professional (like those at Midwest Medical Specialists) for other simple tips to keep your skin looking beautiful. 


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