Good skin is always in trend. We do take care of our skin but in bits and pieces. It would be easy to maintain healthy skin when you understand why it is essential to have good skin. Good skin care and healthy lifestyle choices can help delay natural aging and prevent various skin problems. And, since we have stepped into 2021 with hopes and aspirations, we got in touch with Dr. Blossom Kochhar, Chairperson Blossom Kochhar group of companies, to list out 21 skincare tips for everyone to follow this year:
1. Protect Your Skin from Sun: One of the most important ways to take care of your skin is to protect it from the sun. Exposure to the sun can cause wrinkles, age spots, and other skin problems like skin cancer. It is always suggested to use sunscreen with an SPF of a minimum of 15. Apply a generous amount of sunscreen and reapply the sunscreen as and when required. You can wear a hat to restrict harmful rays from reaching your skin.
2. Treat Your Skin Gently: Using hot water on your skin can remove oils from the skin and make it drier. Use warm water rather than hot water. Avoid strong soaps or cleansers that can strip oil and moisture from your skin. After washing or bathing, gently pat or blot your skin. Dry your towel so that some moisture stays on your skin.
3. A Healthy Diet: A healthy diet can help you look and feel your best. Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins. Including fish oil or fish oil supplements and low in unhealthy fats and processed or refined carbohydrates might promote younger-looking skin. Drinking plenty of water helps keep your skin hydrated.
4. Stress & Sleep: Uncontrolled stress can make your skin more sensitive and create skin problems. To encourage healthy skin and a healthy state of mind. Getting proper sleep helps you to rejuvenate. While you sleep, your skin is in repair mode. Hence it is recommended to have a stress-free sleep for at least 8 hours.
5. Banana face pack is the most effective and moisturizing face pack. Take a banana, 1 tablespoon honey, a quarter teaspoon of cream or milk powder, and 2 drops of sandalwood oil. Mix these ingredients well and apply on your face. Let it on for 20 minutes, rinse off afterward and apply a moisturizer in the end.
6. commonly, we don’t feel very thirsty in winters. But we must drink at least 8 glasses of water. It not only hydrates your skin but flushes out toxins from your skin.
7. Exfoliate your skin twice a week, use rice powder, yogurt, a pinch of salt, and a squeeze of lemon. Mix this all together to make a nice exfoliator at home.
8. Turmeric helps stimulate new skin cell growths, hence controlling aging by protecting cells from damage. Combine turmeric with rice powder and use that paste once a week to reduce wrinkles and fine lines.
9. Add 2 drops of jasmine essential oil with almond oil, and massage gently on your face. After the massage, place a hot towel over your face for oil to seep in better and relax further. This will help improve the elasticity of your skin.
10. In a spray bottle, dilute 3-4 drops of Rose essential oil with water to create a homemade toner or a face mist. This helps restore freshness all through the day.
11. For chronic acne, apply 1 drop of tea tree essential oil directly on the affected area pimples.
12. Take a teaspoon of yogurt, add a pinch of salt and a few drops of lemon & sandalwood essential oil in it. Mix all these. Now take a slice of potato to apple the mixture evenly on your face. Keep it on for 15-20 minutes and rinse it off. This is an excellent recipe for dark circles and for removing tan.
13. Tomato puree works gently on the skin and is beneficial in removing tan from the skin. Besides replenishing the skin with oils, it evens the skin tone and makes the dry skin bright and glowing.
14. If you are looking for overnight brightness, then make a face pack with cucumber, rosewater, and glycerin.
15. Use coffee bean scrub to remove the dead skin; coffee is perfect for mature skin.
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