Make Your Skin Glow and Smooth

A healthy life style and skin care routine reflects your skin. You should keep your skin clean to avoid problems such as pimples and blackheads. Beautiful soft, smooth and glowing doesn’t come with expensive products or salon treatments. It only requires a little effort and few products.

Follow these simple tips to make you skin glow and smooth.

Cleanse & Exfoliate :

Wash your face twice a day with a soap free cleanser. It is important to remove oil and dirt from your skin to make it smooth and glow. Also, remove make up before going to bed. If you sleep with the make up on, your skin is more likely to breakout and become dull. Most of us are too lazy or sleepy to use a make up remover before bed and then wash the face. Face wipes is the easiest way to cleanse your skin. That means you don’t have to use a make up remover if you use wipes. If washing your face is over drying the skin, you may use gram flour mixed with water. It is also very important to regularly exfoliate your skin. It helps to remove dead cells accumulated on skin.

Steam :

Steaming opens up skin pores and removes impurities deep down the pores, making your face soft and smooth. Blackheads are formed by clogging of pores, so steaming helps to soften pores, making it easier to pop them. It also boosts blood circulation which reproduce healthy skin cells. It could be easily done at home. Simply boil a pot of water, you may add herbs such as thyme or rosemary. You can also add mint leaves, rose petals or lemon for a delicious smell and soothing feel to skin. Remove the pot from heat. Keep a towel on your head and lower your face on the steam. The towel will avoid steam from escaping. Make sure your face is not close to the water, if its too hot it might cause broken veins. Steaming once a week is enough to keep your pores clean.

Cucumber & Milk Cleanser:

Cucumber has a cooling effect on skin. Its cleansing properties make your skin soft, smooth and tightens pores. It also restores natural pH of the skin. There are many ways to use cucumber on skin. You can place cucumber slices on your face to have a refreshing and soothing feel. Cucumber juice, when applied tightens your skin. You can apply it with a cotton ball or mix it with milk to make a skin cleansing mask. Milk contains natural lipids that moisturize skin deeply. Mix cucumber juice in milk and apply it to your face. Leave it on for 15 minutes then rinse to get glowing skin.

Honey,Lemon and Olive Oil:

 

 

Honey is anti-inflammatory and a great skin cleanser. Honey also fights skin damage and has antioxidants that reduce signs of ageing. Lemon is rich in vitamin C and nutrients that helps skin problems. It lightens the skin, reduce dark spots and gives glow. The other ingredient of this mask is olive oil which has been used by women in ancient times for beautiful skin. It gives your skin radiant glow and maintains elasticity. Mix equal parts of honey, lemon and olive oil. Use a cotton ball to apply it to your skin. Wash after 20 minutes with luke warm water. This could be used overnight then rinse in the morning.

Yogurt :

Yogurt has been used by Greeks for skin care. It is rich in proteins, lactic acid and enzymes which sooth and cleanse the skin making it soft and smooth. Combine it with lemon and honey to make a moisturizing and exfoliating mask. You can simply massage your face with a tbsp of yogurt to cleanse. The enzymes in it are going to remove dead skin and help in production of new cells. Your skin will feel smooth and glowing.