Beautiful Skin

4 Tips to Beautiful Healthy Skin
By Geoffrey Muriuki

Your skin is your largest body organ. If maintained and kept healthy, it will protect you from all sorts of environmental harm. Since it's working so hard for you, why not treat it with some tender-loving care? There are a few fundamental things you can do to keep your skin healthy. Below are five tips for healthy skin that are easy to do and should be done daily.

1. Eat a Nutritious Diet. Eating a healthy diet that's rich in vitamins and minerals will nourish your skin and keep it radiant. Some foods that deliver key nutrients like zinc, vitamin A, omega 3, omega 6 and high quality protein for a healthy skin include colorful vegetables, fresh fruits, fish, lean meat, sweet potato, mango, carrot, spinach, olive oil and nuts. The juice of a lemon may help detoxify your body from harmful toxins that can build up.

2. Drink Plenty Water. In addition to eating a healthy diet, drinking 8 glasses of water can hydrate your skin and help cleanse your body from toxins. If you live in a hot climate, it is especially important to drink cold water throughout the day. Lemon juice, if applied topically, may help fight blemishes, freckles, acne marks, and dark spots. Cucumber is also commonly used on the dark circles around the eyes and other blemishes.

3. Daily Skin Care Regimen. Maintaining a daily skin care regimen is important in keeping your skin fresh, clean and clear. Facial skin should be cleansed at least twice a day with warm water and a facial cleanser. Warm water opens up the pores and helps give your face a deeper clean. Clean and Clear facial cleanser is a great and inexpensive product that will cleanse the dirt from your pores and minimize blemishes and blackheads. Try not to scrub your face too much or too roughly as it may also cause irritation and it will push dirt even deeper into your pores. Gently wash your face in circular motion then rinse it with cold water. Always remove your make up before going to sleep.
You should also keep the skin on the rest of your body soft and smooth. To do this, exfoliate daily in the shower using a semi-course body sponge and moisturizing soap. Body hair can trap dirt and oils so if you desire to remove some body hair, try Veet, a popular and effective hair removal product.

4. Get Plenty of Sleep! Getting plenty of rest is perhaps the most important tip for achieving healthy, glowing skin. Try for 7 and 8 hours of uninterrupted rest per night. Don't skip out on your rest on the weekends because you could be stuck making up for it during the weekdays.