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tsering
07-03-2008, 12:21 AM
Practicing a daily skin care regimen is important to maintaining younger healthier looking skin. In order to have the best results possible you should be consistent with your regimen. Here are some important tips to keep in mind when taking care of your skin.

- Washing your face too much can cause increased oil production. Always use a gentle cleanser when washing your face. Washing your face in the morning and at night time should be enough.

- Using a toner after cleansing your face helps control excess oil throughout the day. Be sure to choose a toner without alcohol because alcohol dries out the skin.

- Do not wear your make-up to bed at night as it will clog your pores or increase your risk for more frequent breakouts.

- Wash your face twice at the end of the day, once to remove your make-up and the other to cleanse the skin.

- Exfoliate at least twice a week with a delicate scrub. Exfoliating your skin removes dead skin cells to leave skin looking fresh and healthy.

- Use a facial mask regularly. A facial mask will help reduce the size of your pores and helps to remove blackheads. Usually twice a week but never exfoliate and use a facial mask on the same day as this may cause skin irritation.

- Use a moisturizer daily and at bedtime to keep your skin hydrated.

- Be gentle to your skin, never pull, tug, or scrub your facial skin. Pat your skin dry and gently rub in your moisturizers. Use your ring finger to apply eye creams and never rub, dab gently until absorbed.

- Avoid the sun as much as possible, if not be sure to use a moisturizer and foundation with sunscreen.

- Keep your skin hydrated by increasing your water intake.

- Try to get a good 8 hours sleep each night as this helps decrease dark circles and swelling around the eye area.

alice
07-03-2008, 01:06 AM
Some great tips there tsering. I am glad I do all of the suggested things. May be thats why I haven't experienced a pimple breakthrough since long.

I will like to add a thing about toners here that in order to get an alcohol free toner, you can go for rose-water. It is considered a natural toner and without any harmful effects.:)

titaniumhijau
07-03-2008, 12:47 PM
- Do not wear your make-up to bed at night as it will clog your pores or increase your risk for more frequent breakouts. I agree. You should never did this ever once. You just try to destroy your skin if you did that.



- Avoid the sun as much as possible, if not be sure to use a moisturizer and foundation with sunscreen. Actually, its just fine with me. I love sun a lots. But if you cannot stand with sun for long time. Just stay away and always drink a lots of white water everyday. Its needed for your skin.

mimico
07-03-2008, 01:00 PM
Thanks for the reminders. I know all these at the back of my mind but sometimes I just break the rules out of habit. Boo.


Using a toner after cleansing your face helps control excess oil throughout the day. Be sure to choose a toner without alcohol because alcohol dries out the skin.

What if I have really oily skin? Then will an alcohol-based toner work in my favor? Another question regarding toner: what if the cotton ball is dirty or slightly dirty even after washing my face? Do I wash my face again then re-apply the toner OR do I just wipe my face with another cotton ball of toner until it becomes clean?

I have faced these problems in the past and did what I was in the mood to do, so an answer would be great! Thanks in advance.