| According to Bestskinpeel, for cleaner, | | | | their lives. |
| healthier and easier to manage skin just | | | | |
| follow this list of nine items: | | | | 6) Properly clean your skin. Harsh soaps can |
| | | | dry out your skin and even stimulate further |
| 1) Lower your stress level through prayer and | | | | sebum (oil) production which can worsen acne. |
| meditation. Stress creates hormones that | | | | Use a mild cleanser with 2% salicylic acid. |
| actually age us as they destroy cells and | | | | This has been proven very effective in |
| create toxic biproducts and free radicals. | | | | ridding excess oils while maintaining proper |
| Studies have shown that prayer and meditation | | | | hydration and pH. The slight acidity will |
| can reduce our stress levels. Prayer and | | | | keep bacteria at bay. |
| meditation have been proven to even alleviate | | | | |
| some of the symptoms of cancer and other life | | | | 7) Don't smoke. Smoking puts years on you. |
| threatening diseases. | | | | Literally, smoking can add 10 years to the |
| | | | aged look of your skin. Why would you want to |
| 2) Drink plenty of water. It is a fact that | | | | do that? If you must have nicotine then get |
| 90% of us do not drink enough water. For your | | | | nicotine gum or the patch - they will cure |
| skin cells to function properly and heal | | | | your cravings and there is no evidence or |
| properly from cuts, etc... we need to drink | | | | statistics of anyone developing cancer, lung |
| 8-12 glasses of water every day. Our skin is | | | | disease, etc... from these. |
| one of our most important organs as it | | | | |
| protects us from disease, cushions our falls, | | | | 8) Wear sunscreen. The skin does have |
| etc... It needs plenty of water. | | | | keratonin to protect against the suns rays, |
| | | | but it is no match for UV rays, etc... that |
| 3) Get proper sleep. Not getting the proper | | | | we expose ourselves to. Melanoma has several |
| 8-10 hours of sleep per day will first show | | | | forms and all are deadly. If you don't think |
| in your skin. Broken capillaries, puffiness, | | | | you will get skin cancer or think you are |
| circles under the eyes. | | | | invulnerable, just go to your local |
| | | | dermatologist and ask to see pictures of |
| 4) Eat well. Get proper nutrition. Too many | | | | clients with skin cancer, better yet go to |
| junk foods can cause or worsen skin problems | | | | the oncology center at your local hospital. |
| like pimples and acne. A well balanced meal 3 | | | | You won't think that way ever again. Wear |
| times per day has been proven to help | | | | sunscreen. |
| alleviate spikes in skin problems and help to | | | | |
| average out the outbreaks in acne vulgaris. | | | | 9) Treat yourself to a spa treatment atleast |
| | | | once a year. Skin peels, TCA peels, deep |
| 5) Take vitamins to supplement your skin and | | | | tissue massage, complete relaxation, |
| body. We can't always make sure we get 100% | | | | aromatherapy, etc... will all energize and |
| of each vitamin and mineral with the foods we | | | | heal your skin. TCA peels will actual improve |
| eat, but we can take a multivitamin once a | | | | your skins ability to regenerate itself and |
| day. They are cheap at Walmart and there is | | | | improve collagen levels. |
| no excuse. People that take multivitamins | | | | |
| once a day live longer. Its a proven fact | | | | Remember, follow these nine steps to enjoy |
| just like persons that smoke take years off | | | | healthier skin. |