What is Natural Skin Care?

Natural Skin Care Habits to Follow

Put simply, ‘natural skin care’ is caring for your skin in a natural and chemical-free way. Wellness advocates support enabling the skin to take care of itself (without any assistance from synthetic materials/ chemicals). It is also about adopting good habits in the way you lead your day to day life. A lot of naturally healthy measures are actually the same as those for total body care in general.

Natural Skin Care Preventive Measures

Well the first and the foremost recommended epidermal protection measure is – ‘Drink a lot of water’.  Around 8 glasses of water is a must everyday. Water helps in flushing out accumulated  toxins from the body, in a natural way. It helps in the overall upkeep of the body and promotes good health for all organs (not just skin).

General cleanliness is another inexpensive way of promoting Wellness. Daily showers, wearing clean clothes and sleeping on a clean mattress/pillow are all part of general cleanliness. After all, clean skin is the key to keeping threatening epidermal disorders at bay. Regular exercise is the next best thing on the menu. Exercise increases the amount of blood flow that helps in getting rid of body toxins and results in keeping you healthy. Exercise also helps to beat stress, which is the overall worst enemy of good health.

Healthy food and eating habits are also recommended for natural skin care. Some type of food (e.g. oily food) is know to cause acne and should be avoided as much as possible. Your diet should be a healthy mix of various nutrient providing foods. Raw fruits and vegetables are known to provide freshness to your body and help in getting rid of body toxins. Good sleep is also instrumental in maintaining better health and in defeating stress. As a natural skin care measure, a good sleep delays slacking of skin.

Beating stress is another natural skin care therapy. Stress causes overall damage to body and health. Drinking a lot of water, getting a sound sleep and exercise has already been mentioned as stress busters. Indulging in a warm bubble bath, listening to music and playing your favourite sport are also good ways of beating stress. Yoga is yet another way of beating stress; it is fast gaining popularity amongst the masses.  Avoiding excessive exposure to the sun (by wearing long sleeved clothes, hat and umbrella, for example), is another favored strategy. Sunscreen lotions are also recommended as necessary products for protecting from the Sun’s potentially damaging rays.

Natural Skin Care Products

A lot of traditional and home made natural skin care products/ measures are also known to be very effective. Such measures are not only natural and easy-to-follow, but also relatively inexpensive.  As seen from the view point of cost, aromatherapy skin care turns out to be the cheapest.  If one chooses, learn to prepare an all-natural skin care preparation to use at home.  Devote a weekend to rejuvenating your skin.  You can afford to pamper yourself once in a while.

Simple techniques are involved in aromatherapy skin care. While taking a bath, sprinkle two drops each of lavender, bergamot, and cedar wood. This will keep you refreshed all day.  If you are feeling nervous, then use of essentials oils of geranium and basil is recommended. Similarly, there are baths aimed at relieving people of insomnia or fatigue.

If using a skin softener, look for sweet almond oil in the product. Being rich in Vitamins A, B1, B2, and B6, your skin will glow. Exposing ones skin to steam is also helpful. This helps open the pores in the skin and thus prevents skin inflammations. A cleanser too works in the same manner. It helps keep the skin clean. Always use a chemical free and soap free cleanser. One may have a vast choice from natural cleansers available in the market.

Spend a few minutes browsing the appropriate Bath and Beauty aisles of your favorite retail store.  You will find a lot of natural products available in the commercial, over the counter  market. Carefully choose those products which have proven safe and effective in providing healthy skin nourishment.  Ingredients will include things like lavender oil, aloe vera etc., which don’t have any side effects.

Whichever choices you make, consider them to be investments in maintaing good health and restoring vitality to your body. Love the skin you’re in… and you will want it to stay healthy the rest of your life.