What damage your skin daily and what can you do to reduce it?

Skin is a the biggest layer that covers our body and protects inner tissues, cells and also our nervous system. For a sense organ that serves so many vital functions for your body, it is important that you include a thorough wellness routine. However, what if there are daily things that damage your skin without your notice?

Here is a list of some daily things that can damage your skin:

1. Sleeping

If you have a habit of sleeping side-ways or on your stomach, your chances of getting wrinkles at an early age increases! Avoid pushing your face against the pillow so you don’t wake up one fine morning to see facial lines that apparently sprung overnight! Start sleeping on your back instead…i know, easier said then done:)

Another tip: overnight masks you can make yourself

2. Too Much Swimming

Swimming is good for your overall health and fitness. But not the chlorine that comes awith the water. Even if you take shower after a good swim, the chorine in the pool’s water might still cling on and clog your skin’s pores. This makes your skin vulnerable to breakouts and pigmentation. Ensure that you use a natural cleanser and soap which gives out hydration and completely remove any traces of chlorine.

3. Hot Showers

What’s wrong with a relaxing hot shower? Well, long hot water showers dry out your skin and deplete it of essential moisture. In the long run, it makes your skin dry. Try to use luke-warm water instead. If you find your skin is turning red, step out immediately.

4. Excessive Intake Of Sodium

Sodium, though an essential element for our body, can suck out moisture when taken in huge amounts. This can leave your skin dull and dry. Cut down on the salt intake in your food to reduce your consumption of sodium.

5. Too Much Sugar

Well, too much sugar can causes a long list of problemand as well bad skin. It seems excessive intake of sugar hits your skin’s collagen levels and might make it saggy. Yet another reason to cut down on sugar!

6. Contact Lenses

Wearing an outdated lens or spectacles forces you to shrink your eyes, thus creating fine lines around them. Visit your eye specialist and get your eyes checked regularly to ensure you wear the appropriate powered lenses

7. Dry-Cleaned Clothes

The plastic covering on your freshly laundered clothes allows them to absorb more skin-harming chemicals! Use clothes-bags to carry your laundry around or remove the plastic covering as soon you get home.

8. Over-exfoliating

Exfoliating your skin regularly increases the glow and removes external dirt. What then is the problem? Well, too much exfoliation removes the natural oils of your skin. Balance your scrubbing sessions with proper moisturization.

These are just a few things and of course the list can go deeper and longer, but the more aware you are, even to the little things, the clearer your skin will be!

A routine all-natural facial every 6-8 weeks will help and give a big boost of healthy glow!