1. Use Plant-Based Carrier Oils
Facial oils are high in fat and have therapeutic properties to moisturize the skin or to treat problem areas.
In addition to their fatty acids, skin care oils also contain antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that benefit the skin. They are extremely beneficial and are a natural way to deliver fatty acids and nutrients to your skin without clogging your pores.
2. Only Cleanse Once A Day
I am sure you have heard that you should cleanse once or twice a day. But as a skin care expert, I am here to tell you that you should only cleanse your skin once a day. Not only is it good for the environment but it is good for your skin.
Cleansing your skin too much can actually cause more damage. Why? Because your skin produces sebum, a waxy, oily substance to moisturize itself. When you wash your face with a cleanser it can strip the protective oils from your skin.
3. Exfoliate Sparingly
I have many clients that deal with redness, irritation, flaky, dry, or over greasy skin. And a common problem? Over exfoliation.
Over-exfoliation causes your skin to be too dry and to weaken. This can cause your skin to peel and produce excess oil as a way to protect itself. Also, when the skin is weakened and stressed it can not defend itself against bacteria and inflammation.
4. Destress
From working with my clients, I truly believe that stress is the main reason for the majority of skin problems. Most skin imbalances are hormonal which can cause breakouts, irritation, and uneven skin tone.
Stress makes your body produce hormones like cortisol, and cortisol causes your oil glands to pump out more oil. This chemical response makes your skin more sensitive, reactive, and prone to breakouts and skin problems.
Focusing on reducing stress is way more beneficial for helping hormonal breakouts than any topical blemish cream. The problem with topical products is that they are focused on drying up the excess oil your skin is producing. Ok, that’s fine, but if you don’t nip the overproduction of oil in the bud than it will be a battle you will be fighting for a long time.
To help stop the oil from taking over your skin, you need to focus on keeping your stress hormones in check.
5. Beauty From The Inside Out
Who really wants millions of skin care products and an insane hundred step skin care routine? Especially if you are wanting to create less waste. Take care of your skin from the inside out, yo!
Create less trash and take care of your skin by simply drinking water and eating healthy foods.
Water helps keep your skin plump and hydrated. Your body literally can’t move or work without water so be sure to have plenty throughout the day.
Proper nutrition is vital for healthy skin. You are what you eat. If you eat junk food or any food lacking nutritional value, your appearance will reflect your unhealthy choices with problematic skin. Cleaning up your diet can work wonders on improving your skin health.
6. Get The Right Vitamins
Make sure you get enough vitamins to keep your skin looking healthy. A variety of vitamins and antioxidants will help improve the health and quality of your skin.
Be sure to get plenty of vitamins in your diet. Find fruits and veggies that you can implement into your diet to get plenty of skin-healthy foods.
7. Make Time For Self-Care
Reducing stress should be one of your main goals and finding self-care habits to help you have amazing skin.
Self-care is vital for having healthy skin. Make time to relax, rejuvenate, and rest. Self-care helps relieve stress and lowers your blood pressure and helps you have vibrant skin. Which we learned above that keeping stress lowered helps keep your skin healthy and balanced.
8. Less Is More
Don’t feel like you need to do lots of steps in your skin care routine. I have actually found that less is more when taking care of your skin. I don’t really think 10+ step skin care routine is necessary. In fact, it can be damaging if you are using products that aren’t great for your skin type or conditions.
You may even have gone out and bought lots of flashy beauty products that promise to work age-defying magic to only sit in a drawer for months and months never to be used. Or only used once or twice before you realize that it ain’t gonna do what it says it will.
Only buy what you need and skip stocking up on products that won’t need. Remember the Rs of going zero waste and refuse, reduce, reuse, and recycle.
If you are going more zero waste, you don’t have to sacrifice taking care of your skin. Just because you cut down on the number of products you buy and use doesn’t mean you have to have unhealthy skin.
Follow these tips for clean, natural and sustainable skin care.
Learn more in-depth about all eight steps as well as how to use less plastic and a sustainable skin care routine at How To Have A Sustainable Skin Care Routine.
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