Developing a good and habitual skin care routine isn’t something everyone does. I understand everyone is at different stages of caring for their skin and using products daily isn’t on everyone’s agenda. I can’t even fathom how many skin care products are out there and the beauty industry is always encouraging you to buy, buy, buy. So I have thought of other ways that anyone can do to take care of their skin without having to use actual skin care products.
Also want to note I definitely encourage the daily use of skin care products and solely listing these suggestions as an ‘in addition to’ manner.
Wear Sunglasses
Seems easy enough. Sunglasses will reduce the amount that you squint your eyes reducing premature wrinkles between your brows and crows feet area. They also limit (not eliminate) some of the UV exposure around the eye area. The skin around the eye area is very delicate and susceptible to UV damage so wear sunglasses that cover the entire eye area that provide 100% UV protection to get the best benefits. Remember, the sun hits your face from all angles and sunglasses really only protect from UV from head on, so other means of UV protection might be necessary. Like my next suggestion…
Wear A Hat
The bigger the better. But a simple baseball cap will do. Baseball caps are good at protecting the top of head, forehead, eye area, and reducing your need to squint. Wide brim hats have 360° protection of the face, ears, and back of neck.
Seek Shade
Under a tree, under a canopy, in a shadow. If you don’t need to be in direct sun, don’t be. Sitting in the sun and enjoying the heat from the ray can be very relaxing and done guilt free with proper SPF protection and wearing a hat. But since this article is about using NO products, moving and sitting under shade is a win win.
Be Mindful of Your Diet
What you put into your body can affect the condition of your skin. Some peoples skin are more likely to resist the effects that diet plays but for some people diet and gut health can affect their skin daily. A general guide to diet and skin health would be avoid high androgen foods like soy and avoid excess sugars. Dairy and soy can play a big role in acne while sugar can end up breaking down the dermis and causing glycation.
Use Warm Water
When washing your face or taking a shower do not use hot water! Using lukewarm warm water for face washing reduces redness and prevents drying out the skin further. While taking showers, put the water temp at a comfortable level and avoid consistently running the water over your face. Hot water can remove too much of the natural oils on your skin causing a loss in moisture.
Wash Pillowcases
You lay on your pillowcase every night. That means every night it is collecting dead skin, oil, and debris from your hair. Your hair holds more dirt than your body and you are laying and rubbing your face on it every night. I recommend switching the sides of the pillowcase you lay on every other night and then throw it in the wash. Maybe pick up and extra pillowcase so you can switch them out easier.
Tint Your Car Windows
Clear autoglass blocks a lot of UVB radiation and some UVA radiation. Adding professional tint to your car windows offers a higher percentage of protection for both UVA and UVB rays. Not to mention the added benefits of less heat and the sexy aesthetic that window tint gives to any car.
Use Clean Makeup Brushes
If you notice you have a collection of tiny bumps along your cheek bone those might be closed and open comedones from dirty makeup brushes. You should be putting your makeup on clean skin anyway but overtime your makeup brushes can accumulate dead skin cells and oil allowing a cozy home for bacteria to grow. With the tapping motion you do with your brushes, you want to make sure the bristles are clean from buildup before applying. Clean brushes also apply your makeup better and smoother.
Do you have any other non product ways to keep healthy skin?? I want to know what they are!