That’s the profile pic I have up right now on my Facebook page. One of my FB friends recently commented that he thought my skin looked really pretty. I was so excited that he noticed because I take special care to make sure that my skin is healthy & smooth! Now don’t get me wrong, I have my acne moments. Sometimes it’s because I don’t properly remove my makeup and other times it’s hormonal. But I do my best to fight the acne. I’m on a serious budget right now, so I haven’t been getting my normal facials every couple of months or so. But I use something that’s almost just as good…
The Clarisonic Brush. My Esthetician first recommended this brush to me a couple of years ago and I’ve been using it ever since. I swear by this thing! I use it on my face everyday and it’s made my skin fabulous! I’m not getting paid to endorse this product or anything, but I wanted to share it with you because it’s made such a wonderful difference in my skin’s health. My best friends have even discovered it. When I was in Houston over the Holidays, one of my best friends brought her brush out to show us. I told her that I’ve been using it for a couple of years already. And since we both ranted about the brush, my other best friend went out and bought her own! I even gave one to my sister as a birthday gift. This brush does wonders for the skin! It cleans much deeper than just washing your face regularly and it helps close the pores to make your skin look and feel much smoother. You should use it twice a day, but it does wonders even if you use it just once a day. That’s part of my facial skincare regimen. This next product is part of my skincare regimen for the rest of my body…
Vaseline Cocoa Butter Vitalizing Gel Body Oil. When I use it, I don’t towel off the water. I put this gel body oil on immediately after a shower or bath to lock in the moisture. I’ll often follow that up with cocoa butter lotion or cocoa body butter. There are so many gels and oils that will also do the trick, but this is one I’ve been using for the last few months and really like a lot. Again, another product that I’m not getting paid to endorse…but I love the difference in how much softer my skin feels when I use it. You have to also keep in mind a product’s ingredients. You don’t want to use a product that may have ingredients you’re allergic to or that may have ingredients that you don’t deem natural enough to put on or in your body. In which case, you’ll want to consult a doctor or use a natural product with similar results from a health store. Using this body gel is a fairly easy way of helping your skin look and feel healthier. If you really want to do some serious work, here’s another tip…
Another Esthetician I used years ago gave me some good advice. She told me to…
(1) Start with a loofah sponge and rub it all over my body to get rid of dead skin cells.
(2) Then use a body brush to smooth it all away.
(3) Run a really hot bath…as hot as you can stand it. (This is important because hot water opens up the skin’s pores.)
(4) Soak in the hot water for a while to open your pores, then clean your skin as you would normally do while taking a bath. Because the really hot water opens your pores, your skin gets a deeper cleanse.
(5) Let the bath water empty out.
(6) Then turn the shower on and wash off with extremely cold water…as cold as you can stand. (This is important because cold water closes the skin’s pores, making the skin feel and look smoother.)
(7) Once you’ve finished showering in cold water, don’t towel dry. Use the body oil or gel of your choice on your skin to lock in the moisture.
(8) Finish up the regimen by applying some sort of lotion, body butter or moisturizer of your choice to your skin.
And that’s it! If you do this on a regular basis, your skin will be beautiful! The skin is the largest organ on our bodies, and many of us don’t give it the care that it deserves. Healthy skin is so important to not only good health, but to looking youthful and vibrant. You know my goal is to get into (and look good) in a bikini by the 4th of July, so healthy-looking skin is an absolute must for me where that goal is concerned. If you have any great skincare regimens, please share them with me in the comments section. And remember 2010 is OUR year!
S
