Cleansing your skin - try these tips and hints
About 10% of the body's waste materials are lost
through the skin.
Skin cleansing doesn't always have to be
attacked from the outside. We can help our
skin cleanse itself from the inside by drinking
lots of water every day. The latest
recommendation is 2 litres for women and 2.5
litres daily for men.
Skin cleansing via brushing the skin can remove
toxins from the body. Use a loofah or a
natural bristle brush. Buy a good quality
implement from a chemist shop or a health food
shop. Start at the outer extremities of
the body and work in small circles. Do not
brush sensitive areas of the body. You can
use a bristle brush first and then a loofah to
remove the cells scrubbed by the brush.
Use the loofah in a warm/hot shower.
Moisturize your skin afterwards.
This is very important.
Hot and cold showers improve circulation which
in turn improves the skin tone and condition.
Start with a short hot shower of about 3
minutes, followed by a cold shower of only 1
minute then a short hot shower again. You
can continue with hot, cold, hot etc. but make
sure the last shower is a cold one.
Liquid cleansers need to be applied with a
cotton ball - not with your fingers which can be
germ laden.
Sorbolene is an excellent and very cheap skin
cleanser. It is used frequently in nursing
centres, especially those that care for elderly
people who have very delicate and thin skin.
An alternative that I use is Dermaveen. It
is a soap-free wash that I can personally
recommend for dry and sensitive skin. You
can notice a difference in your skin the first
time you use it. It is available at
pharmacies.
Juice a cucumber and add it to one tablespoon of
plain yoghurt and one teaspoon of brewers yeast.
Use this to cleanse the skin twice daily.
It needs to be stored in the fridge.
If need be, you can visit a cosmetic counter
and find out your skin type. Then buy a
product that is suitable for your facial skin.
To remove make-up use baby oil. Oils do
not clog pores but creams sometimes do.
Cleaning oily skin more than twice a day can
lead to your skin producing more oil and hence a
vicious circle.
.............and
remember it is never too early or too late to
begin looking after your skin. |
