5 ways of keeping your skin healthy

"The best foundation you can wear is

your glowing skin."

Who don't want a healthy skin? Its every girl's dream, to have a clear and flawless skin without doing much effort. Some girls have a proper skincare routine that they follow religiously, while others are too lazy to even wash the face. Some has regular appointments with the dermatologists and some don't even bother to see the mirror. Whatever the case is, every girl still wants to have a healthy skin. Acne is the nightmare for any girl and then getting rid of acne marks is even worst. So if  you are spending 90% of your budget on different products for skincare or you are trying homemade masks, I am sharing 5 simple tips for keeping your skin healthy and fresh for all of you.

1.Drink plenty of water:

Water plays the most vital role in keeping you skin healthy. Drinking adequate amount of water everyday gives you fresh, soft and glowing skin.Water helps in:

1. Maintaining the optimal body temperature.
2. Keep the skin moist.
3. Hydrates and replenishes the skin tissue that leads an increase in skin elasticity.

Moreover, water is a natural detoxer. Your skin is an important organ and drinking plenty amount of water flushes out the toxins from our vital organs. It also reduce pimples, marks and acne, even delaying the aging process to an extent. It also help in reducing wrinkles, fine lines and dark circles.

So drink at least 8-10 glasses of water if you want a healthy and glowing skin.

2. Eating Vegetables and Fruits:

Who isn't aware of the benefits of fruits and vegetables? But may be most of the people don't know the fact that eating vegetables and fruits has direct effect in making the skin healthy. Everyone has some favorite cream or treatment but beautiful skin starts with nourishment from within.

Older cells are constantly shed and replaced by the younger ones and steady supply of key nutrients is essential. Vegetables and fruits contain powerful anti-oxidants that help to protect skin from cellular damage caused by free radicals. 

Vegetables and fruits contain:

• Vitamin A (beta-carotene), C and E
• Magnesium
• Zinc
• Phosphorus
• Folic Acid

Fruits and vegetables helps in:

• Reducing obesity
• Maintaining a healthy weight.
• Lowering cholesterol.
• lowering blood pressure.

Fruits and vegetables lower the risk of:

• Type 2 Diabetes
• Stroke
• Cancer
• Heart disease

So, eat a rainbow of colorful fruits and vegetables and aims at least 3 portions a day.

3.Keep your skin moisturized:

A moisturized skin remains more healthy and fresh than an moisturized skin. One of the easiest ways to keep your skin looking its best, is by moisturizing it on regular basis. By applying moisturizer on a regular basis you can prevent your skin from getting dried and flaky.

One of the best ways to fight off wrinkles and keep your skin glowing and fresh is by incorporating a high quality moisturizer into your daily regimen. If you don't want to invest in any expensive moisturizer then you can use raw milk as a moisturizer.

   Raw milk is rich in:

• B vitamins
• Alpha hydroxy acid
• Calcium
• And other protein anti-oxidants

Raw milk can nourish skin cells from deep within and keep your skin moisturized for all day. And if you have got acenic skin , it will gently exfoliate and gradually cure your acne.

Other than raw milk, a good moisturizer boost hydration in your skin thus preventing dullness. You must also know the accurate time for moisturizing your skin. After taking shower or after washing your face, you should lock the moisture in your skin. 

"The best strategy is to apply moisturizers when skin is freshly moist" says Kraffet

And always apply the moisturizer in upward stroke. It will help to lift up your skin.

So, keep the moisturizer at hand always.

4.Get plenty of sleep:

Yes, you read it right. Beauty sleep is real.The quality and length of sleep duration at night can have profound effect on your skin's overall health. When we sleep not only our body but our skin recharge as well. During sleep we heal, restore and eliminate toxins from the skin.

Maximum 8 hours sleep is must for everyone. This is what sleep does to your skin.

1.First three hours of sleep

During first three hours of sleep our body start producing "human growth hormone", which is necessary for maintenance of youthful and radiant skin. Without this hormone release our skin cannot repair from daily damage and thus induce the aging process. 

2.Middle two hours of sleep

The middle two hours of sleep is when melatonin is increased. Melatonin is a hormone that is responsible for regulating your circadian rhythm (sleep/wake patterns), but also act as an antioxidant that helps protect the skin from damaging free radicals.

3.Final three hours

In the final three hours the level of cortisol (aka the stress hormone) decreases. The skin's temperature also drops to its lowest point allowing muscles to relax and become immobile, giving skin its deepest recovery of night.

So its better to take an adequate 8 hours sleep for a healthy skin.

5. Do Exercise:

Exercise is not just for keeping your body in shape but its a good way of keeping your skin healthy and fresh. Exercise can do wonders for your skin. During exercise the blood circulation is increased throughout the body, this leads oxygen and nutrients being carried to skin cells. 

Exercise can also ease stress and this will help in improving your skin health. stress is a bad factor for your mental health as well as your skin health, so by doing exercise the stress level goes down and it help your skin to recover from the damage caused by stress.

Exercise also has the following benefits on skin:

• Wrinkle reduction
• Muscle tone
• Instant glow
• Skin repair

So, do make some time for daily exercise as it will make your skin glow.

These are the simple 5 ways of keeping your skin healthy, fresh and radiant. These ways don't need a big budget or these are not even much time consuming. If you follow these simple ways in your daily routine life, you wouldn't have to worry much about your skin.

So, what are you waiting for? Love your skin and make it glow.