The Beauty Book: Oily skin

How to care for oily skin?

Treating oily skin is a matter of trying reduce oil production and keeping the pores clean to prevent stretching and oxidation. To many people with oily skin this means a routine of harsh cleansers and scrubs but instead you can use light foaming cleansers which have enough power to break through the oil and put on the skin without irritation. Rubbing them onto the skin removes dead skin cells that block pores and lead to whiteheads. You may think you should use a toner, because some say toners close the pores but this is not true most toners actually irritate the skin,making it swell which makes the pores look smaller .

Cleansing facial for oily skin

1-Cleanse , Apply a foaming cleanser to your face then using a soft towel gently rub the face in circular motion. This will break down oil, while the movement will exfoliate any dead cells.

2-Steam your face. Boil some water and pour it into a large bowl, wait a little bit for it to cool but not to where there is no steam anymore, then lower your face over the bowl but not too close! Put a towel over your head and stay there for 10 mins

3-Apply a clay based face mask. This will deeply clean the skin, if the mask stings your face then its not right for you and its too harsh . Try a strawberry based mask instead I’ll teach you how to make it in a sec. If you have any blemishes apply a spot treatment , I use clearasils spot treatment.

Tips for oily skin:

• Only cleanse twice a day
• Make sure that all your products including your makeup is oil free
• Cut down on fast food! Its not the grease that makes grease, but studies say that fast food has iodine that contribute to zits and what not
• If you get painful zits a little lavender oil dabbed on the skin will help inflammation in seconds!

Strawberry face mask

Blend together all the following ingredients!

• 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 egg white
• 1 tsp honey
• 1/2 cup strawberries

Leave the mask on for 10 mins, then rinse it off !

Good Luck 😉

The Beauty Book: Six deadly skin sins!

These are the worst factors that destroy your skin!

1-Sun: Did you know that if you protected your skin from the sun you wouldn’t get a wrinkle on your face until you were 60? I don’t know about you but I personally want to always protect myself from wrinkles ! Exposing your face to sunlight is the fastest way to age your skin! The good news is that you can prevent sun damage simply by wearing sunscreen whenever you go out. Day to day wear SPF15 but if you are going to the beach or sitting around sun for a while use SPF30 ! Try your best to stay out of the sun or at least between the peak hours of 11-3

2-Smoking: After sunlight smoking is the next most damaging thing to your skin! Nicotine in cigaretts constricts the blood vessels of the face making your skin look gray Also a chemical reaction occurs which creates a protein that causes the destruction of collagen and elastin. And the soloution is simple and obvious! QUIT!

3-Stress: Stress affects the skin in a number of ways. First it increases the levels of adrenal hormones which have been linked to the triggering of acne! In fact stress is being blamed for the increase in so called adult acne as well! Also it causes the blood flow to be directed away from the surface of the skin to your limbs and major organs! Plus you cannot repair these problems with skincare as effectively when you’re stressed! Studies show that stressed skin does not absorb products well. Knowing how to keep calm and not worry as much will help your skin! (And yourself) I personally recommend yoga since it calms you down and relieves stress! Or a massage is great as well 🙂

4-Lack of sleep: Not getting the right amount of sleep is a disaster for your skin! Personally I love to sleep, but at the same time I love to stay up at night ! And lately I have not been sleeping enough and I can say that my skin has started to look bad! It causes dark circles sallowness and puffiness under the eyes it can even cause spots and studies show that people pick more at there skin when they are tired! So get some sleeep !

5-Pollution: Pollution and harmful chemicals are another cause of free radicals in the skin and can make you age as well. Avoiding it is tricky, however you can fight internal damage by eating fresh fruits and veggies! Or eat organic foods!

6-Lack of exercise:I don’t really know why anyone would lack exercise! Personally I have fallen in love with it! Physical activity helps boost skin tone by increasing oxygen in your blood and reducing the amount of toxins that build up! Studies also show that people who exercise sleep faster and longer than those who don’t ! At least work out 3 times a week , 20 mins each day!

 

The Beauty book: What type of skin do you have?

Here is a quiz to find out what type of skin you have !

1-First thing in the morning, take a look at your face in bright light. What do you see?

a)Its shiny with noticeable blackheads

b)It looks flaky and feels taut

c)My forehead,chin and nose are shiny the rest is tight and flaky

d)It’s very pale and there are occasional red or flaky patches

e)The surface is dull,I’m low on colour and there are wrinkles

2-Wash your skin with some plain soap and water. Wait 20 mins now what do you notice?

a)It looks less shiny

b)It looks and feels tighter

c)Its less shiny on my nose and forehead but now my cheeks feel dry

d)Its itchy, red and flaky

e)My lines and wrinkles are even more noticable

3-Do you get spots?

a) Yes

b)Not really

c)Only on my nose, forehead and chin

d)Yes but they’re rashes

e)Very rarely

4-Look at your nose and the area around it what do you notice the most?

a)Blackhead,white heads and oils.

b)Flaky patches and redness

c)My nose is shiny and my cheeks are dull

d)Lots of little red veins and color on my cheeks

e)I have lots of open pores

5-Take your index finger and lightly press your cheek upwards what do you see?

a)Nothing

b)Lots of tiny lines

c)Some lines appear but when I stop pressing the go away

d)The area goes white then red

e)I get folds of skin forming

6-Now get a magnifying mirror or stand in really bright light look at your pores what are they like?

a)Big black and shiny

b)Practically non existent

c)Big on my nose chin and forehead only

d)non existent

e)Large but clear (no oil)

7-Apply your make up as normal in the morning then about 4 hours later look at the mirror, what has happened?

a)Whats left of the makeup is shiny but most has disappeared

b)Its gone flaky

c)My cheeks arent bad but my nose is shiny

d)My skin looks red and irritated

e)It setteled on the lines of my face

Results : add up your scores! I’ll be posting about every skin type to help you treat it !

Mostly A’s – You have oily skin .

Mostly B’s – You have dry skin.

Mostly C’s -You have combination skin

Mostly D’s- You have sensitive skin

Mostly E’s – You have maturing skin

Hope this helped! I got sensitive skin!