20 Ways to Get Healthier Skin
It's not enough to use the right products on your face; you need to care for your whole body. This piece has twenty tips to help you better care for your skin through good skin care habits, routines, and self-care activities.
- Tricia Quitales
- 6 min read
This piece discusses 20 different habits, skincare routines, and lifestyle changes that can help your skin get healthier. By changing your food and practicing mindfulness, these tips can help naturally renew and protect your skin, keeping it healthy and glowing for years to come.
1. Stay Hydrated
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Water is essential for keeping skin flexible and preventing drying out. It flushes out toxins and provides nutrients that keep skin moist. Drinking eight glasses of water daily will help your skin stay fresh and full.
2. Use Sunscreen Daily
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UV rays that hit your face daily are one of the leading causes of early aging and skin damage. Use a broad-spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher daily, even inside. If you’ll be outside for two hours, reapply every two hours.
3. Eat Antioxidant-Rich Foods
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Antioxidants help keep skin from getting old. Foods like nuts, spinach, and berries are part of the whole. Free radicals can hurt skin cells, but antioxidants can stop them. A diet full of these nutrients helps you look healthy and young.
4. Avoid Touching Your Face
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Your hands’ oils and dirt can clog your pores and cause acne. Do your best not to touch your face, especially with hands that haven’t been washed. This easy habit can help clear up acne and irritated skin a lot.
5. Sleep At least 7-9 Hours
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Like the rest of your body, your skin heals and grows new cells while you sleep. To let your face heal from being out in the sun all day, try to get 7 to 9 hours of sleep every night. Not getting enough sleep can cause dark lines under the eyes and dull skin.
6. Use a Humidifier
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When you’re inside in dry air, your skin can lose wetness, making it feel tight and flaky. A humidifier makes the air more humid, which helps your skin stay fresh. This is especially helpful in the winter when the heat can dry out your skin.
7. Choose Gentle Skin Care Products
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Face care products with harsh chemicals can irritate your face and strip it of its natural oils. Choose soft items that won’t clog pores and don’t contain alcohol or parabens. Look for products that are made to work with your skin type.
8. Exfoliate Regularly
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Exfoliating makes the face smoother and brighter by sloughing off dead skin cells. However, too much scrubbing can irritate the skin, so do it only once to three times a week. If you don’t want to scrub too hard, choose exfoliants with soft ingredients like AHAs or BHAs.
9. Practice Stress Management
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Long-term worry can cause acne, dull skin, and wrinkles to appear before they should. Do things that help you relax, like yoga, meditation, or deep breathing routines, every day. Taking care of your stress not only improves mental health but also improves your skin
10. Quit Smoking
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When you smoke, less blood flows to your face, and collagen and elastin break down faster. This causes wrinkles, sagging, and dull skin to show up early. Giving up smoking can improve the health of your face and make you look younger for longer.
11. Incorporate Healthy Fats Into Your Diet
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Omega-3 fatty acids in salmon and flaxseeds help keep your skin’s barrier working. Healthy fats can keep your skin from drying out and moist from the inside out. Adding these fats to your diet can also help you feel better and look better.
12. Limit Alcohol Consumption
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When you drink too much alcohol, your skin can dry out and turn red or puffy. Capillaries can break because alcohol makes blood vessels bigger, especially on the face. Cutting down on alcohol can generally make your skin look and feel better.
13. Use a Night Cream
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Putting on a night cream before bed can help keep the moisture and nutrients in your face while you sleep. To help your skin grow back, look for items with retinol, peptides, or hyaluronic acid in them. If you use a good night cream, your face will feel clean and new in the morning.
14. Clean Your Makeup Brushes
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Bad makeup brushes hold germs and oil that can clog pores and lead to acne. Clean your brushes at least once a week with a light soap or brush cleaner. Doing so will keep your makeup application clean.
15. Apply Vitamin C Serum
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Vitamin C helps brighten the skin and reduce the appearance of dark spots and hyperpigmentation. It also stimulates collagen production, which can smooth out fine lines. Apply a vitamin C serum in the morning to enhance your skin’s radiance and protect against environmental damage.
16. Be Consistent with Your Skincare Routine
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When it comes to face care, consistency is critical. Wash, tone, and moisturize your face every day, and don’t switch to a new set of products until the old ones have finished working. A regular skin care practice helps keep your skin healthy and in balance.
17. Avoid Hot Showers
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Even though hot water can feel good, it removes your skin’s natural oils, making it dry and irritated. To maintain your skin’s moisture layer, shower in lukewarm water. Also, taking hot showers can worsen skin problems like eczema and acne.
18. Incorporate Probiotics into Your Diet
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Probiotics help keep your gut healthy, which in turn helps your skin stay healthy. Having a healthy gut can help with face problems like eczema, acne, and even redness. Probiotics are found in yogurt, kimchi, and kefir, among other things.
19. Get Regular Exercise
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When you work out, your blood flow improves, which helps your skin cells get more air and nutrients. Sweating also helps clear out pores by pushing out toxins and dirt. To get better, clearer skin, try to be active for at least 30 minutes most days of the week.
20. Use Aloe Vera for Soothing
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Aloe vera is known for its ability to soothe and reduce inflammation. Sunburned or irritated skin can become less red and irritated and even heal faster. For a soothing effect, apply fresh aloe vera gel to your face.