Let’s face it, our faces are crazy places.
They truly take a beating every single day from the sun, pollution, dirty hands,
our hydration level, our hormones—so many factors influence our faces!
And while I am no dermatologist, I have spent years fighting acne,
weird skin sensitivities, and countless over the counter products
that promise blemish free skin, only to be disappointed.
My skin has constantly been a work in progress and,
although by no means flawless, I have settled into a routine
with products and nutrition that give even my hormonal
acne/blemish prone face a healthy glow.
Here are my top beauty tips for a lush, hydrated, and blemish free face.
Let’s just say the French know how to do a lot things well and these are one of them.
My cousin introduced their line to me about a year ago
and I love their stuff! Truly I’ve never had products where you
can visibly see the quality like these. I use the Cleanance Gel Soapless Cleanser,
the Cleanance Toner, and their Trixera Selectiose Emollient Cream for
Dry to Very Dry Sensitive Skin. You don’t have to live in Europe
to buy them either.
Amazon has them and if you are local in Seattle,
Pharmaca has started selling them as well! I only use the moisturizer
in the morning and use a different moisturizer at night.
I’m going to begin with the least glamorous of my beauty tips—balancing
your hormones.
To all my ladies who suffer from cystic acne around your
period—this one’s for you!
Our hormone levels fluctuate A LOT during our
cycles and often give us acne in the process.
This is more than what
topical treatments can help with! When it finally dawned on me that no
amount of salicylic acid will prevent me from getting acne, it was sort
of a monumental
day for me. I did some research on natural ways to
balance hormones and came across
several articles (from respected
places, I promise) on Dim. It is a natural estrogen
balancer. I have
noticed a significant different in the size of my acne as well as how
long those evil things stick around. I highly recommend this product
(found easily on Amazon!)!
Yes, you’ve probably seen it laying around
your grandmother’s house. Three generation of women have
been using it in my family and considering none of them look
their age, I say it’s a winner. Plus it’s cheap and smells really great.
I like it for night time on my face and neck.
4. Water. I know you’ve heard it before, but seriously, drink it!
Drink a lot of it! Just do it!
5. Eat your greens (and other colors too)!
The best way to maintain skin health is through eating
foods that are good for you! Eat the rainbow and cut out the sugar
(yes, even from fruit, it must be limited). Kale, spinach, berries, carrots,
ginger, purple cabbage…all can be found in our fridge as part of our
smoothie ingredients. No, it doesn’t taste like a Jamba Juice sugar
bomb but it’s tasty and actually good for you!
Thank you Jamie for yours posts while I'm away!
xo
