Everybody knows that a healthy diet will lead to clearer skin.
We’re told to cut out dairy, sugar, and even gluten if we want to glow. While that’s good advice, it’s usually only effective long-term. Sometimes, you just want “now” solutions for clear skin.
So, without further ado, here are some of my daily, best practices for clear skin that you can implement now.
Pillowcase
As a rule of thumb, I never use the same pillowcase more than 3 times. Just think about it. You sweat during the night, some of you may drool, and your hair products/oils cover the pillowcase. Unless you sleep on your back all night, your face is likely to come in contact with the oils left on the pillow. That means unnecessary bacteria on your face which leads to acne or at least amplifies the acne already present on your face.
If I don’t have time to wash my pillowcase, I usually just put a hand towel on my pillow.
Exercise
Getting your blood flowing with exercise of any kind is a great way to deliver oxygen, blood, and nutrients to your face. I always feel like my face clears up when I get a good workout in and leave the gym with a red face. For some reason, that’s my sign that I’ve got the blood flowing throughout my entire body and I literally feel my skin clearing (it may just be a personal mental trick!)
Face masks
I like to think of face masks as foam rollers for your face. They stimulate your cells, deep clean, hydrate, and feed your face (if you’re using the right ingredients). Using face masks is also a great way to draw out impurities and reset your face.
Water
I know it’s a cliché, but water really does help flush your system’s toxins out, and I have noticed changes in my appearance when I drink more water. For some reason, reaching my daily water intake has been difficult since moving to online school. The best tip I have is to drink water first thing in the morning and fill up a water bottle to drink throughout the day. Make drinking water more accessible to you.
Massage
I massage my face every night as part of my nightly routine. A massage can help strengthen your muscles and stimulates the movement of lymph fluids in your body. The lymphatic system helps remove waste and toxins from your tissues, thus helping you have clearer skin. In addition, massages are preventative measures against wrinkles! There are countless face massage tutorials on the internet you can follow! My favorite is Olga Toja on YouTube!