- Cleanse face twice a day with a mild facial cleanser. Pat dry - never rub.
- Use a humidifier at night while sleeping to keep your lips and skin moist, particularly in dry weather.
- Take Vitamin E supplements daily - the antioxidant properties of Vitamin E protect the skin from free radicals and keep it healthy.
- Eat a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables and drink sufficient amounts of water to keep the skin well hydrated.
- Exfoliate your skin on a regular basis. Gentle exfoliation helps uncover new layers of skin, unclogs the pores, removes dead skin cells, cleans the skin’s surface and help prevent acne breakouts.
- Wear sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 15, even if it’s cloudy or you don’t plan on spending a lot of time outdoors. If you sweat a lot or go swimming, reapply sunscreen every 2 to 3 hours (even if the bottle says the sunscreen is waterproof).
- Utilize the power of green tea! Studies have shown that when worn under sun screen, green tea in a cream base may offer additional sun damage protection by quenching free radicals and reducing inflammation. Taking green tea extract as a supplement or as a brewed beverage gives the skin the benefits of green tea’s antioxidant and anti-flammatory properties. Studies have also shown that green tea may increase the skin’s elasticity and suppleness.
Here are some simple skin care tips using green tea:
- Additional sunscreen protection - combine green tea with zinc oxide-based sunscreens.
- Skin toner - brew a batch of green tea, freeze in an ice cube tray and thaw as needed. Moisten cotton ball with thawed green tea and apply to face and neck.
- Make your own green tea cream using standardized extract as an active ingredient.
