10 Habits to Avoid for Healthy Glowing Skin

 Want healthy, glowing skin? That's obvious - Who doesn't?

Men and women over the ages have aspired to have radiant skin, for which they have experimented with various skincare treatments and formulae. From getting bathed in donkey’s milk to being layered in mud packs, what not has been tried to get that elusive beautiful skin! 

Now, the first thing about looking beautiful is feeling good about yourself, and accepting yourself as you are. Self love is the best beauty tip. Still, we all want to look our best and avoid mistakes that take away our natural glow.

So, did you know that some of our daily habits can be detrimental to skin health?

No? Then read on....l take you through the most common habits that end up harming our skin (Nos 4 and 9 are too commonly done!)

10 Skin-Detrimental Habits to Avoid

• Not  getting sufficient sleep or rest. This is really, really harmful for the skin and overall health. All of us need our six to eight hours of shut-eye. The term “beauty sleep” is not exaggerated.
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  Unhealthy diet. Munching on wafers or gulping down cans of cola or beer? Excess intake of fat, sugar, additives, alcohol etc. is poison for skin health. Ditto alcohol. Drink in moderation once or twice a week.
  
• Smoking is bad, period. It ages your skin faster, and gives you dark circles under the eyes. Avoid smoking.
• Using hot water to wash your face or body. Hot water dries the skin and must be avoided, even in winter.
• Going out in the sun without applying sunscreen. Sun damage is real. However, some sunlight exposure is essential for good health, so get your dose in the early morning hours.
• Not moisturizing enough. With oily skin, think you can give the moisturizer a miss? You need to moisturize all types of skin.
• Over-exfoliating your skin. You may be using too many scrubs and exfoliating masks that actually strip essential moisture from your skin. Healthy skin requires the oil it produces, so make sure your products don't remove that.
• Not getting enough exercise. Exercising or physical activity regulates blood circulation and makes your skin glow with health. Yoga is even better, as it calms the mind too.
  
  
  
• Sleeping without removing make-up. Never, never do this. Your skin needs to breathe and revive at night. Stale make-up kept overnight is a strict no-no.

And the worst of all,

• Worrying too much.
  
  
  Stress shows on your skin in the form of dark circles and puffy eyes. Relax and calm your mind with deep breathing, meditation, positive visualization etc.

Make sure you say a firm goodbye to these habits, and start the new year with some serious skin and self pampering!

Wish you healthy and glowing skin in 2022 and beyond!

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