Isn’t 20 the most beautiful age? When you’re young, your skin is naturally bright, firm and smooth. So much so that we almost forget the essential care that we must give to our skin and the gestures to banish. Some very common reflexes are not without consequence on the state of your skin…
YOU OVEREXPOSE YOUR SKIN TO THE SUN.
What could be more beautiful than a sun-kissed, smooth and radiant complexion that makes you look good? However, the sun has both beneficial and harmful effects on the body. Indeed, if the sun, beyond contributing to our well-being, leaves a smooth and tanned skin, it also presents many risks whose gravity cannot be neglected and this, especially since the cutaneous damage caused by the sun is irreversible. In addition to being the cause of brown spots on the face and sunburn, it is also the main cause of premature aging and in the most serious cases of skin cancer.
This is why it is necessary to protect oneself from it throughout one’s life. Exposure to the sun without protection is risky and may cause irreversible damage. The sun breaks down collagen, causing wrinkles and dark spots. Always make sure to carefully protect your skin with an SPF 30 or 50 when exposed.
YOU NEGLECT EVENING MAKEUP REMOVAL.
This bad reflex, although very common, is not without consequences for the skin’s condition. Because it’s late or because they are very tired, some people skip the essential step of removing makeup before bedtime.
Indeed, it is at night that the skin’s repair and renewal process takes place. Because the night is a time of intensive regeneration for the skin, it is essential to remove makeup, dust and pollution that have accumulated on the face. Especially since makeup often contains allergens that can clog pores, prevent their natural functioning and thus promote dilated pores, redness and the appearance of pimples. It is necessary to be diligent and to remove your makeup very regularly in order to have a pretty skin.
THE PRODUCTS YOU USE ARE NOT ADAPTED TO YOUR SKIN TYPE.
Each skin type has its own type of skin care. This is one of the first rules to respect in order to take care of your skin and respect its nature. Oily skin does not have the same needs as dry skin. That’s why, if they are badly chosen, certain products could cause damage to your skin.
YOU DON’T DRINK ENOUGH WATER.
Drinking water should be considered a beauty routine in itself. Good hydration is what guarantees better quality skin, giving it a younger, fresher appearance: a brighter complexion, plumper skin, less dark circles. This gesture allows the skin to be moisturized from the inside so that it can preserve all its suppleness, firmness, elasticity and radiance.
The body is made up of 60% water. Water is therefore a vital element that the body cannot do without. In addition to its visible benefits on the condition of the skin, water helps the blood to circulate properly, evacuates waste and toxins and promotes cellular work. Unlike water, sugary drinks do not provide the necessary oxygenation and hydration.
YOU CONSTANTLY TOUCH YOUR FACE.
This is one of the gestures to absolutely banish to prevent imperfections. Hands are a breeding ground for bacteria. Subways, phones, wrists are infested with germs. Touching your face will transmit these bacteria and therefore promote the appearance of blemishes on the skin and aggravate acne. Washing your hands several times will not change anything because the germs will always be present on your fingers. Under your fingernails if you wear them long, but not only because the phone that you use regularly is also infested with germs.
That’s why you have to be aware of your actions and think of regularly disinfecting your phone, your keyboard, your make-up brushes…
YOU EAT TOO MUCH SUGAR.
We knew it was bad for our figure, our teeth and our brain when consumed in excess, but sugar can also be the enemy of our skin. Excessive sugar consumption deteriorates the quality of the skin by accelerating the degradation of elastin and collagen, two proteins that help the skin stay smooth and wrinkle-free. In addition to causing premature aging of the skin, sugar promotes acne. Indeed, “foods rich in fast sugars quickly increase the concentration of sugars in the blood, which raises insulin levels and stimulates the production of sebum, which cannot be properly evacuated and accumulates. This is where blackheads and microcysts form. “
