Last week I gave you a lowdown on factors that make the face to lose its tone. Today I will write on beauty secrets for your face
Visual Encyclopaedia of Natural Healing edited by Alice Feinsten observes: “there is no way to stop the march of time but you can arrest the footprints it leaves on your face”.
what she is saying, in other words, is that the journey of life leaves a lot of unsightly scars on your face. However their effects can be minimized by recourse to certain sustainable beauty secrets. What are these secrets?
First, avoid bioaccu mulation. It is a process whereby poisons or toxins are daily unloaded into the body via the over consumption of processed, artificial food/drinks. consequently, because these poisons are not eliminated, they build up in the body leading to problems like acne, psoriasis, wrinkles eczema, sags and dull appearance.
Therefore, learn to eat right. Take only health- promoting natural foods and drinks. Through this, you can give your body the required vitamins, minerals, enzymes, hormones amino acids, proteins, fats, carbohydrates and trace elements the body needs to nourish itself as well as fight off free radicals damaging it.
Remember, enduring face/ skin beauty is body deep not a mere exercise in cosmetic application. Also note vitamins A, C and E are principal nutrients for good skin growth. Indeed the better your diet the lesser the pimples, acne, wrinkles creases and saggy muscles on your face. Yes, the more tone your face has.
Another point, keep away from the sun’s ultra-violet radiations and heat when it is high up there between 12 pm and 3pm. At this period, the sun is at its zenith. Its radiation damages the skin’s faces elastin and collagen.
These tissues hold up the skin and give it elastic, tight youth as well as smoothness. Also, the sun’s heat burn the outer layer of the skin on the face and body called epidermis.
Result? The epidermis hardens. It toughens ending up dry scaly and less elastic. Hence, the ground is prepared for the onset of ugly skin/face marks. A way out of this predicament is to be wary of the hot sun. use a sunscreen with a high sun protection factor of 15 at least.
Then, of course take anti-oxidants and apply anti-oxidant treatment serums and creams. Anti -oxidants scavenge free radicals from the face and body which cause them to age quickly. Don’t fail to add ginkgo biloba herb to promote oxygen/nutrient laden blood circulation round the body. Your face is a mirror for your body; so when your body is healthy, the effect shows on your face. If you prick a catis tail, the mouth squeals.
Next, beware of stress because it runs the whole body down, grounding it eventually. That is physiologically talking as every psycho-neuro-immunologist will tell you. Even don’t you discover, visually speaking, that whenever you are under stress, anxious and tense you are unhappy. Your face turns sour. It loses its beauty. This tells you that stress and its accompanying dissonances can do much damage to your face.
Now hear this. One other way stress affects your face is that it tenses facial muscles, preventing blood circulation in the face. This condition inhibits proper oxygen/ nutrient delivery to the face as long as the stress lasts. During such a period ravaging free radicals are generated which cause oxidative damage to facial tissues and create an enabling environment for wrinkles creases, sagging muscles as well as face ailments like acne.
Add to this scenario the fact that when there is poor blood circulation to the face it becomes difficult for efficient evacuation of waste products from the face. When waste therefore accumulates there, this further increases the menace of free radicals on the face.
Another point to realize is that knitting the brows during concentration exercise also tenses facial muscles and starves them of blood. So do laughing and smiling. Besides, all these activities create facial skin folds. Hence you often find creases and tin lines on your face after a period of time.
Much more, you should understand that skin no be khak; e no be leather. It is a delicate organ. Therefore if you desire a young, smooth face as long as natural age will allow, then avoid rubbing it very hard. Don’t squeeze it at all. if you need to apply any substance on your face do so gently. Instead of rubbing it in hard just do a soft massage. The skin on your body and face is paper weak. If you roughly handle it, trust it will “tear” with time.
Other beauty secrets for your face, drink about 8 glasses of pure fluids/ water daily. A well moisturized face is a delight. Don’t abuse soap. Use a mild one less often. Frequent soap use removes the protective oil and acid mantle on the face making it dry. That is the beauty paradox of life. Also realize alcohol based products dry up the face.
It takes about 8 hours to replace the acid mantle of the face and less period to supply oil moisture to the face drained by soap overuse.
Have adequate sleep. It is good for beauty. Tired eyes face and disposition remove the shine from your entire life. Don’t lie face down on the pillow when sleeping or else you will always be folding your face skin and preventing proper blood circulation in the face. All these actions make the face to age fast. Instead lie on your back or your side finally, always exercise to detoxify your body and promote circulation.
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