Every day, you wash, shave, shampoo, clip your nails, wash, and dry your hair. Personal grooming, for most people, is a series of well-entrenched habits. And in most cases, it is overdone. Would you be willing to change your routine if doing so made your skin look more attractive and created a better-looking you?
Most adults who are over thirty commit one big mistake when it comes to washing: They do too much of it. The shower in the morning, another after the gym, maybe even one before bedtime. If you spend twelve minutes in the shower, that’s too long. Cut your time in the shower to five minutes for your skin’s sake.
Too much washing results not just in cleanliness but in removing too much oil from your skin, and itchy and irritated skin, particularly in the winter months.
If you are using a shower without a water filter and with the steam build-up, you are subjecting yourself and your skin to excess chlorine.
Below are bathing tips that you can benefit from:
1. Avoid using a washcloth on delicate areas, especially the mucous membranes.
Do use a soft sponge to massage your skin. Use a glycerin soap and sponge and move in one direction toward your heart.
2. Use medium-warm water in the shower.
The cooler the better, but not too cold.
3. Go with Unscented
If you have normal to dry skin, use Dove Unscented or Basis for Sensitive Skin on your body and either a soap-free cleanser or nothing at all on mucous membranes.
Do use many of the commercial bar soap, since they are harsh on the skin.
4. If you tend to have oily skin, then use good glycerin soap.
I use this type of soap and it removes just enough oil without drying my skin.
5. Skip a shower as often as you can.
This may not seem like appealing advice but the more time you have in between showers the better. Skip a shower for a whole day once or twice a week, especially in the winter. Allow your skin to produce and maintain its natural oils. Or if this does not appeal to you, make your shower extra short on some days.
6. Make sure you use shampoos that contain mostly natural ingredients.
A lot of commercial products contain synthetic chemicals, petrochemicals, and various dyes and artificial coloring. All of these unnatural chemicals are extremely bad for your health. Learn which chemicals to avoid.
So that you can improve the health of your skin, takes some time to look over your shower habits, decrease the time in your shower, use a water filter to remove toxins from the water, massage your skin, and use only natural products for your skin and hair.