Healthy, flawless skin requires persistence. It is our everyday habits that count. Keeping up with our skincare routine, moisturising the skin, putting on sunscreen and your eating habits makes or breaks your skin.
Good skin hygiene habits ensure that you have great skin. And good skin hygiene habits are much more than what you put on the skin. It is about how you take care of the skin.
Just following the CTM routine often does not bring about the good skin days. Skincare is much more complex than that. It is our regular, unconscious habits that we need to stress upon here.
When you start noticing how you use the products in addition to what you use, that is when the real transformation starts.
To encourage you to bring about this change, we have listed 7 skin hygiene habits that you must follow if you want to enjoy flawless and glowing skin:
1. Wash your hands before touching the face
By touching our face multiple times in a day, we invite germs and bacteria to run havoc on our skin. And thus, you see the occasional out-of-nowhere pimple and excessively oily skin. All you need to do is to refrain from touching your face and if you do, make sure your hands are clean. Clean hands is an important skin hygiene habit that isn’t given much attention. Wash your hands before you touch your face whether you are applying skincare, make-up or otherwise.
2. Change your loofah every few months
Yes, the loofah that gives you a good scrub might be the reason for your skin issues. When you use the scrub every day for your refreshing bath, it tends to pick up some dirt and the shredded skin cells. And when you use the same compromised loofah, you are setting your skin up for infections and irritation. To keep your skin healthy, get a new loofah every couple of months.
3. Clean your make-up applicators regularly
You might have heard this advice a thousand times before. But, it is time you take it seriously. Make-up brushes and beauty sponges get dirty very quickly. When applying make-up they pick up the dirt and grime from your face and dipping it again in the pan infests your make-up as well. The result is nasty breakouts. So, it is important that you clean your brushes regularly to prevent the build-up.
4. Remove the make-up at night but gently
Coming home after a tiring day at work and going straight to bed seems like the perfect end to the day. But, hey! It is a perfect disaster for your skin. No matter how tired you are, you must remove all your make-up before you go to sleep. If you leave your make-up on, it will block your skin pores and lead to breakouts. So, take your time and with a gentle make-up remover wipe all the make-up off and wash your face clean.
5. Make sure your bedspreads are clean
Being lazy certainly is a good way to destroy your skin. If you do not have the habit of changing your bedspreads regularly, your skin might suffer. The build-up of sweat, dirt and any mishaps make your bedspread a perfect breeding ground for bacteria and a reason for your skin issues. If you want flawless skin, make sure your bedspreads are clean.
6. Do not ever share personal care items
Sharing your personal care items like your towel, soap, razor, comb, make-up brush or make-up is one of the worst skin hygiene habits. It increases the chances of infections spreading, inviting many skincare issues. A better practice is to never share your personal care items with anyone. And if you do share, wash them before using again.
7. Leave the zits alone
The temptation to pop those zits is just too much to ignore. Well, you have to do it if you want beautiful skin. Popping the zits leaves a mark on your face that does not fade away. Leaving the zits alone is the best way to let your skin heal without leading to any damage.
