Sunday, December 12, 2010

Skin Care Tips For College Students

Going off to college means uprooting your entire 

schedule new friends, junk food, parties, and of 

course late nights studying sessions. If you’re not 

careful, the healthy skin you came in with will quickly

 change. These tips for improving study skills will help

 college students get better grades. Because, of course,

 the higher the grades, the happier the college student!

Eat Healthy

Its no secret that junk food is a college student’s best friend.

 Though you may be tempted to eat that cheesy hamburger,

 its important to not forget about fruits and veggies. 

A healthy diet is one of the best ways to keep acne 

breakouts and your skin looking beautiful during finals.

Drink Plenty Of Water

As a college students, we relay on caffeine to get us 

through the day. However, this typically results in less

 water consumption, which could lead to poor skin.

 So that’s why its important to drink eight glasses of

 water every day. Take a water bottle with to school

 and fill it up thought the day. It will not only leave your

 skin acne free but it will also give you more energy.

Keep Your Hands Clean

A public place like a college is filled with germs and as 

students we come in contact with them everyday. 

So that’s why its important to not only wash your hands

 regularly but keep them off your face. When you rub 

or touch your face with dirty hands, you are transferring 

germs to your face, which will definitely cause a breakout. 

For times when I cant get to the bathroom, I keep 

travel size bottle of hand sanitizer on hand. That 

way my hands to stay clean no matter where I’m 

at and my face stays pimple free.

Ladies, Wash Off Your Makeup

After a long day of studying and final exams, you’ll 

definitely be ready for good nights sleep. However, 

one of the most common causes of acne breakouts, is

 not washing off your makeup at night. I experience this

 first hand when I would go to sleep with full makeup on,

 only to wakeup with dark circles and an ugly pimple.

So what I would recommend doing is purchasing facial 

wipes and keeping them on your bathroom counter. 

That way you will remember to use them and they’ll 

clean your face in an instant.

Hormones

The stress of final exams combined with women’s 

hormonal cycle, can really do some damage. Healthy 

habits along with a quality face mask, will keep the acne

 at bay. There are variety of night masks on the market

 that work really well, my favorite is the all natural Lush’s

 Ocean Salt Scrub.

Other Simple Tips For Skin Care

* Protect yourself from the sun use sunscreen and 

avoid direct sunlight between the hours of 10 and 2.

* Don’t, we repeat – don’t smoke. Your skin is a large 

organ and it needs a lot of circulation. Smoking impairs

 that dramatically. That’s why smokers’ skin looks dull 

and gray. Instead of having oxy-generated blood 

delivered to the surface of the skin, they’re getting

 poisons and oxidants.

* Get adequate rest and nutrition.

* Protect yourself from stress both emotional and 

environmental stress.

* Wash your face twice a day and put on the proper

 treatment product. I’m amazed when women tell me

 they don’t wash their face in the morning. A lot of

 icky stuff collects overnight dead skin cells, dirt,

 and dust!

* Don’t neglect certain areas of the skin. Elbows, 

heels, neck, and decolletage need moisturizing, and 

your scalp and the tops of your feet need sun protection.

* Touch your face less and wash your hands more! 

Don’t get too surgical on yourself. It’s very tempting

 to pick, poke, squeeze, and scratch in front of the 

mirror. But the more you traumatize the skin, the

 greater your risk of scarring. Apply treatment products 

and let them work.

* Keep your makeup clean. Replace the sponges in 

your compact on a regular basis. Now and then, toss 

the whole works and start fresh the average shelf life 

for cosmetics is 6 to 12 months. Don’t buy products so

 expensive that you’ll be heartbroken if you have to 

throw them away.

* Exercise moderation. More is not always better.

 Moisturizer, for example, is the most overused product

 in America. We’ve been bamboozled by cosmetic 

companies into thinking every square inch of our body

 has to be slathered. And it’s simply not true. Exfoliators 

are another thing to be careful with. Used too often,

 they overacidify and irritate your skin.

* Beware of counter girls. If it were up to them, you’d 

be in the bathroom for two and a half hours each 

morning putting 80 layers on your face. Keep your 

regimen simple. And when you do add a new product, 

do it gradually so your skin has time to adjust. Each 

skincare or makeup product has an average of 20 to 

40 ingredients you’re introducing 20 to 40 potential 

allergens to your face every time you try something new.