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Sensitive Skin

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Is my skin sensitive!!! Very often we ask this question. We stay in anxiety and stress, confused and apprehensive about the treatment to opt. We need put our apprehension and fear at rest and have a clear understanding of our skin condition and have best suitable treatment.     Before we treat a sensitive skin we need to understand what is sensitivity root cause of sensitivity, features of sensitivity and finally how to treat a sensitive condition in best possible manner. WHAT IS SENSITIVITY:- Sensitivity is a reaction to specific stimuli. In context of skin, the reaction of skin    towards product, temperature, climate etc WHAT IS A SENSITIVE SKIN :- It is a type of skin which shows signs of irritations that normally other skin does not when subjected to product, climate or temperature. FEATURES OF A SENSITIVE SKIN:- Most of the sensitive skin shows the following signs 1. Redness 2. Dry patches 3. Rashes 4. Burni...

Lifestyle Factors That Can Affect Our Skin

1. ALCOHOL -Alcohol is a toxin which deprives the body of its vitamin reserves, especially vitamin B and vitamin C which are necessary for healthy skin and also causes skin dehydration. 2. SMOKING -Smoking means Nicotine (a toxic substance). It interferes with cell respiration & slows down the circulation. This makes it more difficult for nutrients to reach the skin cells and for waste products to be eliminated which leads with a tendency towards open pores. It also releases a chemical that destroys vitamin C leads to premature ageing. 3. STRESS -The symptoms of stress are seen in many different forms, including insomnia, poor digestion, headaches, muscular tension which leads to skin disorders. 4. SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE -Lack of exercise results in poor blood and lymph circulation and poor muscle tone. 5. DIET -Our body needs a nutritionally balanced diet to achieve a healthy skin appearance. Antioxidant nutrients in the form of C, E and beta-carotene are ben...

HOW TO HYDRATE YOUR SKIN?

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Hydration is very necessary for our body as it flushes out waste materials from our body and helps to retain healthily. Water is the main source to keep skin hydrated. As well as water also helps in maintaining your skin elasticity which helps to delay the aging process. SO KEEP DRINKING WATER THESE ARE THE FOLLOWING WAYS THAT HELPS TO HYDRATE YOUR SKIN:- DRINK PLENTY OF WATER By drinking water, it helps to resolve many skin related problems like acne, dehydration, aging, etc. USE WATER-BASED SKIN PRODUCTS Water-based products are usually formulated with Hyaluronic acid to provide long-lasting hydration. EXFOLIATION Exfoliate your skin with scrub twice in a week it removes dead cells from the skin which improves blood circulation. EAT WELL Your skin loves to eat food like Almonds, Salmon, Avocado, etc. make sure you get enough vitamins as it helps in making your skin looking healthy and youthful. TAKE SHORT SHOWER Skip th...