Everyone wants to look their best on a free internet dating photo. Here are some tips to ensure you always look your finest.
10. Let the heat out
. Freezing temperatures can take a huge toll on your skin, so it's important to be extra careful during the winter time. When it's very cold outside, the pores clamp shut and retain the heat inside the deep layers of the skin. When this happens, your skin dries out and becomes more vulnerable to the sun. When you come inside after a day in the snow, take a warm bath (or at least lay a warm cloth over your face) to open the pores and release some of the heat you've got trapped in you skin.
9. Eat from the sea.
Fish and other sea food are wonderful for your health; but they're also great for your skin. Replacing some of the meat in your diet with fatty fish (such as salmon), will give you a great dose of Vitamins A and D, along with plenty of Omega 3's. These foods are great for nourishing your skin from the inside out. Can't stand to add more fish to your diet? Look into fish oil tablets, which contain seafood's best components.
8. Cleanse and gently exfoliate.
Sloughing off dead skin is an important part of keeping your skin looking young and fresh. But it's also important to be gentle while you do it. Use gentle cleansers twice a day, along with an occasional gentle exfoliation. Avoid harsh scrubs and overly drying chemicals, as overly sensitized skin is generally more vulnerable to aging, drying, and sun damage.
7. Think of your diet.
Eating a healthy diet isn't good only for your waistline. It's also great for your skin. Eating plenty of fruits, veggies, and fiber-filled whole grains nurtures and cleanses the body, keeping your skin in great shape. If you look at your plate in the evening and see piles of different starches, you're not feeding your skin the way you should. As time passes, you'll see your diet start to take a real toll on the health of your skin.
6. Go Natural.
Unless you already make a special effort to buy and use natural products, there's a good chance you're using harsh products on your skin. The chemicals found in most drugstore shampoos, soaps, and facial products are actually quite irritating to the skin. The overly sensitive skin resulting from these harsh products can encourage sun damage, dryness, and aging. Not exactly what you're looking for when you buy that expensive bottle of face wash! Avoid products (especially on the face) that contain strong anti-bacterial or preservative compounds, and look for all-natural products whenever possible.
5. Drink up.
Moisturizing your skin from the inside-out is just as important as moisturizing it from the outside. Drink plenty of water (warm or room-temperature is best, especially in winter), and eat plenty of fruits and vegetables to keep your skin plump and moist from the inside-out.
4. Get busy.
You know that gorgeous, healthy glow that some women have to their skin? That doesn't just come from meeting the love of your life on an internet dating website. An even better way to get the glow is by doing plenty of exercise. Exercise gets your blood flowing and helps to cleanse contaminants from the body, resulting in a healthy glow that's hard to replicate otherwise.
3. Moisturize every day.
For some people (especially those with combination, oily, or acne prone skin) finding the right moisturizer can be difficult. But it's important to make an effort to find one, because improperly moisturized skin will age much more quickly (and look older in general) than plump, moisturized skin. Suffer lots of breakouts with average moisturizers? Try a natural product like Jojoba oil, which closely mimics the skin's natural moisture and won't clog pores.
2. Slather on the SPF.
The sun, while necessary for your health, is also very dangerous for your skin. If you want to stay younger-looking for longer, wearing sunscreen when you're outside --even when it's cloudy out!-- is key. Sure, that tan may look great in the short term. But you'll pay for it plenty as the years pass.
1. Put out your smokes.
Smoking cigarettes reduces blood flow throughout the body and encourages the formation of wrinkles. Especially those spidery ones around the mouth. Want to look younger? Kicking the habit is the first step you should take.
