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Post Holiday Stressed Skin Solutions
The holiday season can not only be taxing on your wallet and
waistline, but it can also be taxing on your skin. Cold weather,
stress, late nights, fatty foods, and alcohol can all dull and age
your skin. After the holidays are over you need to pamper your skin
and take steps to reverse holiday skin damage and brighten your skin
for the rest of the winter.
Post Holiday Stressed Skin Solutions #1 – Repair Your Diet
The first step for reversing skin damage caused by holiday
indulgences is to balance your diet. To do this you will want to
remove high fat, high sugar, and highly processed foods from your
diet. Next you will want to add fresh foods that are high in
anti-oxidants like berries, green leafy vegetables, and orange
vegetables. Next you will want to add in more pure water, up to 8
glasses a day. Finally you will want to supplement your diet with a
multi-vitamin, or a vitamin pack that is designed for supporting the
health of your skin and hair.
Post Holiday Stressed Skin Solutions #2 – Moisturize Your Skin
Extra exposure to winter air and coldness is bound to occur during
the holidays as you go on ski trips, sled, and play with the kids
outside. Unfortunately cold weather can dry out your skin and cause
it to crack and peel. To correct these problems you need to use a
deep penetrating moisturizer on a daily basis. To care for the
damaged skin on your lips you will want to use special moisturizers
that are designed for use on the lips.
Post Holiday Stressed Skin Solutions #3 – Spread on Some Honey
Another way that you can treat your dry skin is to spread a little
honey on the problem areas. Honey has natural vitamins and curative
properties that nourish and heal your skin. To use this remedy you
will need to warm about a quart of water and then dissolve a couple
of tablespoons of honey into the water. Then bath your face in the
honey water. If you have a particularly dry patch of skin to treat
then you may want to mix equal parts of honey and olive oil and then
apply it to the affected area. Allow the mixture to soak into your
skin. If the mixture is too thin add more honey or use an Ace
bandage to keep it in place for 10 to 15 minutes.
Post Holiday Stressed Skin Solutions #4 – Bathe in Milk
One of Cleopatra’s beauty secrets was to bathe in milk twice a day.
The milk nourished the skin and helped keep it looking young and
firm. You too can benefit from a milk bath. You can draw your own
milk bath by adding 4 cups of whole milk to your bath water. In
order for it to saturate your skin and soften it, you will need to
soak for at least 20 minutes in the milk bath.
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