After a full week of social distancing and spending most of the day inside, like so many others, might be wondering why your skin isn’t glowing like it usually does. Experts offer their at-home tips and treatments, including DIY face masks and scrubs. Here are the 5 Ways to Keep Skin Healthy and Glowing While Stuck at Home.
Skincare Tips To Keep Your Skin Healthy While At Home
To help you rejuvenate your face and hands, here are skincare tips on how to take care of your skin at home. Bonus: You can DIY a lot of treatments.
1. Moisturize
Across the board, the biggest way to help your skin right now is by moisturizing.
To replenish your skin, keep using your go-to lotion, or use some at-home staples like olive or coconut oil, or honey, as it contains hydrating humectants and naturally occurring antimicrobial properties.
We suggest applying a little bit of olive oil to hands and feet, then covering with gloves and socks for 15-20 minutes every day and try to incorporate multiple layers of skincare.
Instead of a heavy cream alone, incorporate a serum or two, a hydrating toner, and facial oil. Think of it as a wardrobe.
The layers of hydration will keep skin plump and hydrated and you can take them on and off just like you would in different seasons.
2. Don’t Forget to Wash your Face
Even though you may not be exposed to the outdoor elements as much as usual, or are wearing makeup less frequently (if at all — we’re not!), it’s still important to wash your face daily.
In addition, you should exfoliate up to three times per week to ensure you are not letting oil, debris, bacteria, and dead skin build-up, which can lead to breakouts.
3. Utilize Pantry for DIY Treatments
Sure, your pantry has been keeping your belly full, but it can also be a huge resource for nourishing your skin.
Be aware that some ingredients might not be appropriate for your specific skin type.
You can try this weekly foot exfoliating treatment:
1. Crush six to eight aspirin and dissolve in lemon juice.
2. Stir in two tablespoons of honey to thicken into a jelly-like substance.
3. Apply the mixture to the bottoms of your feet, paying extra attention to the callus prone areas. After that cover with a warm cloth, elevate your feet for 10-15 minutes, then rinse.
For an anti-aging DIY face mask, combines yogurt and honey to gently slough off old skin and leave your skin glowing, soft, and hydrated.
To create, mix two tablespoons of plain Greek yogurt with one tablespoon of raw honey in a small bowl. Apply to the face and let the mask dry for 10-15 minutes. After that rinse off with lukewarm water.
Also, to wake up your skin in the morning, a simple body scrub of sugar, coffee grounds, and oil can do.
Combine one cup of already-brewed coffee grounds, ¼ to ½ cup of brown sugar, and a dash of olive or coconut oil.
Right before turning off the water in the shower, gently apply this mixture all over your body except your face — a product this coarse is too abrasive for the skin on your face — and rinse.
4. Change the Way You’re Showering
Long, hot showers and sudsy soaps can actually take away our skin’s natural thin layer of oil.
You should brace yourself for shorter, more tepid showers, reach for a gentle lotion-based cleanser, and use deep-hydrating body lotion or oil immediately after.
Also, you should look for key ingredients like calendula, shea butter, sunflower seed oil, and borage when buying shower products.
5. Be Mindful of General Wellness
The added stress experiencing right now can cause the skin to react and change in unexpected ways.
This does not mean your skin is bad. It just means your body is sending a message that you may be under stress. Hence, you will have to manage to avoid further inflammation, which can lead to sickness.
Some factors like dehydration, increased caffeine intake, lack of vitamin D, and changes in nutrition and sleep patterns can affect what happens to our skin. It can also change our immune system’s ability to regulate and detoxify, creating inflammation in the body.
To help rejuvenate your skin, have adequate sleep, and drinking more water.
Additionally, it’s also beneficial to eat fruits and veggies rich in vitamin D and antioxidants, including mushrooms, blueberries, and spinach. 5 Ways to Keep Skin Healthy and Glowing While Stuck at Home.
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