10 golden rules to follow: Rule #1: Before touching your face, you will have clean hands! Yes! We've told you again, but washing your hands is essential, especially before touching your face. If we were to take a microscope, we'd be surprised by the multitude of bacteria present on our pretty little hands, due to everything we do throughout the day. On cell phones alone, we can count more than 10,000 bacteria! No wonder we get pimples if we put our hands on our face after browsing social media... Rule #2: Don't forget to remove your makeup every evening! If you were planning on going to bed without removing your makeup... don't even think about it! This is the step you shouldn't skip, whether you're wearing makeup... or not! It's important for your skin to breathe and for your pores to stay clear. That's why it's essential to remove your makeup after spending the day in your beautiful makeup. For makeup-free skin, "removing makeup" is also a crucial step. Indeed, it's not just layers of makeup that accumulate on our skin... Bacteria, microbes, and pollution do too! So there's nothing like cleansing and purifying your skin before going to bed. Did you know? There's nothing like removing makeup with vegetable oil! Vegetable oil is an oily substance, and oily substances attract oil (makeup, pollution, excess sebum). It's therefore ideal for gently removing makeup, even waterproof makeup! Rule #3: You will nourish your skin! Because beautiful skin is, above all, healthy skin! We tend to believe that blemish-prone skin is oily, over-nourished skin, and that therefore nourishing it more would only make the situation worse. Well, let's get this straight once and for all...this is FALSE! Indeed, blemish-prone skin is generally oily skin. But if the skin is oily, it's simply because it lacks nutrition. The skin then tries to fill this gap by producing and secreting twice as much sebum. This will clog the pores, and consequently form comedones under the skin, more commonly known as "pimples." It is therefore essential to nourish your skin, in particular by using 100% natural vegetable oils. Jojoba oil, for example, is ideal because it helps regulate sebum production. It's also the oil closest to human sebum. Rule #4: You will adopt a good diet! This rule is often overlooked, yet it remains one of the most important. Our skin is made up of tissues that feed on nutrients provided by our blood. And where does our blood find all these nutrients? In our diet, of course! A healthy, balanced, and varied diet is the key to having a radiant and glowing complexion. To do this: - Drink plenty of water It can't be stressed enough: drinking plenty of water is essential for your body... and for your skin. And even if the food we eat contains water, it's still necessary to drink at least 1.5L of water per day to fill the 2.4L of water eliminated on average by the human body each day through urine, sweat, and breathing. Your skin needs water to regenerate and produce new cells. Your skin will be more radiant, and will regain elasticity and suppleness. - Eat healthy and balanced We're not talking about depriving yourself here, because there's nothing like indulging in small treats. However, by limiting fast food and sodas, and favoring fruits, vegetables, and slow-release sugars over fast-release sugars, you'll notice a marked improvement in the appearance of your skin. So remember that to have beautiful skin, you have to take care of it from the outside, but also from the inside. Rule #5: You will avoid tobacco! Indeed, smoking has very harmful consequences for the human body, especially for the lungs. But not only that! Smoking also has consequences for the body and more specifically for the skin: wrinkles, skin aging, tired appearance, dry skin, etc. Additionally, studies show that acne problems increase with tobacco use. Whether tobacco use is occasional or regular, it still has consequences for your health and skin. Your body and your health will thank you! Rule #6: You will exert yourself in sports! Regular physical activity is also a contributing factor to achieving a radiant complexion. Indeed, exercising improves blood circulation and makes the complexion more radiant. In addition, exercise helps reduce stress. And it's well known that sometimes all it takes is a small dose of stress, before exams or a big day at work for example, to see small pimples nestle on the face. There's nothing like relieving this stress and adopting a zen attitude to enhance your skin! When it comes to choosing a sport, it all comes down to your preferences. Because yes, there's no one sport in particular that will help you achieve the complexion of your dreams. Whether you're more into fitness, bodybuilding, Pilates, or boxing, football, tennis, dancing, etc., it doesn't matter. The important thing is that you exercise by practicing a physical activity that you enjoy and that makes you feel good, both physically and mentally! Rule #7: You will forget about stress! The skin is directly connected to the nervous system. As a result, all it takes is a single period or moment of stress to see redness and acne breakouts appear. To do this, you need to learn to relax and manage your stress. As mentioned in rule #5, this can be achieved by practicing regular physical activity, but don't hesitate to also consider meditation and putting things into perspective. Rule #8: Protect your skin from the sun! We often tend to exaggerate the benefits of the sun on the skin because it's true, as soon as the good weather arrives we feel like we have a healthy glow, a lovely tanned complexion and above all... that we no longer have skin problems. In reality, the sun poses a real danger to the skin. The sun and excessive exposure to UV rays are dangerous for the skin because they dry it out, cause premature aging, and, in the most serious cases, can cause cancer. That's why, to preserve your skin, it's essential to protect it. Whether your skin tone is light or dark, it's essential to apply sunscreen before and during exposure. And let's put an end to preconceived ideas! All skin types, regardless of color, are affected by the harmful effects of the sun. So whether you have a lovely porcelain complexion or beautiful ebony skin, protecting your skin is essential! Rule #9: You will become a fan of exfoliation! Scrub, scrub! Yes, ladies (and gentlemen), exfoliation is your best friend, as long as you don't overdo it to avoid irritating your skin. Once a week is enough. Exfoliating and exfoliating the skin helps remove dead cells. This way, the skin regenerates more easily and pores don't get clogged; on the contrary, they tighten. The complexion regains radiance and imperfections are significantly reduced. Now that you know the benefits of exfoliating your skin, let us give you some final tips. It's important to choose a scrub based on your skin type. If you have sensitive skin, choose gentle scrubs with very fine grains to avoid irritating the skin, or enzymatic scrubs. Oily skin may prefer slightly coarser grains. As for normal skin, all scrubs are suitable. Generally speaking, you should choose your scrub based on your skin type so that it doesn't become irritated. The goal isn't to strip it! Rule #10: You will worship natural products! Here we are! The last golden rule of the Anti-Imperfection Brigade... but still a significant one! Don't hesitate to try your hand at DIY and make your own beauty products. What's better than using products whose ingredients you know exactly?
