Ways To Get Clear Skin For Men
The first and foremost rule of achieving clear skin is to evaluate your current skin condition. Once you know your skin type, texture and problems, it becomes a lot easier to build a perfect skincare routine that would cater to your skin needs.
Cleanse
The pH balance of your skin is around 4.5 to 5.5. Your skin will break out and feel irritated if your product has a higher pH than the required amount.
Exfoliate
Exfoliating is necessary to remove your skin’s dead cells. This will ensure that your skin feels smooth, fresh and healthy.
Moisturize
If you have oily skin, water-based, oil-free moisturizers are the best. Those with sensitive skin can use gel moisturizers to boost hydration.
Sunscreen
Reapply sunscreen every two hours when you are outdoors. For example, apply every hour if you are sweating a lot or swimming.
Stay Hydrated
Water helps to flush out toxins from your body and skin. In addition, adequate water intake helps renew your skin and maintain optimum skin moisture. With dehydration, your skin becomes prone to skin disorders and wrinkling.
Establish A Proper Skincare Routine
Your skincare routine should be based on your skin type and texture. It should consist of suitable cleansers, actives for skin concerns, moisturizers, sunscreen, and weekly exfoliation and masks for optimum results.
Avoid Touching Your Skin
Avoid pimple popping. Popping a pimple exposes the pore to more bacteria that might come from your hands. In addition, it can result in permanent scars on your face.
Reduce Smoking And Alcohol Consumption
Quitting smoking is believed to slow facial ageing and delay the appearance of wrinkles. That’s why a non-smoker’s skin gets more nutrients, including oxygen.
Alcohol also affects hormonal levels, dehydrates your skin, causes acne, and accelerates signs of ageing. Giving up alcohol will make your skin clearer and more natural.
Follow A Healthy Diet
Treat your skin by eating fruits and vegetables rich in antioxidants, healthy fats like nuts and other nutritious foods rich in beta carotene, vitamins C and E, zinc and selenium.
Exercise Regularly
After breaking out a sweat, it’s essential to cleanse your skin to avoid the buildup of dirt, sweat, and bacteria. Then, follow up with a moisturizer to restore the lost moisture.
Get Enough Sleep
When you sleep, your skin goes into repair and regeneration mode. At this time, your body increases its blood flow and produces new skin cells. You disrupt the skin’s healing process without proper sleep.
Don’t Forget Lip Care
Dry lips are one of the major skin concerns many of you may have. Regular use of lip balm can help you get rid of dry and chapped lips. Keep a small lip balm handy to keep your lips hydrated and moisturized.
Avoid Dairy And Sugar
With excess sugar consumption, insulin levels rise and subsequently increase skin inflammation. In addition, too much sugar can aggravate other skin conditions such as rosacea, eczema, and psoriasis.
Pro-inflammatory foods like dairy products also aggravate or worsen existing inflammatory skin conditions. However, you can easily swap out regular dairy with unsweetened nut milk like almond milk or coconut milk.
Shave Once Or Twice A Week
With your skincare game on point, a proper shaving routine can help improve your skin’s barrier function and improve the look and feel of your skin.
Before pulling out the razor, cleanse your face and splash some warm water to open up the pores. Pre-shaving mousse, gel, or cream helps keep your skin warm and moist. The smoother the skin, the closer the shave
Reduce Stress
Unmanaged and intense stress can take a toll on your skin and cause irritation and breakouts. However, practical stress-relieving activities can help lower cortisol and adrenaline levels in your body. This helps create more peace and calm.
Relieving stress relaxes your hormonal fluctuations with your feel-good hormones and lessens oil production. Thus, it keeps your skin clear and glowing.
Wrapping Up
Good skincare is a part of a healthy lifestyle. The methods for getting clear skin vary, depending on the person’s skin type. However, an effective routine can help you prevent acne, treat wrinkles, and help keep your skin looking its best.
Why not book an appointment with one of our therapists today, ask them to help you set up a skincare routine for your type of skin 011 794 4830