How to Give Your Skin a Healthy Glow
Your skin is your body's largest organ. Protect and maintain your skin and show off a healthy and natural glow.
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You Will Need
- Cool water
- Soap with added fat
- Loofah
- Moisturizer with SPF
- Multivitamin
- Sleep
- Tea
Steps
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Step 1
Take short showers
Keep your showers a maximum of 10 minutes long and keep the water cool.
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Step 2
Use added-fat soaps
Use a soap with added fat, like cocoa butter, which will leave a beneficial oily film on your skin.
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Step 3
Scratch skin
Test your skin for dryness by gently scratching an area with your nail. If your scratch leaves a white mark, indicating that your skin is dry, exfoliate with a loofah to moisturize your skin.
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Avoid products with fragrance, color, or that are antibacterial, which can irritate skin.
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Step 4
Take multivitamin
Take a multivitamin daily.
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Step 5
Get sleep
Get at least 8 hours of sleep every night to let your skin renew itself each night.
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Avoid smoking, drinking excessive amounts of alcohol, tanning beds, and sunbathing.
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Step 6
Drink tea
Drink plenty of tea, which is full of antioxidants. Green tea is well known for its high amounts of antioxidants.
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Step 7
Use sunscreen
Use a daily moisturizer containing sunscreen with a minimum SPF value of 15, or 30 in the summer, to help prevent wrinkles and skin cancer. Now enjoy your healthy, glowing skin!
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1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime.
