How to Take Care of Your Skin during Summer

Your skin is the largest organ in your body so you need to protect it especially from the sun. During summer season, you need to know how to take care of your skin so that you won’t be able to experience the high costs of sun damage. Some beach bums from Singapore shared the following tips:

1.Moisturize and Keep your Skin Hydrated. Keep your skin hydrated by drinking 8 to 10 glasses a day and make sure to apply moisturizer. Do not keep your skin dry with too much exposure from the sun so always bring a bottle of water and a pack of moisturizer with you.

2.Use sunscreen. This is really a must-have during summer and if you expose yourself under the sun while on the beach. Use your most preferred sunblock and make sure that it states that it could protect you from UV rays. Choose those who have SPF, UVA and UVB protection so that you can be complacent that you will be protected and that you won’t have sunburn.

3. Wear sunglasses. It’s important that you wear sunglasses in order to protect your eyelids and most especially your eyes. The sun can damage them and could block your vision as it can give you cataracts and pterygium. Aside from the fact that it would make you look cool and sassy, you get to protect your skin and eyes too.

4. Wear hats or use umbrellas. Your scalp can’t handle all the heat and surely your sunscreen will melt away from your skin or will be washed out with saltwater. Given that in mind, you have to wear your summer hats and bring an umbrella with you especially at times when you know you can’t handle the heat anymore. Prevention is always better than cure so make it a point to bring the essentials.

5. Wear less make-up and use lip balm. Go as natural and bare-faced as possible if you face the scorching heat of the sun. You wouldn’t want people to see your make-up melting off your face, right? For a useful tip, just use a powder or a foundation that also has UV protection and a lip balm for your lips.

Cold shower. After you enjoyed your stay under the sun, don’t forget to get a cold shower. Hot showers after exposing yourself under the sun can make your skin very dry and dehydrated so cold showers are more recommended. After all, it’s much more comfortable to relax after you have given yourself a good cold shower.

Things Your Skin Care Regimen is Missing

It gets frustrating when you’re trying everything but you still can’t get clear and glowing skin you want so bad. No matter how much products you use on your skin, if it’s missing the essential ones it’s still not doing enough.

To help you elevate your beauty skin care routine, we list down important things that may be missing.

1. The new trend: micellar cleansing water

Some of you may have heard of this new skin care favorite that offers gentle care to the skin without leaving it dry. If using a foaming cleanser still leaves your skin feeling dry and tight on some areas, then this product may be the answer to your dilemma.

Micellar cleansing water is a clear liquid that removes makeup and dirt from the skin without drying it. It has been around for hundreds of years but is recently causing a buzz in the beauty scene. This cleansing formula contains micelles, which are tiny oil molecules present in soft water.

It can effectively remove makeup, especially the stubborn waterproof mascara. It is easy to use and allows for no rinsing.

2. A new way of applying toner

Toner is a skin care arsenal staple. Meant to be used after cleansing the skin, the toner is used to restore the skin’s natural pH levels. After the drying process of cleansing, applying toner aids in the repair of the skin’s surface. Applying toner also preps the skin before applying moisturizer and makeup.

Using toner in our skin care regimen is nothing new. You just have to update how you apply it to the skin. Applying toner by spritzing it and patting dry after is more effective than using a cotton ball. Before using it, you can pop the spray bottle with toner inside the refrigerator. Only use a cotton ball to remove excess product on the skin.

3. Wonder serum

Serums have made a name for themselves in the beauty industry. It is a substance with a concentrated amount of ingredients that nourish the skin and solves skin problems, such as acne. Before moisturizing and after applying toner to the skin, gently tap a few drops of serum on your skin.

Use the product wisely because it can be very pricey. Wait for a few minutes to let the skin absorb the product and then go on and apply your moisturizer and makeup. Incorporate it to your morning and nighttime skin care routine.

4. Cleansing wipes that exfoliate the skin

We use cleansing wipes to properly remove dirt and makeup on our face. Some people do it before washing their face while some, use it as an all-in-one cleansing product.

Exfoliating regularly removes dead skin cells and dirt deposits on the skin, leaving it feeling smooth and supple. There are double duty cleansing wipes from different brands that also exfoliate the skin gently. After a few swipes on the skin, the cleansing wipe also removes dead skin cells to give way for the growth of new ones. These cleansing wipes are heavy duty makeup removers so there’s no need to use a separate one.

The Health Benefits of Banana Peels

Bananas are great source of potassium which is great for everybody. It does not end there because bananas are also known for its iron contents which can protect us from muscle cramps and swelling during workouts. To add, bananas are rich in tryptophan which will be converted to serotonin. The list goes on.

When we speak of bananas, we ignore the peels and just throw them away. We have to know that though it might not be the tastiest thing, it is also good for us. According to many health experts, banana peels are also considered “superfood”. Eating banana peels sound weird for many Singaporeans but it doesn’t mean that it can harm us.

Banana peels are rich in carbohydrates and many nutrients. It is particularly high in vitamins B12, B6 and magnesium. Here are the health benefits of banana peels:

• Glittering teeth: Who would have thought that banana peels can help our teeth? Banana peels can act as a whitening agent. We only need to rub the peel every day for one week (about a minute or two). After rubbing, we can just rinse it with water. This is cost effective.
• Warts removal: We might not know this but the most common use of banana peel is removing warts and preventing the occurrence of new ones. We simply need to rub the peel on the warts. This way we save a trip to our dermatologists.
• Cures pimples: For beauty buffs out there, banana peels can cure pimples. We only need to massage the banana peels unto our face for five minutes every day. We should not stop applying banana peels until acne vanishes.

• Diminishes wrinkles: Banana peels can diminish wrinkles and help keep our skin hydrated. If we want it to be effective, we have to ass egg yolks whenever we mash the banana peel and apply it unto our face for five minutes and then rinse it.
• Pain reliever: Enduring pain is very difficult but if we have banana peels around, we can do away from pills and other medications. We should try it and see what it can do. We just need to leave the banana peel unto the affected area for at least thirty minutes.
• Soothing psoriasis: For those who are suffering from psoriasis, banana peels can help sooth it. We have to apply it directly unto the affected area. The peels will serve as our moisturizing agent plus it can help alleviate itchiness.
• Shoe polish: On a less serious note, banana peels can serve as our polish. It is good for leather materials.

5 Benefits of Adding Salt in Your Beauty Routine

Salt might not be the first thing that pops in your mind when you think of amazing beauty DIYs. Sure, we love our salty snacks: potato chips, nachos and French fries – but too much salt often leads to bloating, and whole lot of other health issues. Still, just because too much salt isn’t good for the health doesn’t mean that it won’t be able to wonders when incorporated in our beauty routine. Don’t believe us? Then read on to discover the amazing benefits that salt can do to your hair, skin and lips.

1.       Fights Acne Breakout. Prone to having acne breakouts? Then it might be time to add a little salt into your beauty routine. All you’ve got to do is combine ¼ teaspoon of salt with a cup of warm water, soak a gauze pad or cotton ball, and gently press it over affected area. The salt solution will aid in reducing redness and swelling of your acne, thus speeding up its healing process.

2.       Releases Toxins. Apart from adding flavour to our meals, salt can also help our body release some toxins. Through dry salt therapy, salt particles are dispersed into the air and are then absorbed by the skin to release toxin build-ups from the surface layer and replenish the moisture that was lost in the deeper layer.

3.       Softens Skin. Another amazing benefit of adding salt into your beauty routine is that it helps in softening the skin and reducing the appearance of wrinkles. Other than that, salt can also be used to slough off dead skin cells without over-drying the skin. If you want, you can make a body scrub using salt and olive oil with some drops of essential oil to soften and refresh your skin.

4.       Treats Minor Foot Infections. Getting minor infections from crummy pedicures isn’t something new – and luckily, you can now treat these infections using salt and warm water solution. All you’ve got to do is fill a shallow basin with warm water, add a cup of salt and soak your infected foot for half an hour. Do this twice a day until the infection is gone and is already starting to heal.

5.       Chapped Lips. For most of us, colder months translate to dry, chapped lips. A simple way to treat this is to mix two to three tablespoons of Epsom salt with a tablespoon of Vaseline and gently massage the mixture into your lips to get rid of dead skin cells. Once you’re done, slather a deep moisturizing balm and voila! Your lips is already in perfect condition for a swipe of lipstick.

Although it’s commonly used in the kitchen, adding a pinch of salt in our beauty routine is already enough to up your beauty routine and even solve some of your major beauty woes.