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Sunny Tales for Winter
 Come winter and its celebration time. Needless to say, you need
to look your best. As the ominous cold and dry winter winds ravage your skin, you
must be ready with your army of moisturizers, cold creams and cleansing milk to
retain the glow of your skin in winter. For a youthful and healthy skin not only
reflects your beauty, it also enhances your personality, turning you into an element
of eternal attraction.
Getting Back to the Roots
In the days of our mothers and grandmothers, skin care started since childhood.
Massaging a body oil and keeping it lying in the open, under the sun, was a regular
practice. It not only helped skin pigments to synthesize the vital Vitamin D needed
for the baby’s bones. With maturity, the teenage girl would be asked to pamper
her skin with pastes of turmeric, besan and fresh cream. In those days, these simple
products were just brought in from the kitchen and never sold in attractive containers
with costly herbal labels on them.
But the changing scenario
of the hectic city life seems to squeeze out all the energy and youth left in you.
The pollution and the dirt are the worst enemies of your skin. Moreover, busy working
women no longer have time to pamper themselves with home-made products. What they
can find time for is just a visit to the parlor, a quick facial and then probably
an application of a popular night cream at night during the dry winter months.
Though synthetic products
are flooding the markets, beauticians and skin care specialists are going back to
the roots. They advise holding on to the age-old home made products to keep your
closer to nature. It is nature’s winds that turn your skin dry, yet it is
nature that guards the secret to your beautiful skin.
Our skin is made up of different
layers. The outer epithelial layer, the epidermis, is the most likely target of
our environment as the harsh elements can hardly reach the dermal layer that lies
below. The epidermis constantly peels off and rejuvenates. But during this course
of molting, the skin looks dry and tends to lose its natural glow. The peeling off
is more likely to occur during the winter months as the winds are dry and squeeze
out the natural oily texture of the skin. There are many who are allergic to the
cold environment. They suffer from painful allergic manifestations that have a detrimental
effect on the skin and can even lead to infections. They fail to acclimatize with
the sudden change in climate and the greatest effect is felt on the skin. Skin happens
to be the reflection of how you are affected by changes in the environment.
Another important enemy
in the modern city life is the wide range of pollutants that precipitate in the
winter smog. These pollutants not only darken your skin, the dirt particles clog
the skin pores and don't allow the skin to breathe. In the process, your skin shrinks
and you look older.
But you can turn your tomorrow
into the day after with regular hair and skin care programme. Remember, your scalp
is also a part of your skin and requires regular attention, otherwise your hair
too will fall off easily and little can be done once this downfall starts. Good
skin is not one that has been taken for granted and abused with a variety of products,
but one where you know what products your skin needs. The texture of all skin types
is not same, and nor do different skin types have the same requirements. The first
step of our skin care treatment is to know your skin type – whether it is
dry, oily or neutral.
Do the Beauty Diet
However, application of various products only on the outer surface does not lead
to an ultimate healthy skin. What one needs is a healthy diet and a peaceful mind.
The meals should have ample amount of juicy fruits and vegetables along with at
least ten glasses of water a day. Intake of liquids help your skin to retain the
essential oils automatically and acts as a natural protection against dryness. The
diet should not be deficient in vitamins, specially vitamin C and vitamin E.
Both these vitamins are
essential to keep the skin soft and supple. Though most of the modern skin care
products contain vitamin E, it is advisable to drink milk and eat the white of an
egg to assure regular intake of vitamin E. And as far as vitamin C is concerned
a lot of green vegetables and fruits will serve the purpose.
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 Again, there are certain parts of the body that require
special care during the winter months. These are you feet and hands. Specially the
feet tend to crack and they are the most neglected areas, constantly exposed to
dirt and dryness. Your scalp too needs special mention as many of us suffer from
the dandruff that can have long term effect on the like hair fall. And what about
your lovely nose? It must look horrible with the blackheads crowding on the soft
exposed part.
Three elements of skin care
are needed for any skin during winter. These are a deep cleansing milk to remove
the dirt or excess oil adhering to the skin. This is followed by astringent applications
that cools, tightens and tones the skin enabling it to maintain a natural balance.
And last but not the least an oil based nutrient rich in vitamin E to nourish the
skin and keep it supple.
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