How to Embrace Your Natural Beauty

Every person is beautiful in their own way. It is simply a matter of optimizing every natural asset that you have by practicing self-care.

This means adopting a regular beauty regimen that includes cleansing skin thoroughly. It also means nourishing skin and hair by eating right and getting enough sleep and exercise.

It only takes small changes in your skincare routine and lifestyle habits to embrace the way you look. Here are seven simple suggestions to embrace your natural beauty.

1. Follow A Healthy Skincare Routine

Having soft and beautiful skin begins with a daily regimen that cleans, exfoliates, and moisturizes to shed dead skin cells and reveal a new you each new day. The younger you are, the more of a head start you will have when it comes to having firm, soft skin for the rest of your life.

Know Your Skin Type

“Know thyself,” as the sages say, and the same is true for your skin as it can help you manage your skincare. Skin type is generally defined as either oily, dry, or combination skin.

Oily skin is prone to break-outs, especially if you grease up with heavy creams. Dry skin needs a cleanser with more oil, and sensitive skin may require cleansing products that are hypoallergenic.

Individuals going through a hormonal phase in their life may have a difficult time achieving flare-free skin. This includes teenagers and women going through menopause.

In general, though, age does matter as older individuals generally need to apply more moisturizer as they get older.

Use Ice Water to Improve Skin Tone

One traditional Hollywood secret for keeping your skin “in the pink” is to plunge your face into a bowl of ice water first thing every morning. This beauty tip freshens the skin and firms up skin to enhance natural beauty.

Exfoliate to Remove Dead Skin Cells

Shuck off old layers of skin cells by scrubbing your face with a unique cleanser made with microbeads or using a rough washcloth.

This allows the blood circulation to rise to the surface of your dermis and remove harmful toxins. It also provides skin with a hint of subtle color, giving the appearance of radiant health.

Moisturize Skin

Some natural beauty purists keep their skin soft by moisturizing with olive oil. Despite your age or skin type, it is hard to go wrong with a lighter skin oil like rosehip or almond.

However, consult with an expert at a makeup counter to find out what lotion or cream best suits your skin type and if you need to wear it under makeup.

Bathing Keeps Skin Glowing

It’s not just your face that benefits from exfoliation and cleansing. You can enhance your natural beauty by finishing off every shower with a blast of cold water. Cold water brings blood to your skin and wakes you up. It also helps the cuticles of the hair shaft close so that strands are smooth and shiny.

Baths detoxify and reduce stress levels. Taking a bath in Epsom salts, which are rich in magnesium, can help you feel relaxed and soothe and smooth your skin.

Scrub your skin all over with a loofah or hard sponge to keep you healthy and after bathing, be sure to soften your skin with light dry oil or cocoa-based lotion.

2. Beauty Starts from Within

What you see in the mirror is often a reflection of what is going on with you internally. A healthy body is a glorious machine that must be fed with the right fuels to maintain great muscles, skin, hair, and teeth.

Foods for Glowing Skin and Hair

You are what you eat, so if you insist on looking old, go ahead and eat saturated fat, sugar, refined flour, and plenty of starches and carbs.

However, if you want a sure-fire way to look great and feel better, consume foods that are rich in natural protein, antioxidants, and collagen.

• Protein is the building block of every cell in your body. A lack of a protein-rich diet can give you the appearance of grayish, wrinkled, or sagging skin. Protein-rich foods include beef, fish, shellfish, nuts, seeds, beans, lentils, cheeses, and dairy.
• Antioxidants are components found in chocolate and red wine and brightly-colored fruits and vegetables. Antioxidants fight wrinkles, dry scalp, hair loss, muscle wasting, and aging. 
• Fruits and vegetables with very high levels of antioxidants include pecans, blueberries, strawberries, artichokes, Goji berries, kale, red cabbage, red peppers, Lima beans, and squash.
• Collagen, found in bone broth and gelatin, helps plump up your skin and lips and encourages the growth of your hair and eyelashes. It also assists with joint pain, allowing you to exercise longer to build strength.
  

Hydrate Your Body by Drinking Water

If you don’t drink plenty of water, your skin dries out. Hydration keeps your body healthy by helping it flush out toxins through sweat, urination, and bowel movements.

About 20% of your body’s daily fluid intake comes from food, so make sure those fluids come from watery fresh fruits and vegetables such as watermelon, oranges, plums, tomatoes, and cucumber.

To keep the skin healthy, men should drink at least 3.7 liters of water a day, and women should drink 2.7 liters.

3. Defend Your Skin

Aside from pampering your skin with cleansers and creams, it is also important that you protect it from such threats as dryness, UV ray exposure, and irritants from allergies or pollutants.

Don’t Bathe Everyday

To enhance the beauty of your skin and hair, don’t have a bath or shower every day. Use warm water instead of hot to avoid breaking capillaries in your skin.

Having a bath or shower every other day or every two days helps protect the natural oils in your skin and hair. If your hair feels dirty between showers, then try using a dry shampoo to keep it feeling clean.

Sun Protection

One of the most effective things that you can do to enhance your natural beauty is to stay out of the sun as much as possible to avoid exposure to harmful UV rays.

You can also wear foundation makeup that contains sunscreen or buy a facial sunscreen with an SPF protection of 30%, which screens out 97% of harmful rays.

Avoid Substances that Irritate Your Skin

Limit tobacco and alcohol consumption, which can dehydrate, making your skin dry. If you know that you are allergic to paraben, lauryl sulfate, or other ingredients used in makeup, creams, and shampoos, then avoid using those products.

Quit smoking if your skin looks dull and grey. Heavy smoking causes Vitamin C deficiencies that cause acne and premature aging.

4. Daily Exercise and Massage

Keeping your body in motion is necessary to maintain beautiful skin. Walking, jogging, biking,  and hiking with a walking stick boost your heart rate, increase blood flow and help eliminate toxins and old cells.

High-impact fitness also helps prevent bone loss in your face, making you look younger.

Face Yoga and Face Massage

Practicing face yoga or face massage every day gives your face a flush of subtle color that conveys happiness and health.

Massaging the face with aromatherapy oils helps shift toxins away from the skin to solve acne or dull skin issues. Performing face yoga helps to get rid of a double chin, prevent marionette lines and get rid of crow’s feet around the eyes.

5. Proper Sleep and Rest

It’s called beauty sleep for a good reason. The optimum time that most adults need for rest is 8 hours so that the body can cycle through the five stages of sleep that are necessary for the total rejuvenation of your body, mind, and especially your skin.

To promote sleep, reduce your caffeine levels during the day, avoid television, and limit time on social media just before bed.

6. Go for A Natural Glow

Imagine looking so fantastic without foundation that you can just step out of the house wearing just a bit of tinted moisturizer, a hint of mascara, and a good lip balm because your skin is glowing from eating right.

If you’ve had enough sleep, there is no need to use concealer on dark circles, and you have naturally rosy cheeks from getting enough fresh air and exercise.

Put on Your Best Face

Here are some tips to enhance your natural beauty and put your best face forward.

• Shape your eyebrows to give your eyes and other features a nice frame.
• Use a lip exfoliator before applying a good lip balm for natural fullness.
• Conceal dark circles with a tinted foundation.
• Natural makeup, free of chemicals and allergens, is best.
• Use dry shampoo to make your hair look full between washes.
• Use henna instead of chemical hair dyes to color your hair.
  

7. Self Care Enhances Natural Beauty

Remember that stress or health issues are not excuses for self-neglect. Always put your self-care first!

Health issues are concerning as they can directly affect our ability to exercise or perform our usual skincare routine. Stress, in general, can cause your skin to break out, so practice conflict avoidance. Try to exercise daily to keep your blood flow going.

Finally, Embrace Your Natural Beauty With A Smile

A brilliant smile is also worth a thousand words, which is why it is also important for you to take care of your teeth, exfoliate your lips, and make sure you always have that frown turned upside down. Prevent those frown lines by expressing a pleasant disposition.

Always being willing to laugh at yourself, along with self-care routines such as staying hydrated, exercising, and getting plenty of exercise, will have you radiating.

A superb way to enhance your natural beauty is to maintain a positive outlook on life. The spirit also reflects the youthfulness and attractiveness you express with your eyes and face.