Tips for Facial Care

The look and feel of our face is important to our overall self esteem and confidence, it is our primary feature when communicating with others. As we age and are exposed to the environment our skin can show tell tale signs of wear through small lines, wrinkles and sagging skin. Our facial skin is very delicate and requires special attention to combat the daily abuses and the aging process.

We are dedicated to providing our customers with a vast array of information on facial care while focusing on economical choices. A lot of the information and suggestions we provide are FREE and can be done by you in the privacy of your own home. A day spa is a wonderful experience and is a treat for many, however it is not always affordable and something we cannot always indulge in on a regular basis.

Important Skin Tips for Any Age

Cleanse your face morning and night

Not washing off accumulated dirt and environmental debris on a nightly basis will age your skin by approximately 27 days. Prevent premature aging by cleansing your face every morning and night. In the morning, you are washing off the residue of the cell renewal process that occurs primarily at night. In the evening, you are cleansing off the day's effects on your skin, including exposure to pollution, sun and wind.

Develop a daily skin care regime

Avoid buying individual products from your drug store that are on sale. Instead, use a skin care system with products that are designed and formulated to work together, and you'll get much better results. Most importantly stick to your regime.

Pay attention to the foods you eat

A healthy, balanced diet helps with the moisture balance and the condition of your skin. Start with a minimum of 8 - 12 glasses of quality water each and every day, and follow up with lots of fruits and vegetables. Continue with a basic low-fat diet (but don't starve yourself!) and good-quality protein, and you'll have a recipe for not only good health, but also great skin!

Be gentle

Your facial skin is very sensitive and a light touch should be used at all times. Excessive rubbing during cleansing can also damage your skin, be gentle at all time.

Moderation in alcohol consumption

Alcoholic drinks tend to enlarge the blood vessels near the surface of your facial skin, and prolonged alcohol consumption or abuse can damage your skin. The overall health effects can be very negative, and they'll show up first in your face!

Get your sleep

The majority of cell repair and generation performed by your body's systems happens when you are at rest. If you're not getting enough sleep, your skin can't renew itself. Find the right sleep balance for you by tracking how you feel when you sleep 6 - 8 hours versus 4 - 6 hours over a 7 to 10 day period. When you feel your best for an extended period, that may be the right sleep level and amount for you. Try to ensure proper rest by winding down from the day's stressful activities so that you can fall asleep easily and rest completely.

Environmental protection

Blustery days with lots of wind can cause your skin to become dry and tight. We often protect our skin from winter's chill winds, ice and snow, but windy days in any season can cause skin damage. If you're riding in a fast-moving vehicle, or with the window down, make sure to moisturize your skin before and after the ride, especially if you notice any tightness. In fact, don't wait for the tightness to appear, take extra care with your skin every single day!

Facial Exercises

Facial exercises aid in helping the appearance of our facial features. You will be pleasantly surprised at the results and will want to incorporate these exercises into your daily skin care regime.

How do facial exercises improve my skin tone?

Facial exercises smooth and tone the supportive facial muscles giving a more firm appearance. The appearance of your facial skin relies on these supportive facial muscles and engaging in daily exercise can retain the skin's smooth, firm and well toned appearance.

Can facial exercises help other problem areas?

Face exercises can remove areas of puffiness, or 'bags' under the eyes. They can minimise facial lines and prevent potential wrinkles. Better blood circulation can result in a glowing complexion. Face exercises can improve collagen and elastin production. Balanced sebum distribution balances out the oily and dry patches and leads to smaller pores.

Can facial exercises eliminate the need for surgery?

This is a very low-cost natural facelift option that tones and revitalizes the facial muscles without the expense and pain of surgery. They provide a natural and positive approach to the appearance of younger skin. In time you will really see a positive difference in your skin tone. Everyone has the potential to stay young looking, or look younger than their actual physical age.

Facial Exercise for Toning Around the Eyes

Using your middle fingers work bi-laterally around each eye simultaneously. You may want to use some natural moisturizer or organic massage oil, and remember use slight pressure as you circle around each eye area.

First place your middle fingers at the beginning of your eyebrows. You are going to follow the top of your eyebrow to the end of your eyebrow and continue under your eye by pressing your fingers on the top of your cheekbones.

Then continue to the inside corners of your eyes. Do this facial exercise in a circular motion around the eyes thirty times, and the complete set once daily.

Very few beauty professionals understand the crucial importance of how facial muscles interact to create our facial appearance. For example if you sleep on your stomach and smash your face into the pillow, over time you are going show signs of wrinkling wherever your face is continually stressed or squished. It is said that those who sleep on their backs often have younger looking faces with less wrinkling. With acupuncture you are not necessarily working each of the muscles independently, but you are stimulating the Chi, which in turn benefits and tones the muscles.
As you age, repetitive patterns cause some muscles to become over-exercised or pull on the face. This can cause jowls, turkey neck, baggy eyes and also premature wrinkles. So it is vital to stimulate the right facial muscles. Chinese regenerating face exercises can help the muscles remember your vital facial signature.

Correcting Flabbiness Under Chin

Step 1 Lift chin slightly upward.

Step 2 With flat point of index and middle fingers press against indentation (hollow) formed by the two upper nodules of the larynx located at the curve from chin to neck. Do not be concerned in the beginning as to the precise location of pressure which you will discover through practice. Regard finger pressure as the resistance against the working muscles.

Step 3 Now press your back teeth firmly together * and while maintaining this position.

Step 4 Press the tip of your tongue against the inside of lower front teeth (gum line) increasing pressure with the tip of tongue ** in 10 or more gradual and definite steps (Count to 10).

Step 5 Hold end position of pressure for 6 seconds (count slowly to six).

Step 6 Release muscle work for 10 gradual steps (count to 10).

Step 7 Remove finger resistance.

Repeat 4 more times.

Results are visible in ~ one week.

Note: If resistance is kept at the right place you will feel the muscles pushing against your finger resistance. For each increase of pressure with tip of tongue you will sense a stronger push against your resistance. Since the pressure of the finger tips against resistance may be felt unpleasantly and also may slip, it is advisable to cushion finger tips with cotton.

Non Surgical Neck Lifts

Excessive weight loss can cause severe sagging skin. There are several options available including soaking with Slender Bath, they are:

• Give your neck a weekly massage
• Hold your head in proper alignment – imagine that your head is being pulled upwards by a piece of string attached to the crown
• Cleanse your neck night and morning the same as you do your face, starting at the collarbones and working up to the jawline.
• Apply a rich-moisturizing cream at night and moisturize with sunscreen during the day. Cover front and sides of neck and the area around the collarbones.
• Exfoliate your neck weekly.
• For crepey neck, apply almond oil as a nourishing moisturizer.

Exercises for strengthening and toning your neck:

• Hold your head in a central position, then lean it as far over as you can towards one shoulder and hold for a count of 10. Your neck may feel rather stiff to begin with. Repeat on the other side, making sure that your shoulders remain still and relaxed throughout. Do five repetitions.
• Keeping your chin level, turn your head to one side so that the chin is over your shoulder. Incline the head backward in a “come hither” movement.
• Repeat on the other side. Repeat the sequence five times.

Homemade remedy for face lift

Combine a handful of strawberries, a handful of grapes, 1/2 pear, 1/2 apple and 1 oz. orange juice in a blender. Apply a thin layer of honey to face, then apply fruit mixture to face. Leave on for 30 minutes. Rinse with warm water. Finish with a rinse of the vinegar pH balancer.

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