People have this common belief that using a mishmash of skin products will automatically give them radiant-looking skin, and so when the skin remains as dull and problematic as they were before being treated with all sorts of creams and lotions, these same people end up disappointed. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with using skin products, but proper skin care goes beyond that. Whatever is put on the skin is as equally important as what is taken in. In other words, skin products can’t, even in the age of advanced science, beautify the skin all on their own; taking care of skin health primarily starts with eating the right foods for skin care.

However, this elementary principle is all too often ignored, and the result is people stashing skin care items with little thought about what comes in their refrigerators. A good diet benefits the skin in more ways than one; and there’s no substitute for it.

If you’re one of those who tend to overlook your diet, it’s time to rethink. Good thing is, there’s always a chance to make a good start. And you can do this by knowing what foods are exactly beneficial to the skin. Here’s a quick rundown:

Omega-3 rich fish
This includes salmon, mackerel, tuna, and other oily fish. Other than benefiting the heart, omega-3 fatty acid is good for the skin. Omega-3 strengthens cell membranes, and consequently makes the cells hydrated and replenished. This results in appropriate level of moisture. When there is enough moisture, the skin remains smooth and supple, has improved elasticity, and has healthy pores.

Carrots
Carrots are a potent source of beta-carotene and vitamin C. Once absorbed by the body, beta-carotene is converted into vitamin A that helps in making skin cells and keeping them replenished and healthy. If there is not enough vitamin A, the skin is dry and flaky. Vitamin C, on the other hand, has potent antioxidant properties and helps in collagen formation. Sufficient amount of vitamin C in the body keeps the skin young-looking and fresh.

Sweet potatoes
Also an excellent source of vitamin C and beta-carotene, sweet potatoes are rich in vitamin E, another good antioxidant and anti-aging. Vitamin E works to regenerate vitamin C, therefore allowing it to work in its maximum potential.

Green Tea
Famous for its many benefits, green tea has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and is rich in calcium, zinc, magnesium, riboflavin, and vitamins C, D, and K. Green tea is also believed to protect the skin from the harmful effects of the sun’s UV rays, and so helps prevent cancer. But not only is green tea good for the skin, it is also good for the entire body.

Whole Grains
Whole grains are excellent source of B group vitamins. These are essential to the skin because they aid in replacing dead skin cells and developing new ones. They also naturally protect the skin from infections.

Now that you know some of the foods for skin care, it is only necessary to incorporate them in your daily diet. Remember that deficiency in some of the vitamins and minerals can lead to premature skin aging, dryness, and other skin problems such as Eczema.

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We buy hand cream or hand lotion to moisturize and soften the skin. Most people using mass produced commercial hand care products will say that their hands are not as soft or conditioned as they might like….. no matter how many applications of hand cream or hand lotion that they use!

Mass produced handcreams generally are produced using petroleum based ingredients such as Petroleum, Petrolatum, Mineral Oil. Liquid Paraffin, etc.
This might be good for cars, industrial work places and machinery but they are certainly not helpful in the skincare department!

Handcream with all natural ingredients is the best for you.
Why?….because it works and you want the handcream that you buy to actually work for you day in day out.

How will that happen if you put petroleum base products on your skin. These tend to dry out the skin.  Think about those things that you would imagine would soften and feed your skin.
Consider oils rich in vitamins, such as Olive Oil, Organic Thistle Oil, Almond Oil . These will be more soothing to your skin than skin drying mineral oils from the petroleum industry?  For example Mineral oil (Liquid Paraffin, Petrolatum….the clue is in the word its self… PETROL…. comes from crude oil)

Handcreams with such ingredients may be much cheaper to buy but surely your hands deserve the best care they can get…there are all natural products.

Would vegetable Gylcerin be nicer to place on your skin than animal Glycerin (usually from pork or beef carcasses)?
Would real Vitamin E be better on your skin than synthetic Vitamin E?
Do you not think that all natural Essential Oils might be kinder on your skin than petroleum based mass produced artificial perfumes or Parfum.

Essential Oils will feed your skin on your skin rather than the potentially irritating your kin with petroleum based perfumes?  Remember that our skin is the largest organ in our body.

If you agree then please look for hand cream that has been hand made with care and attention and not cheaply massed produced. Look for blends Essential Oils that have been blended together synergistically and which use the benefits of flowers and herbs to help heal, soothe and calm dry, rough and maybe cracked skin.  You do deserve the best and it can be done with all natural products.
Also look for handcreams in glass jars and companies that have a positive recycling programme.  We really do not need to add millions of empty tubes of handcream to landfill every day.

The thickness of our skin varies greatly from the eyelids (0.5mm thick) to the hands and the soles of the feet (up to 5mm thick) yet a quality all natural hand cream does provide safe nurturing healing effects on all thickness of skin.

Anousta Products manufacture a luxurious range of organic handcream  made from all natural products, all of which are either manufactured or overseen by Linda Anousta at her purpose built manufacturing unit in Wimborne, Dorset, UK

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"When natural way is easily available why do anything unnaturally" – is the principle on which organic skin care is based. Taking care of your skin the organic way is the best way. From the moment the man first realized the need and importance of taking care of his skin, he has been using organic products which were freely available. And also gentle on the skin. If used properly, organic skin care products can avoid skin infections and also give you a healthy, glowing and a younger looking skin for a longer time.

Skin care routines with organic material mostly use fruits and vegetables. For example, fruits and vegetables like cucumber, turmeric, apple, papaya, and ginger are a few commonly used ingredients in a wide range of skin care regimen. These organic ingredients apart from being natural have a very rejuvenating effect on your skin. Almost all skin care books/guides give a special segment on organic skin care giving details of effect of various vegetables and fruits on your skin. Choosing the right ones most suitable according to the skin type you have is the key. You can come to a final conclusion after experimenting with a few as to which one suits your skin type the best and then make it a part of your daily skin care routine. This is the best way as normally there is no side effects hence experimenting with different ingredients is quite safe. Use only the fresh fruits and vegetables and not rotten or over ripe ones whose place is in garbage bin.

Milk has proved to be a good cleanser and many skin care products contains "milk" as an ingredient. A blend of milk and ground oatmeal has a superb cleansing quality. Ground oatmeal is a commonly used ingredient in skin care routine and is especially good for oily skin. It works well in preparing facial packs with egg, honey, milk and fruits in different blends

Another ingredient rich in Vitamin E is wheat germ is commonly used in organic skin care products also for its exfoliating and moisturizing qualities. Wheat germ is blended with different organic material for preparing face packs for dry and normal skin types. Wheat germ oil is another extract used in these skin care products.

Sour cream and yogurt are some other ingredients used for their moisturizing and exfoliation qualities.

Another well known organic skin care ingredient is honey known for its moisture retention and glowing skin qualities.

Lavender water as well as rose water is good toners used in these skin care regimen. Different blends of organic ingredients complementing each other and enhancing effectiveness of each other are used in these skin care products. Not only that these blends also help in preventing damaging effects if any of different organic ingredients that form them.

Organic skin care is an art, if mastered well, will not only give superb results but will be very cost effective too.

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Author: Abhishek Agarwal

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