Foods that combat Dry skin/acne and wrinkles

What you put into your body affects your skin and complexion. If you want to have skin that glows, pay attention to what types of foods you are eating. It takes six weeks for new skin to emerge, so the visible benefits from dietary changes will take just as long. So the time to start is now!

Dry skin?

Many of us have problems with dry skin, which can be itchy and flaky. The best foods for dry skin relief are those that add moisture from the inside out.

The best thing you can do to keep skin from getting dry is to keep hydrated. Eating foods with high water content can help reduce dryness. Foods high in water content, like cucumbers, melon, apples, oranges, pineapple and celery penetrate skin cells and strengthen the cell membrane, which plumps skin cells and helps reduce fine lines.

Foods rich in oil like walnuts, fish and avocados contain essential fatty acids, which improve skin's elasticity and keep cell walls supple, allowing water to better penetrate the skin’s epidermis.

Oily/ acne prone?

While no food prescription will cure acne, a healthy skin diet can reduce it. Foods high in zinc and vitamin A help reduce pore-clogging oil production and swelling associated with blemishes.

Foods high in zinc (like kidney beans) and vitamin A will help reduce pore-clogging oil production and swelling associated with blemishes. Carrots are great for clearing up breakouts. The vitamin A in carrots helps prevent the over-production of cells in the skin's outer layer where dead cells and sebum combine and clog pores.

Foods to avoid include dairy products, particularly milk and products that contain refined sugars such as lollies and fizzy drinks. The natural growth hormones that occur in cow’s milk have been suspected of stimulating the acne process. To avoid cow’s milk try switching to soy milk. While refined sugarsspike blood sugar levels, your body tries to bring these down by producing more insulin and hormones which prompt glands to work overtime, resulting in blocked pores and inflammation.

Wrinkles?

To help maximize your body's wrinkle-fighting abilities, opt for foods which boost collagen production and fight free radicals.

Vitamin C is essential for stimulating the production of collagen. Eat more vitamin C-rich foods, such as strawberries, blueberries, sweet potato, papaya, carrot and kiwifruit. Nuts contain copper, a mineral that boosts collagen production. Snack on a handful of walnuts each day to improve your complexion's texture.

Antioxidants fight free radicals which damage skin cells (such as UV radiation) Damage to our skin cells leads to sagging, rough, wrinkled skin, and an uneven complexion. Antioxidants can help combat the damage by neutralising free radicals and stop them from damaging our skin. Foods that fight free radicals include blueberries, green vegetables, wholegrains, eggs, nuts and green tea. 

Source: Caci medispa website

SKIN COLOUR: WHAT COLOURS BEST SUITS YOUR SKIN COLOUR?

The analysis  of the skin tone is a recent gun to image consultants and personal stylists. Knowing the ideal colour chart for every skin tone facilitates the combination of looks, the choice of buying tons of makeup and accessories.

Our skin has a tint base, which either blue (cold) or gold (warm), an intensity that goes from light to dark. 

There are five classifications:

SPRING

Skins of this group belong to the category of warm colour, the tint base is a golden-yellow. People with this classification have light skin tone that may vary from light peach, yellow or beige.

Suggestion of colours that best suits Spring: peach, beige, golden yellow, golden brown, avocado green and coral.

AUTUMN

Another warm-based skin colour, This skin type is usually gold, but with a predominance of red. People who belong to this group have blue or green eyes, golden, tan or medium peach skin colour, and can have freckles.

Best colours: antique gold, leaf green, dark orange and dark brown, yellow-based red.

WINTER

Winter colours are cold-based.  They are characterized by gray-green and bright-blue. Many Asians  and Saudi Arabia people  have this skin type.

Best colours: black, navy blue, brown, gray and bluish green.

SUMMER

Cool-based skin colour. Sweet and delicate, characterized by pink, the blue and brown based pink. People Nordic countries and northern Europe are mostly likely to be  summer type.

Best colours: sky blue, lilac, lavender, greyish  and off-white, light pink, mauve, lemon.

BLACK PEOPLE

The black skins are of a very large range. They range from the lightest, which are gray, to even the darkest blue. Therefore, they are also classified in cold and warm based sknin colours.

Best colours: black, navy and gold.

PS: If you change your hair colour dramatically it can change the colour that best suits you too. please note as well that these days we have a large range of colour shades, so, trying on is still the best way to found out if whether a colour suits you or not. 

Creams and makeup don`t make miracles; Outer beauty also radiates from inside.

 

Many Beauty brands promise that their products will do wonders for your face, body and hair, solving then, your beauty issues. Unfortunately I have to say that there is no miraculous cream. What they do is only help to improve, (some better than others) the appearance of our skin. The result of a beautiful and healthy complexion  comes from  a sum of factors which contribute for this final result. The efficiency of our creams can be increased if worked together with those other factors . See the list below: 

Don`t forget water baby: Some people say you should drink 8 glasses of water a day but actually depends on your body weight and how watery is the food you eat as well. Reduce the caffeine intake and try some green or white tea both of which are packed with skin saving anti-oxidants and polyphenols.

.Fruit and Veges: Increase your intake to combat the free radical damage that accelerates ageing. Those fruit and veges with dark or bright colours are best-berries are a best source.

.Get the good oils: Make sure you include the good oils in your diet. Such as Olive, flaxseed and fish oil. They nourish dry skin from inside, and especially fish oil helps with weight loss and helps with acne treatments.

Take easy on sugar and fat consume: Sugar is responsible for another ageing process called “glycation” (sugar molecules links to skin proteins suck as collagen causing stiffness of those proteins, so those proteins lose their elasticity function leaving the skin sagging and wrinkly. And excess intake of fat food goes to subcutaneous tissue in an irregular manner, causing localized fat problems and cellulite.

Get moving: 20 or 30 minutes daily is not asking much. Come on!!  It is all you need to boost circulation and improve your metabolism and quality of your sleep besides helps to fight against cellulite, localized fat and flaccidity.

Beauty sleep: Skin cells regenerate at night so it`s important to get at least 8 hours of sleep. When we sleep we produce growth hormones and also Melatonin, the hormone responsible for regenerate our skin. Those hormones are calming and repairers. Lack of sleep cause stress and don`t give to the skin the time its need to recover from the aggression it’s suffer during the day and the result it’s a tired and lifeless skin in the next day plus some dark circles under your eyes.

Stop Smoking: Every cigarette reduces oxygenation of the skin for 90 minutes! Imagine those who smoke more than one per day! Result: The skin is thick and yellow, because of nicotine, without the freshness and opaque. Besides all the problems it causes to health, smoking also causes disturbances in metabolism and accelerates the loss of collagen, the cells responsible for giving support and elasticity to the skin. Summarizing: The act of smoking causes wrinkles particularly around the lips and around the eyes, as the smoker partially closes his eyes to protect the eyes from smoke.

Release your Stress: Emotional stress alters your hormones, increasing the release of endogenous corticosteroids and adrenaline, for example. "This can leave the skin more oily and acne. Stress also makes our immunity system weaker leaving the skin prone to diseases and infections such as cold sores, rashes, psoriasis and vitiligo.

But also don’t forget.......

Your cleaning routine: Take your skin care routine seriously. Morning and night: Make sure you are cleaning your skin with the cleanser for your type of skin (dry, combination or oily skin) then apply the toner to close your pores and calm your skin and lately apply a moisturizer according to your type of skin

Sunscreen protection: Do I still have to say this?  Yes, I will keep saying because I see people around me who doesn’t wear sunscreen and they keep saying they wear but I know it`s not true. (Yes this was for my friends and family).  Up to 80% of prematurely aged skin is caused by sun-damage, Use skincare or makeup with SPF everyday. According to the Brazilian dermatologist Daniela Taniguchi, Solar radiation is a potent cellular oxidant. The radiation penetrates into the skin and causes changes in the DNA of the cells directly and indirectly. It  causes chemical reactions that alter the DNA and collagen and elastic fibres, .According to her, even though our body has its defence mechanisms and antioxidant action, this is not enough to prevent these reactions. The result is what we call photo aging. And the result of this photo aging is brown spots, freckles, flaccidity, rough skin, wrinkles in some cases, skin cancer. The daily SPF, should be 30 + to face, neck and hands (areas where skin is more sensitive) and 15 for the rest of the body

avoid polluted places and moisturize your skin always:  We need to protect our skin from the external aggressors such as wind and sun  and from the pollution as well. The gases found in polluted air  form a film of toxins  that ends up being absorbed by the skin, increasing the oxidation reactions causing  formation of free radicals that damage skin. A face and body well hydrated seals the skins protecting it from those externals aggressors. If your skin is dry it can lead to consequences such as dermatitis and peeling. As we age, the sebaceous glands decrease in number and size, leaving the skin drier." dryness of skin cause itching and allergies, decreases skin elasticity and leads to those undesired wrinkles. So don’t forget to apply your moisturizer everyday and especially after shower, when your skin is still damp, to seal in moisture.

  

Enzymatic exfoliators for acne and sensitive skin

We smart woman know that we need  to exfoliate our skin at least once a week to keep it deeply cleaned and glowing.  What some woman may not  know is if  your skin is a acne prone or sensitive,   exfoliators  with micro beads can harm your skin causing micro cracks which can make the irritation on your skin even worse.  So  the option for replacement is those enzymatic exfoliators  that I use and love. They usually have a gel texture and when in contact with the skin they liquefy melting away the dead skin and impurities thanks to the enzymes, usually from citric fruits and acids such as AHA.  They brighten the complexion leaving the skin cleansed, fresh and glowing.   

You can find these products  at some Pharmacies, specialized websites such as Straberrynet.com  and beauty clinics. The price is basically the same from any other good micro bead exfoliator  from  any well know  brand.

If you want more info just email me  lymasouza.beautytips@blogger.com

Careless hands can reveal your actual age or even make you look older

I have seen many beautiful women in the streets with their  impeccable hair and faces, but then when you look at their hands.....hmmm it`s not as  glow and young as their  faces. Hello Beautiful women! If you don't give to your hands the same attention  and care you give to your face, hair and body, they will make you look older than you really are because our hands are the part of our bodies where is more difficult to disguise the aging process.