Rational Insanity
Beauty Without The Knife
Ten Steps To A Noticeably Beautiful You Without The Cuts
Beauty does not always have to come from a perfect rhinoplasty or constant injections of botox. A face lift can make you look younger but undeniably, you will still feel your age. Did you ever wonder why Asians seem to possess eternal youth or skin that seems to just repel the effects of the environment? Well, here are ten tips that could give you the kind of beauty that everyone will notice, a beauty that will shine through, even without the knife.
- Be confident – constant affirmations can actually help boost self-esteem and allow other people to see a facet of yourself that you have been keeping hidden for God knows how long. Walking into a room full of people convinced that you are the most beautiful person in that room can work wonders in how other people see you.
- Fruit-Up! – certain fruits can help in preserving the beauty of skin. Fruits that are rich in vitamin C can help hasten cell regeneration and increase the resistance of the skin to infection. Fruits that are rich in antioxidants like grapes and tropical fruits can fight free radicals that cause premature ageing of the skin and muscles.
- Sweat it out! – sweating opens our pores and therefore allows our skin to excrete unwanted particles from within. These dirt particles can often cause skin irritation if not expelled. Exercise can also increase blood flow to the surface of the skin, giving our skin a healthy glow and supplying cells with essential oxygen and nutrients. Our bodies also function better with proper exercise with improved metabolism, giving us that youthful ‘spring in our step’!
- Quit! – smoking can do more damage than we actually know. Other than just spoiling our respiratory system and damaging our immune system, the smoke directly coming from the cigarette contains harmful chemicals that stick to the face and cause skin damage and wrinkling, worse than sun damage. Do what’s best for your skin, stop smoking.
- Sober up – too much alcohol causes dehydration. Our bodies need water to remain in shape. More so, dehydration can cause dark circles around our eyes and very dry skin. If you can’t keep away from the bottle, then see to it that you drink an equal amount of glasses of water to the number of bottles you had during the evening, or better yet, try electrolyte drinks or ‘ades’, these can do much in rehydrating our bodies after a night of bingeing.
- Beach up! – breathing-in seaside air helps a lot in resolving respiratory problems. The salt carried by the air from the sea serves as a subtle antiseptic. The light ocean spray also helps to clear your skin of unnoticeable bacteria that might have taken residence on the surface of your skin.
- Supplement – glowing, supple skin is a reflection of how healthy we are from within. Taking vitamin supplements that help in collagen development like Vitamin E can give you that thousand-dollar glow that only a diamond peel can achieve.
- Moisturize – Asians have kept this beauty secret for centuries. Often, artificial moisture is not necessary in Asian countries because the air, resulting from the climate, is enough to moisturize the skin. In countries like the US, however, artificial moisturizing is necessary. The best moisturizers are the ones that are not crude oil based. Moisturizing is different from hydration, the best moisturizing agents contain ingredients that are easily absorbed by the skin. Ingredients like the lye found in soap can cause skin damage and dryness.
- Sleep – lack of sleep disables the bodies ability to regenerate. Lack of sleep does not only make us cranky, but it also contributes to stress, which in turn, keeps us from looking our age, or younger than our age, in this case.
- Smile – everybody knows this – smiling uses lesser facial muscles than frowning. Frown lines go by another name – wrinkles. Smile and make people happy, and without their knowledge, give your face that much needed physical therapy.
Who says we need to go under the scalpel to be beautiful? Try these ten tips and you are guaranteed of one thing - everybody will see the difference in no time! Good Luck!
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