The basic facial skin care routine

Hello everyone,

This post is dedicated to all you beautiful girls who've just begun to take care of their skin. Until last year, I was not so conscious about my skin and it's well being. It is after seeing people and reading many blogs that I understood my skin won't stay young forever. It will age one day. If I start taking care of my skin from now I can age gracefully, also look charming now, while I'm still young.  

So for all of you to have that natural glow on your face you just need to dedicate 5-10 minutes morning and night for yourself. Not all are blessed with a great skin. Ofcourse our skin tones uneven, we are acne prone, sunburnt, we have dark spots what not. But trust me, a religious routine does take of all these and gives you great skin. This routine is followed by everyone including film stars. so here we go. 3 simple letters for "beautiful you- today, tomorrow". It's called as the "C-T-M" routine aka Cleansing-Toning-Moisturising Routine. 

The first step is to Cleanse: 

Cleansing your face removes all dirt and makeup which gets stuck onto you. With so much pollution in cities these days, we can hardly protect ourselves from dust and pollution. A body soap is never advised to be used on face. You could use a good pocket friendly face wash designed for your skin type. If you are a makeup girl, use a good cleansing milk(or any baby oil for that matter) to remove all traces of makeup and then cleanse your face.Besan flour mixed with haldi and milk(lemon for oily skin) acts as one of the best cleansers. Even Ashwarya Rai Bachchan says that she cannot do without besan, such are the benefits of besan(gramflour). Never over cleanse your face that it loses it's naturals oils. Keep it to twice or thrice a day depending on your coming in and going out of your house.

Second step Toning: 

Toning is the process of applying a toner to your face. I know many girls who would't want to spend on a toner just because they do not know it uses. Toner is the miracle product which removes any traces of dirt, also minimizes pore size on you face and acts as a hydrating agent for the face. It also helps in restoring the natural PH balance of the skin. A regular cucumber juice can also act as an excellent toner, but it is best if dry skinned beauties try out cucumber water as it makes skin a bit oily for already oily skinned ladies.You can tone after every cleanse.

Third and the final step Moisturizing: 

All of us moisturize our skin, don't we? A good moisturizer helps in maintaining the moisture balance of the skin and also makes it radiant and glowing. It also creates a layer between your facial skin and the outer atmosphere to protect you from dust. Never over do moisturizing. Keep it to twice a day and give a gap so that your skin can breathe(which is also very essential). Aloevera is an excellent moisturizer, it can handle any skin related issues so so well.

Other important parts of a healthy skin care regimen:

1)Sunscreen:If your moisturizer itself contains SPF. It's great else you will have to top it up with a sunscreen. For Indian climate SPF30 and 30+ are advised to be the best.

Did you know?? : Mere tube-light can also cause damage to your skin which can be avoided if you use a good sunscreen. How many times have you looked at yourself in the mirror and cursed at you dark spots which never seem to vanish?? I have done that almost everyday. Just try sunscreen for about a month and then see the results. You'd be surprised and happy to find your face glowing and dark spots vanishing. 

2) Scrub: 

While excessive scrubbing can be too much for your skin to tolerate scrubbing twice a week with a mild scrub(which does not contain abrasive granules) is always great. It helps in removing the dead skin cells and also a few blackheads(although blackheads need special attention).You could use a strawberry as a scrub and it does it's job extremely well.

For the guys- Scrubbing twice a month won't do any harm as your face definitely looks better( the patau tip :P).

3) Face pack/mask: 

If your complexion has become dull or lifeless revive it with the help of a face pack/mask. Remember to use only something that perfectly suits your skin. 

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OK, that's it for today. See you all tomorrow with another post. Until then stay beautiful.. Tadaaa..