complexion

[nahar]

namaste to all doctors visiting this site

I am 20 and my question is skin related so i want to forward it to dermatologist.well my problem is that skin of my face doesnot look very natural fresh.

Well, i had acne in my face once upon a time and because of regular visit of doctors and different medication i suceed to diminish about 90% of my acne.

Now my face skin care routine is that i wash my face by DXN soap and use cream called persol gel 5 during night time and when i am to go out i use fair and lovely gel oil control as my face is oily and is very dry sometime.And i do take steam some time.

still my complexion doesnot look natural and fresh.Please tell me some good tips to upgrade my complexion.and do eating and sleeping habits effects complexion?IF yes,what is the right way to follow it.

nahar

[Doctor]

Many people take their skin for granted. The skin has several basic needs. First, it needs to be kept as clean as possible. Second, the skin needs to be protected from sunlight and other environmental insults. The skin of the face needs even more attention than the rest of the body because the face has more oil glands, especially the central forehead, eye areas, nose and chin. One needs to perform a brief morning regimen for the facial skin and a longer regimen before going to bed. Once you have your skin care regimen down, it will only take five to ten minutes a day.


Morning Facial Care:

• In the morning you should clean your face with luke-warm water and a creamy cleanser or purifying gel wash. Avoid bar soap because this strips the natural moisturizing factors from the skin, leaving it feeling very tight and dry. Do not rub the skin dry. Instead, blot it gently with a towel. Your morning facial care can be done in the shower or at the sink.Exuviance Cleanser
• * Next, you should tone the skin on the face. Toning the skin helps remove any residual cleanser or make-up that may have been left behind. A toner also helps restore the natural pH level of the skin, leaves your skin clean, clear and ready to be hydrated.
• Next, apply a moisturizer. This should be specialized to your skin type. A moisturizer leaves the skin feeling softer and smoother. It also helps smooth away fine lines and dryness. A sunscreen can be applied on top of the moisturizer.
• Next, apply your make-up (if you choose to wear make-up). Your foundation should match your skin tone. Never use a darker foundation than your skin tone; it should look natural.

Evening Facial Care:Exuviance Toner

• The evening starts like the morning. First, you should clean your face with luke-warm water and a creamy cleanser or purifying gel wash. These skin cleansers will remove your make-up at the same time you wash your face.
• A toner should then be applied. Any trace of make-up remaining will be removed (the easiest way of applying a toner is to put it on a cotton pad).
• Now, while your face is still wet, you should exfoliate. Exfoliating is the process of removing dead skin cells, which cause the face to look dull. The build up of dead cells can also contribute to blockage of the pores causing acne. Also this build up of dead cells will not let the products you are using penetrate the skin and work to their full capacity. Exfoliating will brighten the skin and give it a more healthy glow. Massage gently and rinse well. This can be done every night or 1-2 times a week all depending on the type of exfoliant.
• Finally, apply a moisturizer to your face, which is specified for your skin type. A firming eye cream should also be used around the eye area.

Facial Care Tips:

• Never go to bed with your make-up on. Make-up that is left on overnight clogs the pores and prevents the skin cells from shedding, which may cause blemishes and/or blackheads. The skin needs to breathe over night.
• Waterproof make-up is most easily removed with a gel cleanser.
• The most important thing that you can do for your facial skin is to avoid sunlight or use liberal amounts of sunscreen. Sunlight causes the skin to age and causes skin cancer which is the most common malignancy in humans. The most common location for these tumors is the face. If you do not believe that the sun ages your skin, then look at the skin under your upper arm and compare it to the skin on your face and the back of the hands.
• Alpha hydroxy acid applied daily will help prevent acne out breaks if you have acne prone skin.
• If you have acne and the above measures do not help, see your dermatologist. There are many prescription treatments for acne.

Face Care Routine

1. CLEANSING
Women who wear make-up should carry out a routine of cleansing, toning and moisturing each evening, as well as washing the face in the morning. Cleansing will remove old make-up and the grime and grease that have been accumulated during the day.

• Remove mascara with a cotton bud dipped in eye-dipped in eye-cleansing lotion. To make the job easier keep your hair off your face.
• Remove the eyeshadow by gently wiping it off with a pad of clean cotton wool moistened with eye-cleansing lotion.
• Pour a little face cleansing cream into the palm of one hand and dab it generously over the nose, chin, forehead and cheeks---using two fingers of the other hand.
• Massage the cream into the skin, starting under the throat, using a gentle upward motion.
• Continue massaging the cream up to the forehead, using the fingertips.
• Gently massage the cream from the eyes to the nose.
• Massage cream back over the chin, which is particularly prone to blackheads. Use the index finger.
• Remove the cream from the face with tissue pads in each hand. Start under the chin and work over the cheeks and on to the forehead

2. TONING
Toners remove all traces of dirt, make-up or cleanser that remain after cleansing.

• Immediately after cleansing apply toner to the forehead and cheeks on a pad of corron wool
• Apply the toner to the crevices around the nose.
• Apply the toner to the crevices around the chin.

3. MOISTURIZING
Without moisture, the skin will not remain smooth and supple. The face is exposed to the drying effect of the weather, so moisturisers -- which form a film over the skin -- contain and augment the natural moisture.

• Using the tips ofthe fingers, dot moisturising cream lightly all over the face.
• Press the fingers of both hands into the centre of the forehead and work the cream slowly outwards. Pat the cream gentlyaround the eyes.
• Work the cream around the jawline, chin and mouth with the middle fingers of both hands.
• Massage the cream over the throat with alternating hands, using upward strokes from collar-bone to chin

[demon_dissector]

Drink plenty of fluids. On average a person should be drinking two litres of water! Helps the skin look young!

[pickle]

another easy way is to eat lots of fruits and vegetables with vitamin A,C,D and E (like strawberries, oranges, broccoli, carrot, spinach..etc these will not only help ur skin but also help u to prevent heart disease, cataract, and cancers of stomach, throat, mouth and also help to build up ur immune system) and drink enough water according to ur daily activity coz if u play a lot or sweat a lot then u should drink more water.
about ur acne, dirt and oil on the surface of the skin do not cause acne, excessive oil on your skin may exacerbate the clogging of pore openings, so proper washing is often a good way to keep the situation from becoming worse. doctors have seen a connection between stress and acne for a long time..so try not to stay stressed (coz that could be one of ur prob. too) and it is believed that an increased consumption of iodine aggravates acne, so it would be better to reduce or elimination of fish and iodized salt. so i guess if u watch ur diet and clean ur skin properly then u wont have to take medications for ur acne any more.
and yea.. one more thing.. after u take steam, don't leave ur skin just like that coz when u take steam, it opens the pores of ur face and if u leave it like that then later dust particles will settle and clog ur skin pore. so remember to apply toner or a light astringent when u are done with steaming.

[demon_dissector]

also.. you shouldn't exfloiate more than once a week otherwise you'll have dry skin...worse you'll have no skin!! ALWAYS moisturise...helps keep the skin youthful.