"Best Smooth Skin Tips"

Fall is in the air and if you live in a winter climate, now is the time to think about starting your winter skin care routine.  Cold weather and lower humidity of the winter months takes its toll on skin.  Fine lines become entrenched in the drier climes and skin can get rough and flakey.  In addition to anti aging lotions, eye wrinkle creams, and overall body moisturizes, here are some smooth skin tips to employ during the winter months ahead:

• Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate – start hydrating from the inside out and drink plenty of water.  This is probably the one tip you will see most often. That’s because it is so beneficial to your skin and in fact all bodily functions. Hydration helps to flush toxins out of your body, and leaves your skin plumper and firmer looking with fewer fine lines and face wrinkles. Limit the amount of caffeine and alcohol as both act to dehydrate.  Warm water with a dash of honey and lemon can work miracles and herbal tea is a cozy drink on a cold afternoon.

• Moisturize frequently – now we’re talking about hydrating from the outside.  Oil-based moisturizers for an all over body lotion helps to create a barrier between your precious skin and the outside elements. Cocoa butter cream or Shea butter should be applied generously with in moments after a shower or at other times if your skin is feeling dry and itchy.  Moisturizers with an SPF of at least 15 is recommended.

• Use good anti aging lotions on your face, neck, and décolletage – remember, it not just face wrinkles we
  see when we get older; in fact some of the earliest signs of aging appear first in the neck and chest area. Whatever you choose to use on your face, take it all the way down to the neck and chest area.

• Take supplements to moisturize your body from within – flaxseed oil is wonderful as is fish oil, vitamin-E supplements and other oils rich in fatty acids.  Oils help to keep your body in good working order, and can help to preserve skin nutrients.

• Use lip balm liberally – keep a tube of lip balm in your purse, at your desk, in the car and in the pocket
  of your favorite coat.  Never be caught without the ability to liberally apply lip protection and make sure
  it has at least and SPF of 15.

Treat your body with care this winter and next spring you will still have the warm glow from healthy, youthful looking skin!