Many of us, on a regular basis, take a bath, wash our hair and shave. For most people, hygiene and personal grooming are good habits that many people perform on a regular basis. Would you be willing to change your routine if doing so made your skin appear more attractive and created a better-looking you?

Many adults whom are over 30 make one big mistake when it comes to washing: They do too much of it. Many adults take a shower before work, after going to the gym, and sometimes before going to sleep as well. Twelve minutes in the shower is far too long for your skins sake and it is important to try and reduce this time to five minutes.

Too much washing results not simply in cleanliness but in removing too much oil from your skin causing itchy and irritated skin, particularly in the winter months. If you are taking a shower without a water filter and with the steam build up, you are subjecting yourself and your skin to excess chlorine.

Including below is a listing of tips that can help preserve your skin:

1. Avoid using a washcloth on delicate areas, particularly the mucous membranes. Instead, use a soft sponge along with a glycerin soap, massaging your skin in one way in the direction of your heart.

2. Adjust the water temperature so that it is warm instead of hot; cooler water is better, just don’t make it cold.

3. If you have normal to dry skin, use fragrance-free or sensitive skin soap on your body and either a soap free cleanser or nothing at all on mucous membranes.

4. If have a tendency to oily skin, then use good glycerine soap. I use this type of soap and it removes just enough oil without drying my skin.

5. Miss out a shower as frequently as you can. Many people will find this odd advice, but it’s good to add to the amount of time in between showers. Skipping a shower for a whole day once or twice a week, especially in the winter allows your skin to produce and maintain its natural oils.

6. Look at the ingredients in your shampoo and make quite sure they are mostly, if not exclusively, natural ingredients. Many commonly advertised products contain artificial coloring, dyes, synthetic chemicals, and petrochemicals. All of those things are dangerous to the human body.

Re-examining your shower practices can genuinely help your skin by decreasing your shower time, using water filters, gently massaging your skin in a rounded pattern with a soft sponge, and using skin and hair care products with natural extracts.

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