CLEAR & GLOWING SKIN.

Every person wants Perfect flawless skin and a lot of us go to great lengths and spend a great deal of money 

When trying to achieve it. 

We go out looking for these 

Complicated solutions thinking it's going to be the fix to our complicated problems when in fact the solutions tend to be quite simple.

So here are some tips on how you can keep your skin clear and healthy and glowing . 

All learn to love your skin. 

So if you have freckles,Beauty marks, natural discolorations, a dark complexion or a light complexion. It doesn't matter own it. 

It's you and therefore it's beautiful. So focus on the things that you can change and honor the things that you can't.

Start with nutrition because healthy and glowing skin primarily comes from the inside and not from the outside.

So you may have heard or read people say that certain vitamin and mineral supplements can help with achieving a clear complexion.Whereas other people might say that certain food ingredients like celery and cucumber,, mint lemon and berries help with achieving clearer skin, but personally I don't believe that anyone compound or small group of food ingredients is what helps to achieve a clear complexion. Your nutrition and your diet as a whole is what determines the health and vitality of your skin. So the more wholesome plant-based foods that you eat the clearer your skin will be I mean no single supplement or single food ingredients can offer the complex matrix of nutrients and antioxidants.That can be found in the plethora of plant-based foods that you can enjoy does that mean you need to be extreme about it.No, not at all,enjoy some plant-based treats on occasion and still manage to have a good complexion.0veruse the processed foods, the oily foods, the foods with loads of added sugar skin tends to break out a little bit more. So keep it all balanced and place an emphasis on enjoying an overall wholesome diet.

Hydration.
Some people recommend detox teas other people will recommend vitamin infused waters. 

But just like nutrition don't let any of these quick fix solutions fool you so again the focus is to look at overall Hydration, the question comes down to are you getting enough fluids? This can be in the form of water, soups ,smoothies Teas, fruits and the like. Making sure that you do is certainly gonna help in your journey towards achieving clear skin.

Good health.Most beauty care manufacturers will try to convince us that our skin issues are a result of an isolated.The external

 problem that can be easily remedied with some kind of lotion or product that they sell but healthy and glowing skin primarily comes from within. So an integral part of skin health is Good health. So this means happy intestines and healthy poops. So making sure to eat foods that are high in fiber like fruits, veggies, whole grains beans, lentils,nuts, seeds, flax and chia seeds in addition to making sure that we get a healthy dose of Probiotics like plant-based yogurts and fermented foods are healthy.

Pysical activity.Not only for the gut but also for the skin of course hydration and regular physical activity helps to keep things moving, too.

It should come as no surprise that sweating and regular physical activity helps with a complexion as well. So when we exercise we increase blood flow to all areas of our body and our skin is included in that too so with increased blood flow means increased oxygen and nutrients delivered to the cells and it's also an opportunity for the cells too.Get rid of any toxins or cellular debris that thery might have been hanging on to so more physical activity means healthier skin.                                                             

Stress.

Exercise helps not only with increased blood flow but also helps to decrease stress and we all know how much more our skin can break Out when we're going through stressful times. So the question to be asking yourself is am I experiencing stress? And if so what might I be able to do to bring some Zen into my life as I've mentioned in the past for me. It's usually time spent in nature or time spent with family and friends some kind of self-care ritual or a cup of warm tea, whatever it is take the time to identify what you can do to bring some calm into your life to decrease the stress and Trust me your mental health and your skin will thank you for it.

So now that we've discussed how to achieve beautiful skin from the inside we can segue into discussing how it can be achieved from

Keep products simple.The outside if you used creams night creams, 

Cleansers, face washes, makeup removers and scrubbers that work for you then keep at it.I'm not trying to persuade you to do otherwise for me personally. It just feels like an unnecessary expense extra clutter in the bathroom. So the only thing that does touch my face is coconut oil when I wake up. I wash my face with water and then apply coconut oil. So it's essentially my moisturizer if I wore makeup that day in the evening.I'll wash off as much of the makeup as I can with water first and then apply coconut oil to a cotton pad and use This is to remove the makeup on my eyes. So the coconut oil serves both as a moisturizer and a makeup remover.

Give it time.All good things take time so don't mind - quick fix solutions or expect overnight results. And remember that consistent practice is key. 

So when I transition from using my day and night creams to using coconut oil It did take a while for my skin to adjust at first it got too oily. Then I noticed little bumps on my skin and then it got too dry before it finally found its equilibrium. So if you've gotten into a new routine or if you're using a new product give it time and in a few weeks You'll start to notice a change in your complexion.

Exfoliation.This is one you want to make sure not to overdo both in frequency as well as in pressure. 

So exfoliate every two to three days or so with an exfoliating cloth . It's really simple just add some soap to the cloth and gently scrub to remove any dead skin or debris.

Let it breathe.I am forever grateful to one of my sisters who taught me at a very young age not to wear makeup on my face.

She told me to honor how my skin looked naturally because wearing foundations and powders would only create a dependency of sorts.

Making me feel less beautiful on days when I wasn't wearing it because I didn't have that airbrushed. Look, I would become so used to and don't get me wrong I do wear foundation sometimes but I keep it only to special occasions, not as part of my daily routine.I Want to let my skin and pores breathe and I find that when I do wear a foundation it results in at least a pimple Or two which then warrants wearing foundation again to cover it up and then it becomes a vicious cycle.