Healthy habits for clear skin

Wedding preparations generally start with healthy habits and making sure we look our best on the day. Keeping your skin clear when things can get a little stressful requires some healthy habits and here are a few habits you should include in your beauty regime.

1. Clean your make-up brushes

Anything that comes into contact with your face on a daily basis should be cleaned regularly. This is especially true when it comes to make-up brushes . Bristles are the perfect breeding ground for bacteria of the blemish causing variety. Experts recommend cleansing your brushes once a week.

2. Wash your bed linen

While you are sleeping, blemishes causing bacteria are transferred from your face to your sheets. If you are not washing them regularly, you could be passing bacteria back and forth for days on end. Pore-clogging oils from your scalp can also be transferred to your pillow, so it is always best to wash your linen at least once a week.

3. Moisture

Dousing oily, blemish prone skin with moisturisers may seem counterintuitive, but it’s actually one of the best things you can do for your breakouts. When skin is dry, the oil glands tend to overproduce sebum in an attempt to add moisture back into the skin. This can lead to clogged pores, which causes even more breakouts.

4. Sanitise your phone

Mobile phones are hotspots for blemish causing bacteria, so keep them clean with an antibacterial wipe. Simply wipe down your phone screen at the end of each day to ensure bacteria isn’t transferred to your face when you are making your next phone call. And better still, use the hands-free speaker mode to minimise phone contact with your facial skin.

5. Add Retinal your skincare regime

Vitamin A is often hailed as the gold standard of anti-aging but it actually started out as an acne treatment as it works by speeding up cell turnover to prevent pores from being clogged.

6. Keep your hands away from your face

We heard this repeatedly during COVID19 prevention lessons. It always best to take the hands-off approach. Touching continuously can move blemish causing bacteria from area of the face to another, spreading your breakout across the entirety of your complexion.

7. Exfoliate regularly (but don’t over do it!)

Removing dead skin cells before they have the chance to clog your pores is a sure-fire way of obtaining a clear complexion. The key is to do it gently. Harsh exfoliating scrubs can rams up your skin’s inflammation worsening the appearance of blemishes while delaying their natural healing cycle. Instead, use a gentle facial wash such as Medik8 Clarifying foam which incorporates mild exfoliating acids such as salicylic acid.

8. Take off your make-up before bed

When you sleep, your make-up can become embedded within your pores, taking daily dirt and grime along with it. By cleansing your skin before bed, you’re giving your pores the opportunity to breathe, which will ultimately result in a clearer, brighter complexion.