Tip #2: Avoid refined sugars, sweets, and white flour goods. Sugar and foods high in carbs can damage your skin’s collagen (one of the “elasticity” proteins of the skin). As a source of natural probiotics, add to your diet fermented vegetables. Supplement your diet with high-quality Grape Seed Extract (Resveratrol), Astaxanthin, fish or krill oil, curcumin (a component of turmeric), or organic turmeric, ginger root, Pycnogenol, Spirulina, and Maca root powder. Minerals: zinc (liposomal kind) and sulfur (organic form – MSM powder). Vitamins: A (beta-carotene), C-Ester, CoQ-10. To keep your mitochondria healthy, learn about the benefits of a Mediterranean diet and intermittent fasting.

 

Tip #3: Use gentle and safe skincare products – organic whenever possible!  Your skin absorbs it all.  Don’t compromise your health and the health of your skin by using potential poisons.

 

Tip #4:  Detox regularly – drink green vegetable juices and green smoothies, which are all great for detox. Learn more about detoxifying your body/skin from Vika’s Blog posts and Newsletters. a regularly basis – drink green vegetable juices, green smoothies which are all great for detox.  Learn more about detoxifying your body/skin from Vika's Blog posts and Newsletters.

 

Tip #5: Drink all your liquids during the day time. Drinking them at night may cause morning puffiness under the eyes.

 

Tip #6:  Protect your skin from sunburn: it breaks down collagen and generates free radicals that accelerate aging. Make sure you wear long-sleeved cotton shirts and white pants from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the summer.   Apply Vika's Essentials Certified Organic “Prodigal Sun” Serum and Vika’s Essentials Certified Organic Raw Cream several times during the day.

 

Tip #7: Avoid or minimize damage from hot water and chlorine.  Chlorine causes oxidative damage.  The hotter the water, the more potential for harm because chemical reactions increase as the temperature increases.  Hot water may cause your skin to age faster.  Adjust your water temperature to be a bit cooler, limit your showers to one per day, decrease your soak time in the bath, and use a charcoal filter for the showerhead.

 

Tip #8:  Each evening, be sure to remove your makeup using Vika’s Essentials  Certified Organic Makeup Remover.  It’s a bad idea to flop into bed, leaving makeup on your face.  Take a couple of minutes to remove it, and you’ll find your face looking and feeling younger.

Tip #9: Try to sleep on your back – it minimizes the stretching effect of gravity on the skin.

 

Tip # 10:  Don’t smoke for your general health and maintain younger-looking skin. Smoking causes free radical production, which can age your skin faster.

 

Tip #11: Do a 3-5 minute facial self-massage every time you apply oils: it is an easy and essential part of any beauty regime to keep wrinkles at bay. Besides softening the skin, facial massages can also stimulate blood circulation and remove dead skin. Here are a few links for you to check out:

Facial self massage

Facial self massage (Part 2)

 

Add simple exercises to your daily beauty regime:

3-minute  exercise for your face

3-minute exercise for your lips and cheeks

3-minute exercise for your eyes

3-minute exercise for your neck

 

Tip #12: To address your emotional issues, practice EFT  (Emotional Freedom Technique) daily to relieve any stress you may be dealing with. Learn about practicing EFT here . 

Always remember: healthy-looking, radiant skin is a result of a well-rounded lifestyle consisting of exercise and a healthy diet. Health, as you know, is everything we eat, do, say, hear, and see. Healthy eating habits, as well as a positive open mind, will help to prepare your skin to accept the oils better.

Applying skin care products carefully is very important for their effectiveness:

• Always choose skin care products based on your skin type whether it's sensitive, normal to dry, normal to oily, acne-prone or very dry.
• Avoid washing your face with harsh soaps and hot water: hot water enhances skin damage by chlorine. Cleanse your face with alcohol-free, chemical-free, soap-free ingredients such as Vika’s Essentials Facial Wash (available for different skin types) as needed, then rinse with lukewarm water;
• Apply only alcohol-free botanical toners with Hydrosols, aloe vera and essential oils like Vika’s Essentials Certified Organic Floral Toner;
• Always apply oil-based creams or oil blends (which suit your skin type) on damp skin;
• Use exfoliating scrubs occasionally to remove dead skin (people with dry sensitive skin should not use it more than once a week). Vika’s Essentials Certified Organic Exfoliating Facial Scrub is very gentle and effective for exfoliation.
• Once a week use Vika’s Essentials Mask for 5-10 minutes (depending on skin type) and follow with a high quality botanical toner such as Vika’s Facial Floral Toner. It offers natural nourishment and makes your skin feel wonderful.
• Take special care of the skin around your eyes because it is very delicate, and it is where age is most noticeable. Apply Vika’s Essentials Certified Organic Rosa Dew Eye Serum by gently tapping the skin under your eyes (use your ring finger) from the outside towards your nose.
• Avoid soaps, saunas, harsh scrubbing agents and toners with alcohol if you have dry skin. Choose products with Vitamin C and are rich in vitamins, minerals, and amino acid plant oils like evening primrose oil, rosehip seed oil, avocado oil, coconut oil, argan nut oil, sweet almond, macadamia nut, sea buckthorn and shea butter.

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