HYDRATION IS THE KEY TO HEALTHY (LOOKING) SKIN!
When we become dehydrated, our skin becomes dry, flaky, and wrinkled. As we continue to age, it loses its natural elasticity, making it harder for water to enter our cells, causing our skin to become more easily dehydrated. When we shower, we are actually removing oil and moisture from our skin. When we use toxic chemicals, we are disrupting our skins natural moisture balance and making it even more prone to breakouts and blemishes.
Our skin is the largest organ of our body. It prevents germs from entering the body and damaging internal organs. Our skin supports the life of all other body parts and plays a role in maintaining the immune system and helps to regulate body temperature through the sweat glands. Moral of the story is…OUR SKIN IS KIND OF A BIG DEAL!
To keep your skin looking healthy and youthful, and help with aging, you need to KEEP IT HYDRATED! Hydrated skin will age slower and look healthier. If our skin was granted 1 wish and we had to deliver at all costs…it would simply be to hydrate it! Not hard.
Here are 3 ways you can hydrate your skin to protect, nourish and repair it.
- HYDRATE FROM THE INSIDE: The first, most important way to do this is to drink plenty of water. Period.
- SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR PRETTY BAR SOAPS: The second way to help hydrate your skin is to stop using traditional bar soaps. While cute and quite aromatic (often good enough to eat), traditional bar soaps have a very high pH that causes dry, dehydrated skin. Instead, try this Aloe Vera Face and Body Soap from My ALOEssentials. It is 100% free of toxic chemicals and will actually help put back in the moisture that you are stripping from your skin when you shower.
- HYDRATE FROM THE OUTSIDE: A third and critical way to prevent dehydrated skin is to hydrate it from the outside. My ALOEssentials Aloe Vera Body Cream contains 100% Pure Organic Aloe Vera that makes up over 50% of its contents to deliver hydration and nourishment to dehydrated skin cells. This body cream is also 100% free of toxic chemicals and is safe and recommended for use on your face, body, and hands as part of your daily skincare routine. It comes in Sweet Orange, Lavender, and Tea Tree and Lemon.
- SAY NO TO TOXIC CHEMICALS: Pay attention to skincare product labels and avoid toxic chemicals! Using skin care products that excessively dry out your skin will make your skin even more vulnerable to breakouts and blemishes. Sulfates, found in most body care products, are a major skin irritant that strips your skin of its own protective barrier and disrupts your natural moisture balance. This can often cause your body to have to overcompensate by producing excess oil. All of ALOEssentials aloe vera skincare products are 100% free of toxic chemicals.
You might very well be thinking that because your skin doesn’t show obvious signs of being dehydrated, then it must not be a problem that applies to you. I wish that were true but it’s still a serious concern because skin is very good at hiding when it’s being aggravated. You might not see the damage on skin’s surface right now, but there is no doubt that you will over time.
The reality is that we are all aging, every day. There is no miracle anti-aging product that will undo any major damage we’ve done. What we can do is take some really simple steps to preserve what we do have, and make our bodies feel the best they can be so we can enjoy them every day we are blessed with. Staying hydrated, from both the inside and out, is the #1 best thing we can do for our skin, along with paying attention to labels and only using skincare products free of chemicals and minimal ingredients. Our skin is our body’s largest organ, yet we don’t always treat it the same as we do our smaller, internal organs. Would you purposely ingest toxic chemicals? It’s unlikely. Take care of yourself, and give your skin what it needs to do its best work for you. <3
And if you really want to give your skin a treat, try this Sweet Orange Aloe Vera Skincare set that includes (1) bar of aloe vera soap and (1) 4oz jar of Aloe Vera Cream!
