These skincare facts can make you take better care of your skin and lets you know some mistakes you have been making.
10 facts about skincare you need to know
Here are some interesting facts about skincare you probably didn't know.
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1. Dancing and exercise makes your skin glow
Dancing makes you sweat, when you sweat, dead skin cells are removed from your face. When you wash it off, your skin glows more.
2. Lack of sleep affects your skin
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Staying awake at night is bad for your skin.
Your body uses the nighttime to rejuvenate. Lack of sleep can cause a dull and pale complexion, and before you know it, you start having pimples.
3. You start ageing at 20
You start ageing at 20 years and the part of your body that takes the hit is your face, especially your eyes.
4. Use sunglasses to reduce wrinkles around your eyes
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Constantly squinting your eyes under the sun can cause wrinkles around your eyes.
Always wear sunglasses when out in the sun.
5. Alcohol ages your skin
Alcohol dehydrates your skin. Dehydrated skin causes wrinkles.
6. Eat a lot of fish for smooth skin
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Fish has a lot of omega-3 fatty acids which provides your skin with essential oils that it needs to glow.
7. Your skin renews itself every 28 days.
Your skin needs to be regenerated. The epidermis is the part of your skin that contains dead skin cells.
Dead skin cells reach the surface of your skin every 28 days, where it is finally shed.
8. Thousand of dead skin cells gets shed every minute
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Every minute you lose 30,000 to 40,000 cells from the surface of your skin; this is why you should wash your pillows as often as you can.
9. Cucumber reduces swelling
If you notice that your eyes are swelling or swollen, use some cucumber peels to reduce the inflammation and relax your eyes.
10. Do not pop that pimple
When you pop a pimple, you are pushing more dirt and bacteria into your skin, and that causes more pimples.
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After all these, do not forget to eat healthy meals and use vitamin C serum on your skin.
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