Body Care Tips: Paying Attention to the Skin Below Your Chin

Most of us have a daily skin care regimen that helps our face to look healthy, wrinkle-free and revitalised – but do you pay the same amount of attention to the rest of your body? We tend to concentrate more on our face, neck and chest, but that’s only a small portion of our body, what about the other 75%? Some people think a shower is good enough for the rest of our skin, but this isn’t the case.

Showering

If you speak to anyone who works for a leading cream manufacturer (มาร์ค หน้า ใส in Thai) or a reputable dermatologist, they’ll tell you that showering too often is bad for you. You only need to shower twice a day, once in the morning and just before you go to bed. In addition to showering twice a day, you should only spend about 5 minutes in the shower. The more time you spend in the shower the more you start to clean away essential body oils. You should also keep in mind that hotter water dry’s your skin, so try to use lukewarm or cold water where possible.

Gentle Cleansers

There is no need to vigorously scrub your skin while you shower, you’ll damage the skin and cause more harm than good. Use a gentle body cleanser and softly clean your skin without brushing too hard. You should only focus on areas that gather more sweat than others, places such as your:

• Groin
• Armpits
• Head
• Neck
• Feet

You don’t need to put shower gel all over your body, it gets rid of essential body oils that need to be replaced by moisturisers.

Remove Dead Skin

You should bath in Epsom salts or have a mineral salt bath at least once a week to help your body remove dead skin cells. The outer layer of your skin is constantly changing, dead cells need to be removed to help new cells emerge. Soaking your body for 10 or 15 minutes, once a week is highly beneficial to your skin.

Body Lotion

Every time you finish in the shower or bath, make sure to latter your entire body with lotion. There is a wide variety of body lotions on the market, so you should easily find a product that suits your skin type. Using body lotion has several great benefits, some of which include:

• Hydrating your skin to ensure it doesn’t go dry or feel irritated.
• Body lotion can make your skin feel softer and less bumpy.
• Getting rid of dry skin and itchiness.
• Helps to give your body an amazing fragrance once applied.
• It removes dull and dead skin and give your body a fresh glow which lasts throughout the day.
• Makes your skin softer to touch.

Your skin is an important part of your body and it must be kept well-maintained if you are to keep that healthy glow throughout your life. We shouldn’t just focus on the main areas like the face, neck and chest, we need to give the rest of our body the same amount of attention. Find a good product today and start applying it regularly to see the benefits.