Title: 
Seven Skin Care Commandments You Ought To Follow

Word Count:
529

Summary:
The article enumerates seven essential skin care tips that every girl and woman should know. In the article, the author explains why most women are so into the craze of achieving flawless and beautiful skin, which explains the sudden popularity and demand for skin care beauty products.


Keywords:
 skin care


Article Body:
Obsessing on having a flawless skin is really pointless. With today’s craze on skin perfection, women are consumed with purchasing skin care products and trying out various beauty regimens just to achieve the perfect skin they see on TV commercials and magazines.

There is really nothing wrong in using beauty products to achieve a young and healthy looking skin. However, most of these products only offer false benefits such as instant facelifts, zero pores, and perfect skin smoothness. In fact, there is really no need for you to adhere using such products just to have beautiful skin. Remember that the body changes as you become older. Hence, wrinkles, facial lines, freckles, and other changes in the skin are natural indications of aging.

As mentioned earlier, beauty products are not that necessary just so you can have beautiful skin. Expensive beauty treatments are also not always the best option to maintain a flawless skin. Remember that achieving a beautiful and smooth skin doesn’t really need to be costly.

If great skin is what you want, then read the tips below on how to achieve a smoother and younger-looking skin.

   1. Get enough nutrition and rest.
Adequate nutrition and rest are essential if you are aiming to achieve a beautiful skin. Make sure to have at least eight hours of sleep everyday. If you eat well, it is reflected on your skin; so eat right and maintain a healthy daily diet.                 

   2. Avoid nicotine.
To refrain from smoking is probably one the most cliché reminders on what’s good and bad to the skin. Since the skin is among the largest organs of the human body, it therefore needs a lot of oxygen so the skin won’t look gray and dull.

   3. Be stress free.
If you are always stressed out from work or other activities, it definitely shows on your physical appearance, particularly on the skin. Hence, find ways to perfectly manage stress and pressure to avoid experiencing physical complications, particularly the skin, as side effects of intense stress. 
 
  4. Wash your face as often as necessary.
Washing the face is perhaps the simplest yet very hygienic skin care regimen. Never ever forget to wash your face before going to bed every night as your face is packed with dust, dirt, and dried makeup.    

   5. Avoid popping or squeezing out pimples with your fingers.
Pimples are indeed very frustrating. But popping or squeezing them out using your fingers is really a no no, for this will only traumatize and scar your face. If you want to get rid of pimples, try using an effective and safe skin care ointment to dry the blisters.

   6. Regularly clean your makeup.
Make sure to regularly replace the old sponges of your compacts with fresh sponges. Using dirty makeup paraphernalia may lead to acne, pimples, and blisters on your face. In addition, throw away old cosmetics and buy new ones every six months.         

   7. Practice applying less makeup.
A simple makeup is better than applying layers of colors on your face. However, if you really want to apply more makeup, do it occasionally so your skin can adjust to the layers of ingredients you applied on your face.