Skincare on a budget
Taking care of your skin doesn’t have to expensive. Save on skincare products and try these DIY tricks.
Amidst the world health crisis – which is Covid-19 and the economic strain it’s putting on the world – we’re finding that we aren’t able to splurge on the ‘“nice to haves” as much as we’d like to.
“Luckily, there is light at the end of the tunnel,” says Su-Marie Annandale brand manager for Clere skincare. “Keeping your skin healthy and beautiful does not always mean having to spend large sums of money on the latest skincare products.”
There are many simple, affordable, and easy elements that you can incorporate into your health and skincare routines that will work towards beautiful looking skin.
Su-Marie shares the following tips:
- Taking care of your skin from the inside out is very important. The first step is to ensure you are well hydrated. Drink enough water throughout the day.
- Exfoliate regularly, ideally twice a week, to remove dead skin cells from your body and leave your skin prepped and ready to absorb a moisturiser. Creating your own body scrub is cost-effective and you can make it to suit your skin concerns. Add either of the following to your body lotion or creme: salt will help relax your muscles, sugar is gentler on the skin, ground coffee has the benefit of caffeine to constrict blood vessels and oatmeal is the gentlest exfoliant to soften and hydrate the skin. Add your favourite essential oils to help relax, soothe, or energise. Once finished applying rinse it off in the shower.
- Avoid baths that are too hot as this can dry out your skin.
- Apply a nourishing body lotion or creme, ideally to your slightly damp skin.
- Lastly, sleep is vital. It is called “beauty sleep” for a reason. When you sleep your body has time to repair and recover. Not only will you wake up with a glowing complexion, but you will also encourage your body to generate collagen, which helps fight wrinkles.
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