Beauty Isn’t Just Skin Deep

Radiant health and beauty begins on the inside, at the cellular level. In order to make the most of your looks, you have to gain an understanding of exactly what is happening inside your body and how it can affect you.

Because your body is composed mostly of water, it is important that you keep up your hydration. Hydration not only helps you to feel good in a healthy sort of way, but it can also aid in your beauty. When your body is fully hydrated, your skin will typically be clearer and your complexion more even. This is because your cells need an appropriate amount of water inside and around them in order to maintain equilibrium. Too little water and your cells shrivel up, allowing outside substances to block your pores (causing acne) or creating wrinkles.

Processed foods can accumulate some not-so-good substances in your body, which, like above, can lead to acne and an uneven complexion. It also affects your weight, which many consider an important aspect to beauty. In this way, consuming more organic foods, which help to nourish your body without any unnecessary ingredients, can help you to become more physically beautiful.

Fruits and vegetables may contain antioxidants, which can help with blood circulation. While this can certainly make you healthier (aiding blood flow takes pressure off of the heart and leads to a healthier cardiovascular system), it also helps to improve blood flow to the skin, resulting in a beautiful, healthy glow.

You want to avoid using harsh chemicals on your skin, as these can be absorbed. Absorption can lead to cell damage, which can result in premature wrinkles and age spots. And, if the product is absorbed into your skin, it’s doing less on top of your skin, so you lose the purported effects. For instance, if you use a concealor that contains harsh chemicals, more of it will be absorbed than will actually stay on your skin, which leads to it not being able to conceal much of anything! Do yourself a favor and use only natural products on your face and skin. They may be more expensive, but they are definitely worth it.

If you don’t get enough sleep, it surely shows. You develop dark circles under your eyes, your breakouts become more difficult to control, and you might even notice some wrinkles taking root. To prevent this, you want to make sure that you are getting ample sleep each night (for the average adult, this means 7 to 8 hours). Some ways to help with this are to avoid caffeine eight hours before bed, make sure that you go to bed and wake up at approximately the same time each day, and to use relaxation techniques to help facilitate sleeping.

There’s a famous saying that states that beauty is only skin deep; however, this has been shown to not be true. There is more to beauty than skincare products and make-up. In order to become beautiful, you have to understand the science at the cellular level and how your body functions. This will help you to develop strategies that can effectively help you to improve your looks.