Five Easy Resolutions to Great Skin in 2008

Be H20 Happy: Keep your body and skin hydrated by making it a habit to drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water every day. In addition to plump skin, drinking this recommended daily dose of water will help your body to eliminate waste more efficiently, resulting in less skin congestion and irritation.

Get Your Beauty Sleep: Allow yourself to get a minimum of eight hours of uninterrupted (if possible) sleep a night. Not only will you feel more energized overall, but getting enough rest will prevent dark circles and puffiness around your eyes as well as keep your skin from becoming listless and dull.

Eat Right and Get Physical: Scratch “Diet” off of your New Year’s resolution list and make your life easier by just following a healthy and well-balanced diet consisting primarily of vitamin and antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables. Maximize your new healthy diet with some moderate exercise. A brisk walk outdoors everyday is enough to keep the oxygen in your cells flowing, which in turn gives your skin a beautiful glow. Your skin is an organ – working to repair and maintain it’s health starts from the inside, out.

Skin Care Routine: Keep the surface of your skin clean and polished by following a daily skincare regimen. At the very least, do your skin a favor by consistently cleansing and moisturizing twice a day. Going to bed with clean skin will give you a more comfortable rest, while waking up and starting your day with cleansed, toned and moisturized skin will help to create the perfect canvas for flawless makeup.

Sun Protection: Whether you use moisturizer with SPF, tinted SPF, mineral SPF or any other various form of sunscreen and sunblock, you must shield your skin from the sun. We all know that sun damage is the number one factor in premature aging, skin discoloration and even worse, skin cancer. So don’t skimp out on the sunscreen or sunblock and find the one that best fits your skin type. Just do it!

Cheers to healthy and beautiful skin in 2008!