Dull, matte and lifeless – these are the adjectives that women tend to use more commonly to describe their face skin. Toxins, long hours spent in front of the screen and stress are the things that we should blame for ruining our skin.
When exposed to these negative factors, skin doesn’t only become dangerously weaker but also it loses its ability to regenerate. With that being said, it becomes obvious that we should know a few tricks that would help us bring face skin back to life. Here is how you can revive tired skin.
Causes of dull skin
Knowing what harms your skin is essential. In this way you can consciously eliminate some negative factors form your environment and consequently improve your skin. If possible, try to avoid:
- unbalanced diet – your skin needs vitamins that should be delivered with food, not only with beauty products. The essential skin vitamins are A, B5, C and E. Furthermore, zinc appears to be pretty good at dealing with many skin-related problems.
- cigarette smoking – skin deteriorates quickly when being under the influence of toxins that cigarette smoke is full of – it becomes dull and damage-prone pretty fast.
- urban pollution – the place of your living also has an influence over the state of your skin. Air polluted by factories and car fumes that are typical of big cities affect your skin as well.
- chronic stress – undoubtedly, this is one of the main factors that negatively influences our entire body, including the skin.
- lack of physical activity/insufficient time spent outdoors – while exercising, your skin works out with you. Blood flow increases which leads to releasing toxins from your body. Actually, when your body is stimulated, it manages to get rid of everything that harms it significantly faster.
- some medicines and diseases – in most cases we aren’t able to change that but just bear in mind that there are plenty of drugs – including OTC medicines – that may contribute to making your skin weak and dull.
5-STEP REGENERATION PLAN FOR DULL AND TIRED FACE SKIN
1. Eat healthy food and drink plenty of fresh water
Dull and fatigued skin is often the consequence of vitamin deficiency. Think for a while about the products that should be included into your diet. If there are some food products that you dislike eating, you can always make use of some food supplements that contain all the elements essential for your skin. Try to supply your body with B-group vitamins, A, E, C as well as these precious unsaturated fatty acids.
Naturally, fresh mineral water has a tremendous impact on your skin. You shouldn’t neglect the power of natural hydration. Therefore, try to drink at least 1,5 liter of water a day. This is how you will stimulate the metabolic rate in your skin tissues.
2. Move your body and find some time to relax
Blush on your cheeks, skin supplied with oxygen and toxins being removed from your body – these are all the benefits that you will enjoy once you start exercising regularly. This doesn’t have to be some intensive exercising like crossfit or cardio since just an evening stroll would do the job. A short getaway is also a good idea that should help you improve skin.
It’s also worth realizing that physical activity doesn’t have to consume plenty of your time. Even short work out done in an airy room is supposed to help you speed up blood flow and supply your skin with oxygen.
3. Massage your skin
Another great idea that helps you speed up blood flow, strengthen and nourish skin as well as accelerate skin self-renewal processes is massage, which should be given not only to the entire body but also face and scalp. Your face skin likes being massaged with a jade roller, gua sha plate or any other tool designed specially for this purpose. Naturally, if you don’t have any of these gadgets at home, you can use your hands – they are just perfectly suitable to give your face a daily massage. Just choose the most convenient time of a day, spread some good face serum or natural beauty oil on the skin and start massaging your face using slow and gentle motions. If you have no idea how to give massage to your fatigued skin, find some tutorial videos online.
4. Follow the basic skincare rules
Bad skincare habits also contribute to making your skin dull and tired. Would you like to change them? Follow the below skincare rules:
- Don’t wash your face with alkaline and dehydrating soap.
- Resign from using dehydrating products, even if your skin is acne-prone.
- Avoid sunbathing and solarium.
- Always apply sunscreens, even during winter.
- Protect your skin from freezing weather and wind.
- Steer clear of toxins and smoky rooms.
- Remove makeup only with products that are destined for this purpose.
- Always treat your face with a toner after taking off makeup.
- Remove dead skin cells using gentle scrubs (e.g. with AHA acids).
5. Nourish your skin and reach for proven cosmetics
Serums and creams that you use must match your skin type, no doubts about it. In other words, you must make sure that the beauty products are suitable for damaged and tired skin. What beauty products and ingredients should you look for? For example, vitamin C seems to be one of the best substances that will improve your skin in a snap. Vitamin C is known for brightening skin up and leaving it regenerated. Also, this essential nutrient is able to even out skin tone and make you look less tired.
Moreover, you should look for skincare products that will shield your face from free radicals which are responsible for accelerated ageing. And this rule applies not only to face creams but also to micellar lotion, washing mousse and toner.
Once you start vitamin C treatment, you can enrich it with zinc. Naturally, you can turn to food supplements if you aren’t a fan of eating fresh vegetables and fruit daily. Actually, zinc is another substance that helps you combat free radicals. Finally, don’t hesitate to treat your skin with nourishing masks that are also able to leave your face more radiant and youthful-looking.
