Winter Skin

I haven't blogged in quite some time. My skin had been such a wreck, it didn't feel right to post entries about how to take care of your skin if I couldn't maintain my own.
I think things are back on track.
It's very true, skincare is more than just how you take care of yourself externally. The entire month of November I was very stressed out, was eating crappy food, chewed off all my nails and pretty much just stopped taking good care of myself. In order to be in balance, with nice looking, healthy skin I need the following:
1. Regular exercise. Yoga is best for me because it helps me breathe properly. When I am stressed out I breathe in a very shallow manner, which is terrible for managing stress and actually causes congestion in the cheek area.
2. A diet that is low in sugar. I am a bit of a sugar addict and when I am stressed out I take it to the extreme. This is bad.
3. Time to myself, away from my family at least a couple of hours once a week. And working doesn't count!
4. Regular, simple skincare routine. This is key. When my skin starts to freak out then I start to use every product in my arsenal trying to get it back in check. This doesn't work. The only thing that will work is to start to manage my stress and diet while maintaining a regular skincare routine. Then everything will start to balance itself out.
I really need compressing in my life, my skin really benefits from the extra circulation and gentle exfoliation it gets from it.
The holidays are a stressful time, central heating will really dehydrate the skin, dealing with presents and family can be hard emotionally. I am going to try and breathe deeply, eat wisely and take care of myself inside and out. I hope you all do the same.