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Taking care of your skin is one of the most important things you can do to retain a vibrant, healthy-looking tone and prevent skin disease. There are so many ways to safeguard your skin against potentially harmful conditions with only minor lifestyle changes; here are five tips that will help get you on your way to beautiful, healthy skin.

1. Be gentle

One of the simplest things you can do to take care of your skin is to treat it with kid gloves. This sounds like a no-brainer, but would you believe many of us are doing it wrong? Sometimes a long hot bath or hot tub session sounds like just the thing you need after a long day work or a stressful day right? While soothing, it is best to enjoy such creature comforts in moderation, or with cooler water. Hot water and strong soaps can remove the oil from your epidermis which can cause dryness, and, as a result, damage to your skin. Afterwards, gently pat or blot your skin dry with a towel thus leaving the remaining oil on your skin generally undisturbed. Once your body is completely dry, apply lotion to remoisturize your skin, leaving it revitalized and rejuvenated.

2. Stop smoking and drinking

We all know the oft-touted reasons to curb or eliminate smoking and drinking from our daily lives and diets. But did you know that these two things can also be really detrimental to your skin over time? Wrinkles tend to happen at earlier ages and run deeper in people who smoke and drink. Perhaps you have heard of smoker’s face? It is a condition in the facial skin where heavy crow’s feet develop around the eyes and droopy skin forms around the eyelids, generally attributed to long term smoking. Alcohol tends to rob nutrition from your body and cause dehydration, which can also cause many of the same symptoms in your skin. Eliminating alcohol and smoking from your routine (or all together) will dramatically help you to protect your youthful glow much farther into your adult life than those who continue an unhealthy frequency of these bad habits.

3. Eat a healthy diet

While OK in moderation, junk food is harmful to your skin as well. Since it is constantly repairing and regenerating itself, you’re skin needs all the nutrition it can get. Junk food typically lacks in things like: antioxidants, vitamins A, C, E, and vitamin B7 (biotin). 5-7 servings of fruits and vegetables a day are recommended for you to get sufficient amounts of these nutrients.

4. Stay Hydrated

As we mentioned earlier, keeping your skin properly lubricated is one of the most important things you can do to keep it healthy. Many of us don’t drink adequate amounts of water in our day-to-day lives, and that (as much as anything) can cause dry unhealthy skin as well. The latest guidelines for daily water intake indicate that women should take in about 91 ounces, and men, 125 ounces of water.

5. Manage stress

Last but not least, managing your stress does wonders for nearly every aspect of health. Your skin is no exception to this rule! Find ways to relax such as decaffeinated herbal tea, massage therapy, float spas, or relaxation music.

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