Ladies: 7 Things That Are Ruining Your Beautiful Skin!

1. NOT TAKING OFF
YOUR MAKEUP
This is the number one of seven bad habits
that are damaging your skin, and I think
you all know why. My grandmother always
told me to take off my eye makeup as it
causes wrinkles and infections, and I never
used to listen, until now. I now realize this
is so important ladies, as wrinkles around
your eyes are the number one thing we do
not want.
2. CHEWING GUM
Weird right? We rely on gum to take away
our nasty breath after that garlic lunch, but
some experts actually say that it can be
doing your skin damage. The idea behind
this theory is that since the muscles in our
face are doing the same motion, that they
will create those unwanted lines around
your mouth. I’ll be thinking about this next
time I reach for a stick of gum.
3. DIRTY PILLOWCASE
Yuck. When we sleep, like the rest of our
organs, our skin rebuilds and replenishes
itself. Old skin cells are shed so new ones
can be produced. And where do those old
skin cells go? You guessed it, our
pillowcases. This can over time lead to
breakouts and just all around unhealthy
skin. Let your skin breath with fresh sheets
and make sure to exfoliate before bedtime
to help the old skin cells come off.
4. THOSE LONG, HOT
SHOWERS
How great do these feel in the morning? I
know, we all do this, but we shouldn’t. The
heat on your skin for a long period of time
can actually get rid of all the good oils in
your skin, and will make your skin dry and
itchy. Our skin needs that natural oil
protection to keep us looking fresh and
keep those wrinkles away.
5. THAT DIRTY CELL
PHONE
This is actually SO true when you think
about it. Think about where you leave your
cell phone daily. At the bottom of your
purse? Facedown on the countertop? Ick!
Think about all those bacteria. This can
actually cause a breakout around your
cheeks. Make sure to wipe down your
phone every now and then to kill all those
unwanted germs.
6. GIVING INTO YOUR
SWEET TOOTH
This is pretty obvious, but eating too much
candy or chocolate will cause breakouts.
For some (like me) it doesn’t take long to
get that breakout either. Not only that, but
researchers have found that when you eat
too much sugar, that sugar attacks your
body’s protein. That protein is important to
keep our skin looking young and healthy.
Once the sugar attacks and kills all of that,
what do we have left?
7. STRESS
We are all guilty of giving in to the effects
of too much stress. Not only is it ruining
your day now, but it will ruin your skin as
well. Stress ages your skin by weakening
your immune system and is obviously bad
for your overall well-being. Do things that
help prevent stress, like yoga or something
that you find is relaxing.
Yikes. Those are a lot of things that I do
daily, without even realizing. I am going to
think twice before doing all of the above
again, although it’ll be hard to give up my
sweet tooth! What are some of your own
habits that are damaging your skin?