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#*Brush your body using short, firm strokes from your outer extremities toward your heart. Brush your legs, torso and arms. Use a softer, smaller brush for your face. | #*Brush your body using short, firm strokes from your outer extremities toward your heart. Brush your legs, torso and arms. Use a softer, smaller brush for your face. | ||
#*Always start with dry skin and a dry brush. Brushing your skin while wet won't achieve the same effect. | #*Always start with dry skin and a dry brush. Brushing your skin while wet won't achieve the same effect. | ||
| − | #Take a cool shower. Rinse off your skin with cool, not hot, water. If cool water is too uncomfortable, try lukewarm water and gradually move to cooler water over time. Hot water is hard on your skin and causes it to dry out and toughen, while cool water tightens and tones your skin. | + | #Take a cool shower. Rinse off your skin with cool, not hot, water. If cool water is too uncomfortable, try lukewarm water and gradually move to cooler water over time. Hot water is hard on your skin and causes it to dry out and toughen, while cool water tightens and tones your skin. |
#*When you wash your face, splash it with cool water instead of hot water. | #*When you wash your face, splash it with cool water instead of hot water. | ||
#*Save hot baths for special occasions. They're good for the soul, but not necessarily for the skin. | #*Save hot baths for special occasions. They're good for the soul, but not necessarily for the skin. | ||
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#Don't wear makeup to bed. Leaving makeup on your face overnight is hard on your skin, because you're allowing chemicals to seep in all night. By morning your skin has completely absorbed the makeup, and it's probably the worse for wear. Use makeup remover and rinse off the traces with cool or lukewarm water every night before you go to bed. | #Don't wear makeup to bed. Leaving makeup on your face overnight is hard on your skin, because you're allowing chemicals to seep in all night. By morning your skin has completely absorbed the makeup, and it's probably the worse for wear. Use makeup remover and rinse off the traces with cool or lukewarm water every night before you go to bed. | ||
#*Don't scrub makeup off your face, since this can cause it to get irritated and damage the skin. Use a good makeup remover and dab it with a towel instead. | #*Don't scrub makeup off your face, since this can cause it to get irritated and damage the skin. Use a good makeup remover and dab it with a towel instead. | ||
| − | #*Try this trick for removing eye makeup: rub a cotton swab dabbed in Vaseline on your eyelashes and around your eyes. The makeup will wipe right off. Wash the Vaseline off when you're finished. | + | #*Try this trick for removing eye makeup: rub a cotton swab dabbed in Vaseline on your eyelashes and around your eyes. The makeup will wipe right off. Wash the Vaseline off when you're finished. |
#Protect your skin from harsh elements. Skin toughens in response to exposure to chemicals, extreme temperatures, and abrasive materials. Keep your skin soft and sensitive by taking these precautions: | #Protect your skin from harsh elements. Skin toughens in response to exposure to chemicals, extreme temperatures, and abrasive materials. Keep your skin soft and sensitive by taking these precautions: | ||
#*Wear gloves during the winter to keep your hands from getting chapped. Protect the rest of your body with appropriately warm clothing. | #*Wear gloves during the winter to keep your hands from getting chapped. Protect the rest of your body with appropriately warm clothing. | ||
