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FACIAL
EXERCISES: A QUICK FRESHENER
AND TONER
Tension shows in
your face when your features look drawn and your expressions
frozen and rather set. A good laugh is the best way to relax a
tense face, but this exercise routine will help you to liberate and
tone the key muscles quickly: try it when you are sitting in the
bath , not at the traffic lights.
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1. Scrunch up your whole face for a few seconds so that
your is wrinkled, your forehead furrowed, and your eyes and mouth are
tightly closed.
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2. Do the opposite: open your mouth and eyes as wide as
you can (as if you are silently screaming) to release your throat
muscles.
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3. Close your mouth again, purse your lips, and push
your mouth up to the left, then to the right.
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4.rin-as if from ear to ear
- open your eyes wide
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5.Hold and repeat
the grin, but this time, tuck in your chin to tighten your neck
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DO'S AND DON'T
FOR HEALTHY SKIN
Do apply plenty of moisturizer to all exposed areas of
skin as regularly as possible, particularly the hands, neck and face. A good
moisturizer slows down the rate of dehydration by acting as a barrier to water
loss.
Do use mild soaps with a pH level of 5 or less,
particularly for your face. Harsh cleansers strip the skin of sebum, a naturally
occurring protective oil, allowing moisture to escape more quickly.
Do apply moisturizer all over your body after having a
bath. The longer the bath and the hotter the temperature, the more dehydrated
your skin is likely to be.
Do wear clothes that are made from
natural fibers, such
as linen, cotton and silk, that allow your skin to "breathe".
Do eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, pulses,
grains and fibre as the basis for a fine
healthy diet , for a fine healthy diet
that will improve your skin.
Do apply a
sunscreen
of factor 15 or higher sunscreen to
exposed parts of your body when you go out in the sun.
Do drink at least six to eight glasses of
water every day
to help keep your skin hydrated.
Don't use foamy additives in your bath which, again,
remove sebum from the skin. Use
bath oils instead.
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