If there’s one thing everyone on this earth is obsessed with, it’s skincare. But as far as obsessions go, skincare is the best one.

Having a smooth, nice, even toned and glowing skin is necessary for your confidence and self-esteem. A large number of people hesitate to move forward and achieve their dreams because they feel they cannot face others…just because of the way their skin looks!

But your skin doesn’t need to control your destiny, especially when you can make your skin look good by taking proper care of it.

Here are some very useful skincare tips to get a healthy and youthful skin.

Skincare begins with a regime. This regime could be as small as a 3-step routine or it can be as complex as a 10-step one. It doesn’t matter which products you are using, and it doesn’t matter if you’re relying on your homemade skin packs or the ones that are all the rage in the market. What matters is that at the end of the day, your skin is clean, hydrated and moisturized, your pores are clear, your face is free of all the dirt and you don’t have any sort of irritant or chemical on your face that will threaten its health. And you need to do this daily like a drill. Do this and your skin will answer.

Remember, if you’re new to maintaining a skincare routine, it will take some trials and errors. Understand your skin type, try to understand the ingredients it is fine with and the ingredients it does not react well to. You skin troubles might be something internal, but skincare routine prevents it from getting worse.

Coffee and tea are the go-to beverages of more than half of this world’s population, but not for those with good skin.

What you drink has a powerful effect on your skin, especially in the mornings. Rely on fresh fruit juices, green juices with lots of veggies, and even herbal teas can help with puffiness and oxygenation of the skin. Herbal teas can also help those who get hormonal acne.

Again, trial and error will let you know which beverages suit you well.

Many of us skip on the sunscreen because it’s either not that sunny outside, or because the sunscreen makes your face looks greasy. Some people even skip it because they think their skin will do better by soaking all the vitamin D the sun is helping them get!

While it’s true that sun helps us get vitamin D, it’s also true that we only need a small exposure to it. Additionally, it is also a fact that while we are soaking the sun on our bare skin, we are also getting a good dose of ultraviolet rays that can give us skin burns and constant exposure can even lead to skin cancer.

If you truly wish to keep your skin healthy, apply sunscreen whenever you’re heading out. If the weather is cloudy, then you can apply one with the lower SPF but never skip it, rain or shine. As far as greasy sunscreen goes, all you need to do is invest in a good brand.

• Reapply

Applying the sunscreen once a day is not enough. Sunscreen stops working after 3 hours, which means reapplication is a must. Like we said before if you’re investing then do so on sunscreens. You can have a sunscreen mist which makes application easier, or you can apply a sunscreen powder which is light and does not disrupt the layer of other skincare products you might have on.

• Workout

Working out regularly is not just good for weight loss, but it is crucial for your overall health and benefits your skin too. That said, it isn’t necessary that you do a hardcore workout that gives you killer biceps and an envy worthy 6 pack. Light and fun workouts like walking, jogging, cycling, and yoga can get your blood flowing too. Just tone your skin before workout and exfoliate after and enjoy the post-workout glow.

• Don’t Touch Your Face

At any given time, our hands contain at least 3200 bacteria and when we touch our face, we transfer them on to our face!

It’s even worse for people with acne who touch their face and spread the germs all around us. It spreads the acne even more.

Try and develop a habit of not touching your face. Even before your skincare routine, make sure you wash your hands thoroughly before starting before you massage the cleansing products on your face.

• Sleep

The obsession with social media, games and most of everything that our cell phones provide us access to, makes us compromise on our sleep. Sleep at least 8 hours a day for overall good health and to prevent sagging, tired and stressed skin, as well as bags and dark circles.

• Hydrate

Nothing can replace the importance of water in our lives. Make sure you drink water and you drink lots of it, or at least 8 glasses of water a day. Keep yourself hydrated at all times. In summers you can also eat watermelon, oranges, grapefruit, cucumbers and other water-based fruits and vegetables to keep yourself hydrated and get other nutrients as well.

• Exfoliate

If your skincare routine is missing exfoliation then we suggest you change that now. Getting rid of dead skin cells once or twice a week is necessary in order for the new ones to generate. When dead skin cells keep adding on to the surface of the skin, it leaves the skin looking extremely dull, dry and rough. Exfoliating will get rid of the dead skin and will allow your skin to breathe and glow.

If you want to win at life then take better care of yourself, treat yourself, and make sure you tell yourself every day how important you are and how much you matter. Taking care of your skin is just one way of telling yourself that.

Rain or shine, highs or lows, make sure you face them all with a radiant glow on your skin with these tried and tested skin care tips.