Look Good, Feel Good: A Guide to Self Care
- halleywhite
- Oct 20, 2022
- 3 min read
Updated: Oct 20, 2022
So much of the way we feel depends on the way we look. Now I don’t mean the way others say we look or the clothes we wear, I mean the way we feel we look. On days when we learn to love our bodies we carry ourselves higher and look at life with a brighter outlook. Prioritizing self care can help to increase the days we truly love ourselves ultimately increasing our great days.
In two weeks you’ll feel it. In four weeks you’ll see it. In eight weeks you’ll hear it. Start now and experiment to build a self care routine you love. Suddenly self care becomes an activity you want to do rather than a routine you have to. By taking care of your skin and hair, creating a habit of self care, confidence grows and it can change your life.
Self Care
According to the Global Self-Care Federation, self care is the practice of individuals looking after their own health using the knowledge and information available to them. It is taking an active role in protecting one's own well-being and happiness, especially through times of stress. Self care involves making healthy lifestyle choices and self monitoring and management mentally, but physically it consists of habits and practices through skin and hair care and proper hygiene.
Skin Care
Oftentimes people will recognize someone with clear skin and think about how lucky they are. The truth is, great, clear skin is not luck and not simply a matter of DNA. Our skin is a roadmap of the daily habits and actions we make. Caring for your skin is a very personal thing and the routine for skin care changes with every person. When creating a skin care routine it is important to focus on cleansing, toning, and moisturizing. The specific products that you use will depend on your skin type and how much you are willing to spend on skincare. StayITK is a new skincare line with the goal of making the skin care less intimidating and affordable. Through their products and website you can take the skin type quiz and purchase cleansers, moisturizers, toners, eye treatments, and supplements. It is important to create a routine that is customized to your skin care goals, but simple routines and recommendations can be found all over the internet.
Some of the best and most common line ups for everyday skin care routines include
Morning Routine
cleanser
moisturizer
SPF
Night Routine
cleanser
serum
moisturizer
Occasional face masks that are made with clean products and ingredients can be a very beneficial and relaxing form of self care targeted at the skin. Dermatologists and estheticians have provided plenty of resources and tips in order to make skincare as simple as possible.
Hair Care
"Invest in your hair, it is the crown you never take off."
Naturally people will see and recognize the hair of those surrounding them first. According to a study by Glamour, 74% of men indicated that they notice women because of their hair. In order to keep our hair looking straight out of the salon it is important to remember a few key things.
Don't wash your hair everyday
Use heat protectant when applying any form of heat, but avoid heat when possible
Get haircuts every six weeks to keep ends healthy and encourage hair growth
Use good products: this means to know what the ingredients are in your products and avoid things like mineral oil, sulfates, and parabens.
Avoid hair dye and harsh chemicals
It is important to give your mane the attention it deserves and when it comes to creating a full routine, Hair by L'Oreal has all of the tips and tricks to creating a self care hair care routine.
Hygiene
Personal hygiene is taught and enforced from a very young age, but as we grow older it can very easily become a task that is annoying or lose importance. Unfortunately, the older we get the more important hygiene becomes. These things include regularly washing hands and bodies with safe soaps, brushing your teeth, covering your mouth and nose when sneezing or coughing, trimming nails, and regularly washing clothes. By completing all of these things and the other basics to keeping yourself clean we are able to reap the benefits. Some of these benefits include higher confidence and self esteem as well as social acceptance. Aside from these more personal things, it is important to keep up with personal hygiene as it assists in disease prevention. There are different types of personal hygiene and self-care routines that can help you become the best version of you.
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