What your skin is reacting to
Skin health goes beyond appearance. It involves the skin barrier doing its job, holding moisture, and renewing itself. When those functions are under pressure, the result tends to be dryness, dullness and a tired look.
What gets in the way
- Environmental exposure. Pollution and UV both drive oxidative stress.
- Poor nutrition. A diet short on vitamins and minerals shows up in the skin.
- Dehydration. Not drinking enough leaves skin looking dry and tired.
- Stress. Sustained stress affects skin as much as anything else.
- Short sleep. Sleep is when the body does its repair work.
- An inconsistent routine. Irregular cleansing and moisturising undermines the rest.
Seven habits that help
1. Eat a balanced diet. Colourful fruit and vegetables, lean protein, healthy fats and whole grains. Vitamin C, vitamin E and omega 3s are the ones most often discussed for skin.
2. Stay hydrated. Around eight glasses of water a day.
3. Keep the routine consistent. Cleanse, moisturise and exfoliate on a regular rhythm, using gentle products suited to your skin type.
4. Wear sunscreen. Broad spectrum SPF 30 or higher, every day, including cloudy ones. This is the highest value habit on the list by a distance.
5. Use antioxidant rich products. Vitamin C, green tea extract and pomegranate extract are common choices.
6. Manage stress. Yoga, meditation, breathing exercises, or simply time outdoors.
7. Sleep seven to nine hours. Consistently, not just at weekends.
BonPatch GLOW
BonPatch GLOW is a lemon scented topical patch formulated with GHK-Cu peptide, pomegranate, ginseng, green tea and blackberry. It sits alongside the habits above rather than replacing any of them.
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