The Best New Year`s Resolution Of All Caring for Your Skin

It’s the first week of January and most people are still gung-ho about their New Year’s Resolutions. Each year we start with strong motivation to make this year better than the last. It’s human nature to want more and to improve our lives. It’s also human nature to begin feeling overwhelmed and abandon your grand plan, instead falling back into comfortable habits.

Are you treating your skin well with great skincare habits?

I believe everyone should incorporate self-care into their resolutions or goals. Working for a skincare company, and being an advocate for healthy skin, I want to encourage you to take care of your skin. Trophy Skin can help you reduce the damage of overexposure to elements, stress, and everyday activities that take a toll on your skin. But even with the help of our skincare tools, you need to build skincare into your morning and evening routines.

Here are My Top 12 Skincare Tips to keeping your skin in great shape all year!

1. Protect your skin from harmful rays - Wear a good, breathable sunscreen and watch this video.
2. Wash Your Face Before Bed - Never go to bed with makeup on. Prep your skin with a good skincare regimen like a microderm treatment followed by anti-aging serum and moisturizer. Your skin regenerates while you sleep, so give it all the tools available for the best results.
3. Moisturize! - Especially in the winter months. Keeping your skin clean and free of dead skin cells will allow moisturizer to penetrate deeply and take care of your skin the way it is designed to. Use a humidifier during dry months as well.
   
4. Be gentle. - Don’t excessively rub, pick at blemishes, or stretch the skin around your eyes. This will reduce skin laxity, could cause scarring, accelerate wrinkles, and cause infection.
5. Stay hydrated - Drink water and herbal teas throughout the day. If you aren’t a “water drinker” try adding slices of fruit or cucumber, sparkling water, or other flavor techniques.
6. Add Healthy Fats to Your Diet - Healthy fats from nuts, seeds, and salmon along with colorful fruits & veggies, and organic protein sources are your nutritional prescription for great skin. Healthy fats are great for your skin, but also important for proper brain function and optimal digestion.
7. Cut The Sugar - Sugar inhibits collagen production, which is responsible for keeping skin smooth, firm, and young-looking.
8. Manage stress levels - Try taking a meditative bath several times a week, read a fun book, listen to relaxing music, talk to a friend, etc. It takes work but it can be done. Just don’t stress about it ;)
   
9. Increase circulation - Do this by moving more, aka exercise, dry brushing, and microdermabrasion.
10. Get enough sleep - At least 7-8 hours per night.
11. Quit smoking - Smoking depletes moisture from the skin, clogs pores, and makes skin drier, thus causing wrinkles to appear more prominent.
12. Enlist high-tech beauty tools - Use the technology of home beauty tools to make skincare maintenance fun, easy, and best of all - effective!

Leave us a comment with your New Year’s resolution for 2015 or your must-do skincare secret. We can’t wait to hear from you! Happy New Year, happy new you!