“I regret taking such good care of my skin.”

– SAID NO ONE, EVER.

Skin is truly the multi tasker of the body. It’s the largest organ of the body and protects the rest of your body from germs and infection, pollution and chemical substances and helps to regulate your temperature.

It makes sense that good skin not only looks fabulous it’s good for your health. So how do you achieve healthy clear skin? Well, it’s a combination of living a healthy lifestyle, using good quality skincare and taking care of your mental wellbeing.

BE KIND TO YOURSELF

What we think is just as important as what we put on our skin. Stress can create havoc for your skin. Keeping yourself calm and centred is super important, so do what works for you – yoga, a walk in the park, through the country or along the beach, and exercising mindfulness and gratitude helps create a positive sense of being.

Taking the time to care for your skin shows care for self. A declaration of ‘I am worthy, I am valued and I am loved’. Looking after your skin is a positive boost to your wellbeing.

EAT, PLAY, SLEEP

Eat well and move your body. Apart from being a great mantra, this is excellent advice for great skin. Eating simple good food is just as important as what you put on your skin.

Exercise adds a lustre to your skin by pumping more oxygen to cells. You don’t need to run a marathon just add some more walking into your day. Drinking plenty of water to stay hydrated – also helps to keep your skin plump and gorgeous.

Get regular health check ups. And finally, smoking is terrible for the state of your skin. It dries your skin out, creates wrinkles around your mouth and a mountain of problems internally. If you can quit, do it. It’s will be a loving gift to yourself, friends and family.

final words of wisdom…

Where possible use natural products – about 60% of what you put on your body moves through the skins barrier to be absorbed by your body. 

your skin will thank you.

morning:

Wake up – shower using something subtle, but cleansing, for the skin.

Cleanse and tone skin.

Apply eye cream to delicate area around the eyes using a dabbing/patting motion.

Apply moisturiser to face & ‘decolletage’.

Finally apply your make up over moisturiser.

evening:

Wash – Our skin, like our body, does its best renewing & repairing work overnight.

Cleanse your skin and remove make-up and mascara.

Tone or hydrate.

Moisturise – face, delicate eye area & neck/chest, an antioxidant moisturiser and/or oil rich in vitamins A,B3,C & E such as Rustic Hyde antioxidant face cream and/or Coq10 & Rosehip Complex Oil. This helps keep skin cells healthy and nourished, fight free radical damage & prevent premature ageing.

regularly:

EXFOLIATE

Twice weekly in the shower is easiest, simply massage it into your face and wash off letting the Rustic Hyde bamboo granules gently do their work. This helps to remove dead skin cells that build up and keeps the skin glowing.

SPF

We live in a sunburnt country – take care and apply regularly. Living in Australia we can’t avoid the sun and we’re lucky to have so much of it, but it’s best to protect yourself with SPF, a hat and sunglasses. The damage caused by sun exposure is said to account for 90% of premature ageing so a good quality sunscreen could almost be considered one of the best anti-ageing products around.

HYDRATE

Use of a hydration mist throughout the day to maintain hydration. Use before & after exercise, time in the sun, working in air-con, in fact anytime. And can be used over make-up. Simply close your eyes and spray the mist directly onto the face, letting the fine spray mist dry naturally. On hot days place your mist in the fridge for an extra lively ‘spritz’

DETOXIFY

Use of a face mask can help remove impurities.