Skin-Care Remedies – Be Beautiful, Be Healthy From the Outside In!
I was watching a trivial game show some time ago. It asked “what is the largest body organ?” Hmmmm…The liver? No. The lungs? No. Do you know? Believe it or not, the body organ is your skin!!
So much of the health craze these days is to “detoxify”our livers and to “cleanse” our colons. While we must be healthy from the inside out, a few top skincare companies actually will teach you how to be healthy from the OUTSIDE IN!!! If the skin is indeed the largest organ, then it is necessary to ensure we take proper care to nourish it and to protect it with ingredients made by nature. When we do this we are beautiful AND healthy! Think about it: As the largest organ of the body, our skin serves as a barrier to protect us from harmful substances, chemicals, bacteria and extreme temperatures. Why wouldn’t we care for this major part of our body in a very diligent way?
When we are not taking care of our bodies it is often our SKIN that manifests OUTWARD signs of an INTERNAL problem. Here are some examples: Delayed healing of skin wounds can be a sign of diabetes. A butterfly rash on the face can be a sign of a severe condition called Lupus. Chronic alcoholism can manifest itself in broken blood vessels on the face, and high blood pressure can be seen as a “flush” to the face. A smoker’s skin will be tough and wrinkled. How many people do you know who are stressed and have an aged, wrinkled appearance? Does their skin look healthy? Vitamin D is an essential nutrient that is absorbed through the skin from sunlight. Without this wonderful vitamin our bones can become deficient in calcium. This starts with the skin!
Incorporating proper skin care is as essential as diet and exercise to ensure our skin remains healthy too. If your skin products are laced with chemicals, toxins and cancer causing agents it will ABSORB and affect the INSIDE of our bodies. This is dangerous, and unhealthy.
Take care to read labels on your skin care products. As the body’s largest organ, it has the largest surface area of your entire body to absorb toxins or nutrients. If you feed your skin GOOD things, good things will be manifested in the HEALTH of your skin, and thus, your body. Likewise, poor quality ingredients laced with chemicals will be spread and absorbed over this large area.
A good rule of thumb is if the ingredient consists of multiple syllables and you cannot pronounce it, chances are it is man made! Learn to read labels and know quality ingredients. Learn to incorporate a few minutes in your routine to pamper and celebrate your beauty! Our best advice, Find a company that cares enough to help educate you about what goes into their skin care products! And remember to nourish your skin in a way that will make you be beautiful and to BE HEALTHY from the outside in!!
Laura Thomas- Owner and formulator of Castle Baths line of Beauty Products to be beautiful naturally, with many unique one of a kind Spa Gift Baskets.