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Tips to Take Your Skin to the Next Level

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Wake Forest chapter.

Massaging your face wash into your skin helps to bring oxygen to that area. More blood flow increases collagen production which brings your complexion a serious glow! Massage in upward motions and avoid pulling your skin as this causes premature wrinkles.

Drink more water! We all hear this and know we need to drink more water but we hardly every change our habits! Drinking more water keeps your skin dense and elastic, shrinks your pores, creates more blood circulation, and flushed out those nasty toxins (from last night)!

Never wear your makeup to bed. Ever. Regardless of your state when you arrive back home, take a few minutes to show your skin some love!

Next time you are shopping for a foundation, look for a non-comedogenic (formulated to not block pores) alternative! Even wearing these products can help treat acne and blemish prone skin!

Wear SUNSCREEN. This is probably the least interesting product, but sun exposure is estimated to cause 90% of premature aging! And the majority of your skin exposure is through the windows of your room, classroom, car. Do your 40-year-old self a favor and wear the SPF!

Invest in a facial when you are home on holidays! This does not need to be a bank breaking, luxurious experience. Instead, go see an esthetician who can PROPERLY extract blemishes. Picking at your skin or incorrectly extracting blemishes can be detrimental to your skin and can cause serious scarring. No one wants that so do yourself a favor and let a professional help you out.

Sleep! When you are sleep deprived, your body naturally produces more cortisol — a stress hormone — which causes major skin inflammation and irritation. Sleep is your body and skin’s time to rehydrate and recharge. Girl, get your beauty sleep!

Sources:

http://www.beyondtalk.net/facial-massage/

https://www.boldsky.com/beauty/make-up-tips/2018/is-it-necessary-to-remove-makeup-before-going-to-bed-121696.html

https://www.byrdie.com/non-comedogenic-foundation

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiMz9bilNzdAhUFhOAKHc6nC-cQjxx6BAgBEAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebeautyacademy.org%2Fproduct%2Ffacial-massage-and-skincare-training-course%2F&psig=AOvVaw1P72_EI424q5Q3X7xKnRuB&ust=1538171255223879

My name is Katharine Kaufman and I am from the beautiful Boulder, Colorado! I am a 2022 Demon Deacon and I plan on majoring and pursuing a career in Finance. I love cooking, reading, running, practicing yoga and am interested in nutrition and its ability to promote the healthiest, happiest you.
Haley Callicott

Wake Forest '19

Haley is a current senior at Wake Forest University majoring in business and minoring in writing. She is the Editor-in-Chief and Campus Correspondent for HC Wake Forest, a member of Kappa Beta Gamma and an undergraduate advisor for the Student Advisory Board.