Lazy Skincare Routine: How to Keep Your Skin Glowing Without Putting in Much Effort. 5 Essential Tips.
If you're anything like me you don't have time for a 20-step process of skin care, but you do want your skin to look fresh and hydrated. I need my skincare to be so good that I don't have to bother with too much makeup.
If we haven't met, I'm Victoria, 48 years old and owner of Ausssenskin, CEO of our local chamber of commerce and digital business advisor. Also, Mum to teens who need driving everywhere and moved into a rural property that requires time to maintain.
You may find this weird, but I'm actually not going to talk about my Aussenskin products that much, because they work really well and speak for themselves.
What I am going to talk about is your lifestyle. Yeah, I know, it's busy like mine, so here are 5 tips to help you manage your skin without spending hours in front of a bathroom mirror.
1. What you put in your mouth makes a difference.
2. What you put in your mind makes a difference.
3. What you put on your skin makes a difference.
4. What you spend your time doing makes a difference.
5. What you do in bed makes a difference.
Let's chat about these a bit further.
1. What you put in your mouth makes a difference.
The more we learn about nutrition, the more we know how much foods and drinks affect our largest organ - our skin.
See if you can fit these foods into recipes for the week:
- Salmon, which contains omega-3 fatty acids that can reduce inflammation and keep your skin moisturised. It's also a good source of high-quality protein, vitamin E, and zinc.
- Avocados, which are high in beneficial fats and contain vitamins E and C, which are important for healthy skin. They also pack compounds that may protect your skin from sun damage.
- Walnuts, which are a good source of essential fats, zinc, vitamin E, selenium and protein — all of which are nutrients your skin needs to stay healthy.
- Sunflower seeds are an excellent source of nutrients, including vitamin E, which is an important antioxidant for the skin.
- Sweet potatoes are an excellent source of beta carotene, which acts as a natural sunblock and may protect your skin from sun damage
- Red or yellow peppers contain plenty of beta carotene and vitamin C — both of which are important antioxidants for your skin. Vitamin C is also necessary to create collagen, the structural protein that keeps your skin strong.
- Broccoli is a good source of vitamins, minerals, and carotenoids that are important for skin health. It also contains sulforaphane, which may help prevent skin cancer and protect your skin from sunburn.
- Red grapes, resveratrol, the famous antioxidant found in red grapes, may slow your skin’s aging process by impairing harmful free radicals that damage your skin.
And always remember to drink enough water.
2. What you put in your mind makes a difference.
When you are stressed, it causes a chemical response in your body that makes skin more sensitive and reactive. It can make skin problems worse e.g. it can aggravate psoriasis, rosacea, and eczema. It can also cause hives and other types of skin rashes and trigger a flare-up of fever blisters.
This is me when my son got locked down during covid at his Dad's in a region where the borders were closed, instant flare-up, and it took months to go down.
Gosh, it makes my face itch just looking at this photo.
This is when I go into very carefully monitoring what goes into my mind and how I'm speaking to myself. I stop watching the news, go for more walks in the gentle sun, cuddle my dog, listen to uplifting music, talk and listen to lifting people, meditate more and slow my breathing.
3. What you put on your skin makes a difference.
When my teenage daughter started going through some issues and started pulling away from me, whenever she wanted to spend time with me, I jumped at it.
One day she wanted to do a face mask together. Something she had bought at Kmart. I didn't think twice, "yes, I will spend quality time with you! No, I won't remember I have sensitive skin and all the products that they put in these cheap masks will sting and irritate your skin and it will take weeks to get it back to normal." the memories and quality time spent together (her love language) were worth it.
Aussenskin is specifically formulated for sensitive skin, which means it's good for ALL skin types.
Please, please please make sure that your skincare does not contain ingredients that will adversely affect your endocrine system (hormones) and could potentially have carcinogens in them. Here's a list of ingredients to look out for: synthetic fragrances, phthalates, parabens, polyethylene glycol, formaldegyde, sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS).
4. What you spend your time doing makes a difference.
Do you spend your time picking and touching your skin? Do you spend your time applying loads of layers of makeup? Do you spend your time with toxic people (IRL or socials)?
Think about each part of your day. Maybe you can do a quick guasha facial while you are waiting for your Zoom meeting. Or sit for a moment and watch the swirl of your morning coffee and have a moment of gratitude. All of these mini moments will relax your mind and your muscles, including the ones in your face. This leads to the prevention of stress wrinkles and worry lines.
5. What you do in bed makes a difference.
Sleep is so important to your complexion.
During sleep, your skin's blood flow increases, and the organ rebuilds its collagen and repairs damage from UV exposure, reducing wrinkles and age spots. In the daytime, the skin is working to protect itself from environmental factors including the sun, and then it needs time to rejuvenate at night. If you aren't getting enough sleep, you may be stopping the production of melatonin, known for its antioxidant (a.k.a. anti-aging) properties, as it's produced at night. During sleep, your body also makes more collagen, which minimises fine lines.
Let me know if any of this information was helpful to you.
Take care, Victoria 
