Reduce Sun Exposure: In addition to wearing sunscreen, it’s a good idea to reduce amount of ultraviolet radiation your skin is exposed to everyday. Limit your time outdoors between 10:00am and 3:00pm when sun is directly overhead and strongest. Wear protective clothing such as wide brimmed hats and sunglasses to block sun's rays. And when you do have to expose yourself to sun, try to build up your tolerance in modest increments each day.

Cleansing Your Skin Next to sun protection, proper skin cleansing is next best thing you can do for care and protection of your skin. Washing your skin helps to remove dirt, pollutants, dead skin cells, bacteria, cosmetics, perspiration, and debris that accumulate on your skin. Choose a gentle skin cleanser based on your skin type and special skin care needs (i.e. anti acne, or sensitive skin.) And wash your skin as necessary to keep it clean, fresh, and functioning properly.

Skin Care Tip: do not rub skin care cleansers into your skin. Instead, lather soap or gel into a foam in your hands, apply to skin and rinse off well. This will keep cleansers from overly drying, blocking, or irritating skin's pores.

Maintaining Healthy Skin Moisturizers: Skin care moisturizers smooth and soften skin and help to lock in its natural moisture. They can be particularly soothing to dry or sensitive skin. And they provide great protection for skin during wet, cold, or chapping (windy) weather.

Lifestyle: Your skin needs a good balance of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients in order to function and remain healthy. Adequate exercise helps improve circulation and move waste and nutrients through system. Eat a healthy diet and get plenty of exercise to keep your skin, and rest of your body in tip-top condition.

Skin Care Tip: Drink at least six to eight glasses of purified water throughout day to hydrate skin and circulate essential nutrients. Also avoid chlorinated pools and hot tubs. Chlorine is very damaging to skin. Get a shower filter to filter out harmful chemicals from your city water supply.

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Combination Skin: This skin type is used to specifically describe facial skin that has both dry and oily patches. Most commonly, combination skin exhibits an oily “T-Zone” (forehead, nose and chin) with dry skin on cheeks and around eyes. It is not uncommon for these oily zones to be reversed. If you have this skin type, you will need to purchase skin care products made especially for combination skin.

A Skin Care Routine For Men Now that you know what kind of skin you have, and you’ve purchased skin care products to accommodate your skin type, how do you know what to do with them. Many men have a fitness regime, a financial plan, and a daily schedule. But mention a skin care routine and they run for hills. Skin care is not just for women. In fact, men who exercise regularly are prone to having more skin problems than women who do same. That’s because you’re stretching your skin, not cleansing it properly, and not protecting it from elements such as sweat, sun, and wind. But don’t worry; taking care of your skin doesn’t have to mean spending hours in bathroom. It just means establishing a simple routine to keep your skin looking and feeling its best.

1.Wash: Sure you take a shower in morning before work, but do you take time to wash your face as well? (with products made for your skin type?) Gently wash your face twice a day. In morning, facial cleansing will remove any perspiration and debris from sleeping and at end of day it will get rid of sweat and pollutants that have accumulated on your face throughout day. Use a all-natural herbal soap. 2.Tone: If you have dry or sensitive skin, skip this step. Toners are usually alcohol based and may irritate these skin types. But normal, oily, and combination skin can benefit from extra cleansing and pH restoration of a alcohol free toning product. 3.Moisturize: Hydrate your face with a quality, skin-type appropriate moisturizer such as “Parfait Visage”. And if you spend any time in sun at all, choose a moisturizer that includes a sun block of at least SPF 15. This will protect your skin from sun and save you hassle of remembering to apply another product.

For more information on natural cosmetics and skin care go to: http://www.skin-care-support.org or http://www.make-up-cosmetics.com.