::::Mother Nature's Guide to vibrant beauty & health::::

What you eat, or don't eat, is revealed by your skin: nutrients absorbed into the bloodstream nourish it through loops of capillaries close to the surface. Radiantly healthy skin is one of the dividends of  eating a nutritionally balanced diet.

drinking 2 glasses of barley juice each day is credited with maintaining
the flawless complexion of British royalty

 If you treat your skin with tenderness, it will respond with finely textured dewy freshness.
Step by step directions for this fundamental process seem ridiculous, but every skin care expert has a long list of adamant rules. Water- hot versus warm, cold versus cool- is a prime bone of contention. Warm-to-hot water is comfortable for washing, and a splash of cold water is refreshing as a final rinse. Here's the basic process for properly washing your face:

1. Moisten your face with water. Work up a lather. Using your fingertips, massage some lather into you face and throat.
2. Rinse thoroughly with splashes of water. The important thing is that you remove all of the lather so your face won't be left with a film equivalent of a bathtub ring.
3. Blot dry with a soft towel; vigorous rubbing with coarse materials aggravates and tugs at your skin