Beautiful Skin Without Cosmetics for Girls
In college, I met many beautiful girls who felt the need to cover themselves with three layers of foundation to step outside of their dorm rooms. For that matter, my junior year roommate was so obsessed with always looking at her best that she used to wear makeup even in the room on days she didn't really have to go out. In the duration of the one year we were roommates, I saw her without makeup only once and that too by mistake. I was actually quite surprised to see her real skin. It looked damaged by the harsh chemicals in the cosmetics she used to apply day after day.
My interest in keep my natural skin clean and looking young and youthful started in my teens during which time I suffered from acne and acne spots. I used many cosmetics, creams and even anti-biotic medications because many dermatologists had me convinced that only bacteria and oil alone caused acne and other skin problems. All the cosmetics I used never really helped with my acne problem and worst they used to dry out my skin completely. So, I was determined to find a natural solution to keeping my skin beautiful. I tried home remedies, facials and natural creams. Although they helped a little, my skin still looked damaged. Then I turned to the only natural logically solution that was shown to me - to change my lifestyle. I realized I ate junk food and beverages, led mostly a sedentary lifestyle, faced a lot of stress and slept very little. Once I started to lead a healthy lifestyle, I was amazed at my skin’s natural ability to heal without fancy cosmetics and creams.
I think skin is a reflection of the internal health. If you want a clear beautiful skin, you really should aim to improve your internal health. Skin is the largest organ in the human body and is greatly capable of healing itself when you supply what it needs. Acne or other skin problems are basically due to harmful toxins in the body. Bad toxins can lead to hormonal imbalances that manifest as skin problems and other health conditions. I used to see my roommate eat microwavable food everyday after coming to the room from parties at late hours before bed. She also slept very little and lived on caffeine to stay up. I once asked her whether she knew how bad the food she is putting into herself is and to my surprise, she said yes. So, she knew the food was bad, but didn't really care because she had foundation and other cosmetics to make her look pretty. She regretted leading a bad lifestyle, but never really did anything because using cosmetics was easier than changing bad habits.
Naturally attaining beautiful skin will take time, effort and patience. Body’s natural processes are complex, and so you have to be patient and keep leading a healthy lifestyle to see results. Flushing out all the already existing toxins from your body by drinking a lot of water and exercising is on the best ways to start the skin‘s healing process. Added to that, you should also supply adequate vitamins and minerals to aid the healing further. Sleep is very important to your body and to your skin to replenish and heal. Obtaining clear gorgeous skin certainly is possible if you are willing to change your bad habits and committing to being healthy.
As a college student, it can be hard to lead a healthy lifestyle. But ultimately, you should decide between natural obtaining beautiful skin by being healthy and suffocating your skin with harsh chemicals while leading an unhealthy lifestyle.
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This is sad, but honestly though, who is there to blame? Look at the magazines, movies, even the soap operas! Women look like they are models when they supposedly wake up. Remember this movie “The Bridesmaids”? The main girl made sure she woke up before her boyfriend just so she can put her makeup on before he sees her a-la naturel? No wonder girls are so pressured into this strange movement of “oh, I am so ugly, I must look my best even when I am sick.” Society has always been superficial; but I am just hoping that one day women would stop painting their faces just to be “popular”, stop all those ugly unhealthy diets, so they would look like a bag of bones… ah, it is nice to dream sometimes…
I am very grateful to my mother because she would not let me use makeup until I turned sixteen. And even then she took me to a cosmetologist, who showed me what colors I can use, and how to do it right. When it comes to skin care, just as you said – maintain a healthy lifestyle, and if acne still is there, there might be a need to check the hormones. Remember though, this is a task for a doctor to do, not a roommate with a similar problem.
I've encountered many a mention to the use of coconut oil as a great tonifier and moisturizer for the skin. I can certainly speak to its ability to help remedy dry, cracked skin. And what's more, it is an excellent nutritional source to boot!
It may initially sound a little weird, to use "food" on your skin, but the coconut is a very versatile plant. I've read of other cultures (especially Indian) that use coconut oil, and (I believe) turmeric on the skin to improve skin tone and health. And the fact that it doubles as something you can eat (I use it as a butter substitute-- just sprinkle on some salt, and you've got something that tastes just as good, if not better than butter, potentially with several nutritional enhancements).
You always hear a lot about how your diet affects the appearance and overall health of your skin and that is true. But if you live in a residence hall on campus, you are probably required by the school to purchase a meal plan and will end up eating most of your meals in the college dining hall. I have been to some colleges that have amazing dining halls, but I am not one of those lucky students. The food at my college is greasy and oil and just all around low quality. It is really unhealthy — a lot of empty calories — and you can tell by what it does to your skin. So many of my friends had arrived at college with clear skin, only to start breaking out all the time due to the dining hall food. Then once summer came and we stopped eating in the dining hall every day, our skin cleared up. There is not really a lot you can do to prevent it apart from not eating in the dining hall, but my suggestion is to drink a lot of water and maybe adjust your skin care routines a little bit to fight breakouts.
I like a girl that has the power to get out of the house without any make up. That shows she is a powerful girl and does not mind what people say about her. I also met girls that cannot live without their daily dose of makeup. I think is ridiculous to get up three hours early in the morning so you could just apply the entire make up that you have and then go out on the street looking like a clown.
The young skin does not need and lotions or foundations or make up products. The body is constantly changing and so does the skin. The young girls that use make up before they need it are just damaging their beauty.
None of us likes to have red spots on the face, or freckles or anything that will look bad, but by applying makeup those imperfections will do nothing but stand out even more.
But if you cannot live without make up make sure you buy good products, they are not supposed to be expensive but they need to have natural ingredients and make sure you wash your face really well before you go to sleep or else the pores will be stuffed with makeup.

Definitely, coconut oil is an excellent moisturizer for the skin and hair. I am Indian and we extensively use coconut oil in our food and to you put on the skin. Turmeric is a super spice and an anti-baterial and works great for acne when mixed with mint or neem or lemon juice. However, too much turmeric can dry out the skin.