Everyday practices of body hygiene must be followed to ensure that one’s body is healthy and taken care of. That is why some aspects of personal grooming and hygiene should include washing and moisturizing the face, taking care of hair, utilizing dental products, hand and nail management, foot care as well as total body care. Day by day how to take care of yourself top to toe Here is a general checklist.
Skincare Routine
Morning
It is recommended that you begin your OpenRoutine regimen with a mild face wash to wash off the skin impurities that are gathered during the night. This is followed by a toner to help get the skin’s pH level back in order.
Applying a serum with strong antioxidant content is beneficial in preventing damage that is caused due to the environment. After that, it’s important to apply sunscreen as well as lotion on the skin to suffice its hydration requirements for the entire day. Remember to use a broad-spectrum sunscreen with at least SPF 30 as the UV rays lead to the aging of skin and skin cancer.
Evening
Towards the evening, wash your face to get rid of accumulated makeup, dirt, and oils on your face throughout the day. Employ the use of a scrub a couple of times a week to help rinse off dead skin cells, but do not overdo this.
A serum or a night treatment such as retinol should be used in the evening since it is involved in skin regeneration. End with a more authoritative cream to restore and nourish your skin at night.
Hair Care Routine
Daily Care
When recommending hair-washing routines, it is stated that washing the hair twice or thrice a week would suffice, but with the right kind of shampoos suitable for the hair type to avoid worsening the scalp dryness condition.
Rinse your hair every time you wash it and make sure to use a conditioner, this will make your hair tamed and silky. For the curly or dry hair type, a leave-in conditioner is an added extra that would help to make the hair shiny.
Weekly Care
Apply a hair conditioner or hair mask to the hair once a week to ensure that the hair is getting the much-needed conditioning that it requires. It is also recommended to trim your hair to eliminate split ends and encourage hair growth approximately after two months or monthly preferably. Those who frequently use styling tools such as hair straighteners or curling irons do so under the protection spray.
Oral Hygiene Routine
The above views indicate that proper care of teeth is very important in overall health. Floss your teeth daily, and if you prefer you should brush your teeth after every meal using fluoride toothpaste. Brush at least twice a day to clean the external part of your teeth but floss daily if you want to eliminate triangle food deposits.
Swish about your mouth with an antiseptic mouthwash to wipe out as many bacteria as you can and to freshen your breath. Such issues can be avoided through the help of checkups that should happen at least twice a year with a dentist.
Hand and Nail Care Routine
Hands and nails are often exposed to detrimental conditions and therefore need to be taken care of by your OpenRoutine. It is recommended to use a gentle soap and water which is not too hot to avoid drying the skin on the hands.
Pat them dry after washing, and then apply a hand cream to ensure that they do not crack. Also, there arises the need to maintain neat and clean nails by cutting and filing them to avoid splits. If you do not want to grow a hangnail, then see to it that the cuticles are well nourished, for this, you can apply a cuticle oil.
MindOwl Founder – My own struggles in life have led me to this path of understanding the human condition. I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy before completing a master’s degree in psychology at Regent’s University London. I then completed a postgraduate diploma in philosophical counselling before being trained in ACT (Acceptance and commitment therapy).
I’ve spent the last eight years studying the encounter of meditative practices with modern psychology.