{"id":4445,"date":"2015-06-03T12:31:54","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T16:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/?p=4445"},"modified":"2017-08-07T11:05:08","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T15:05:08","slug":"wedding-skin-prep-how-to-ensure-your-skin-is-flawless-for-the-big-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/wedding-skin-prep-how-to-ensure-your-skin-is-flawless-for-the-big-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Skin Prep: How to ensure your skin is flawless for the big day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stress is a primary trigger for acne flare ups, especially surrounding arguably one of the most important days in your life, your own wedding day! When you stress the body produces excess oft the hormone cortisol which can cause overproduction of sebum, the oil producing glands which can then form pimples and inflammation. Cortisol can also cause unwanted belly fat and bloat.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes we can’t help the stress, but here are some tips that can be controlled and help to keep your skin flawless for the BIG DAY!<\/p>\n

Tip #1:<\/strong> One month out it would be beneficial to start to focus on exfoliation. Since the skin\u2019s cycle is 28 days this is the perfect opportunity to start to remove dead, dull skin cells to reveal fresh and glowing skin. There are many at home peels and scrubs that can gentlel but effectively get your skin wedding ready! Look for peels with Lactic acid as this targets hyper pigmentation and sun damage while hydrating. Do not get any sun exposure, limit exposure to pollution such as dirty air, smoking, alcohol and drink a ton of water.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re not already on a strict food regimen, start to focus on appropriate diet. Limit salt and sugar intake, increase natural colorful foods and vegetables and get as much sleep as possible. Exercise can also help to alleviate stress and get circulation going, therefore aiding against inflammation and bloat.<\/p>\n

It’s imperative to try and not to change your normal routine, so that there are no side effects from anything new (i.e makeup, masks, scrubs etc). Appropriate rest and sleep along with no sun exposure (especially if its a destination wedding-do not be tempted). Try and keep your skin as clean as possible by cleansing appropriately and drink a lot of water.<\/p>\n

Tip #2:<\/strong> Eating foods rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, the most beneficial being salmon, can greatly reduce inflammation, reduce dryness and increase circulation (all leading attributes to clear skin, glowing and youthful-looking skin). Staying clear of high fructose sugar, alcohol,salt and dairy will all help to keep breakouts at bay and inflammation to a minimum. It may also be wise to stay clear of any foods that are allergy causing foods, such as shellfish and nuts. If you tend to be allergy prone just remember that an allergic reaction can happen at any time for the first time. Again, if at a destination wedding do not be tempted to have the shellfish.<\/p>\n

Tip #3:<\/strong> The most important thing is to NOT manipulate or squeeze the blemish, this will cause redness, swelling and possible infection. A few DIY things to try are icing the area, egg whites to dry it up, a cool tea bag and a good concealer. If you develop a severe blemish you can goto your Dermatologist and get a cortisone injection.<\/p>\n

Tip #4:<\/strong> Be yourself because that is usually when you feel and look your most beautiful. Beauty comes from the inside first.<\/p>\n

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Stress is a primary trigger for acne flare ups, especially surrounding arguably one of the most important days in your life, your own wedding day! When you stress the body produces excess oft the hormone cortisol which can cause overproduction of sebum, the oil producing glands which can then form pimples and inflammation. Cortisol can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[42,53],"tags":[556,79,418,520,765,78,766,482,764],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}