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Skincare Harmony: Self-Care Practices for Different Skin Types
Beautiful, healthy skin is the canvas of self-confidence and well-being. However, not all skin is created equal. Our skin comes in various types, each with its unique needs and concerns. To achieve optimal skin health, it's essential to tailor your self-care routine to your specific skin type. In this blog, we'll explore the various skin types and the self-care practices that can help you achieve radiant, glowing skin.
Understanding the Basics: Skin Types
Before diving into specific self-care practices, it's crucial to understand the different skin types:
Normal Skin: Normal skin is well-balanced, neither too oily nor too dry. It has a smooth texture and small pores, with few blemishes or imperfections.
Oily Skin: Oily skin tends to produce excess sebum, leading to a shiny complexion and enlarged pores. Individuals with oily skin are more prone to acne and blackheads.
Dry Skin: Dry skin lacks moisture and often feels tight and flaky. It can be sensitive and prone to redness and irritation.
Combination Skin: Combination skin is a blend of different skin types. Typically, it's oily in the T-zone (forehead, nose, and chin) and dry or normal in other areas.
Sensitive Skin: Sensitive skin is prone to irritation, redness, and itching. It can react negatively to harsh ingredients or environmental factors.
Now that we've defined these skin types, let's explore self-care practices tailored to each:
Self-Care for Normal Skin
Normal skin requires maintenance to retain its balance:
Gentle Cleansing: Use a mild, pH-balanced cleanser to cleanse your skin morning and night.
Hydration: Moisturize with a lightweight, non-comedogenic moisturizer to maintain skin's hydration.
Sun Protection: Apply sunscreen daily to prevent premature aging and sun damage.
Weekly Exfoliation: Exfoliate once a week to remove dead skin cells and keep your skin smooth.
Self-Care for Oily Skin
Managing excess oil is key for those with oily skin:
Cleansing: Use a gentle, foaming cleanser to control oil without over-drying.
Salicylic Acid: Incorporate products containing salicylic acid to unclog pores and prevent breakouts.
Oil-Free Moisturizer: Opt for oil-free, hydrating moisturizers to balance moisture levels.
Clay Masks: Apply clay masks weekly to absorb excess oil and reduce shine.
Self-Care for Dry Skin
Moisture is essential for dry skin:
Hydrating Cleanser: Use a creamy, hydrating cleanser to avoid stripping natural oils.
Rich Moisturizer: Invest in a rich, emollient moisturizer to lock in moisture.
Hyaluronic Acid: Apply products with hyaluronic acid to boost hydration.
Avoid Hot Water: Use lukewarm water instead of hot water for washing and bathing to prevent further dryness.
Self-Care for Combination Skin
Balancing both oil and dryness is the key:
Targeted Cleansing: Use a mild cleanser for the dry areas and a salicylic acid-based cleanser for the T-zone.
Zone-Specific Moisturizing: Apply a lightweight moisturizer on the T-zone and a richer one on the dry areas.
Spot Treatments: Use spot treatments for blemishes in the oily areas while being gentle on the dry areas.
Weekly Masks: Apply a clarifying mask to the T-zone and a hydrating mask to the dry areas.
Self-Care for Sensitive Skin
Gentle, soothing care is essential:
Fragrance-Free Products: Choose skincare products that are fragrance-free and hypoallergenic.
Patch Testing: Always patch-test new products to avoid potential reactions.
Minimal Ingredients: Use products with minimal ingredients to reduce the risk of irritation.
SPF and Physical Barriers: Protect your skin with a broad-spectrum sunscreen and use physical barriers like hats and scarves when exposed to harsh weather conditions.
Additional Tips for All Skin Types
Regardless of your skin type, consider these universal self-care tips:
Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of water to keep your skin hydrated from within.
Healthy Diet: Consume a balanced diet rich in antioxidants, vitamins, and Omega-3 fatty acids to support skin health.
Stress Management: Practice stress-relief techniques like meditation and yoga to maintain a calm mind, which can positively impact your skin.
Consult a Professional: If you're unsure about your skin type or have persistent issues, consult a dermatologist for personalized guidance.
In conclusion, self-care practices tailored to your specific skin type are essential for achieving and maintaining healthy, radiant skin. Embrace these practices, listen to your skin's needs, and remember that consistency is key in the journey to beautiful, glowing skin. With a well-tailored self-care routine, you can nurture your skin and boost your confidence.
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IDK who needs to hear this, but Egon and Ray aren't the only autistic og ghostbusters
Peter is too
Your telling me this man with two PhDs related to psychology, who always has the exact right thing to say to manipulate a situation to his favour (when it's a planned/known situation), but cocks up massively when it's an unknown situation, who has a massive reaction to getting slimed (more so than the others), who would rather joke all the time than take a situation seriously because wtf should he say
you're telling me this man is neurotypical?
nah
Winston's the only NT in this group (idk how he deals with these weirdos (affectionate))
#rambles#ghostbusters#the real ghostbusters#to be specific i guess#peter venkman#egon spengler#ray stantz#winston zeddemore#i've encountered a few autistic people like peter#it's mainly the focus on business and the intense interest in studying people and behaviour and the mind#but he gets so irritated and angry when he gets slimed#the same way i feel when oil or glue gets stuck on my skin#“but he's so good at social situations-” but that's just it!#he is!#because he studies people - studies their reactions - their interactions#a business chat always goes the same way so he can plan what to say to get the best thing out of it#when he flirts with women it seems to be the same way each time - like he's planned it - because he thinks it'll get a reaction he wants#and i dare say that Peter masks a lot more than Ray and Egon. i mean he was a probably more of a cool slacker type at uni and got on well#with more popular students (sorority house students? idk im not american) and yknow it was the 70s! couldnt exactly be fully himself#idk where im going with this - ive lost my train of thought#but yeah#peter is autistic as well and i'll die on this hill
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[stress]
#i usually Imagined this happening#but this happened a few days ago when someone asked me very specifically about my type like they want the gossip#and my brain screamed MONSTER#aka doodle#i get stressed when people ask me that question fdshjsdf#this has been another monsterfucker psa from aka thank you#+horns +tails +non human skin#maybe not from this earth (aliens)#(sweats like a sinner in church)#also WHY DONT THEY BELIEVE WHEN I SAY PERSONALITY FDFDH#happens every time people ask#(no longer eating in peace)#aka doodles
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Don't forget that you can always draw your ocs and favorite characters in fun outfits that you think they would wear. you can and should do this
#duck speaks#it's very fun to do and like. think about what types of clothes they'd like to wear#and the things they'd pick out at a store with all sorts of clothes to choose from#it can be a way to get to know the character better also I think#especially for ocs. it's like a way to develop their character#what sort of clothes do they typically wear ? what textures and colors do they like in clothes ?#are they comfortable showing skin with their outfits ? do they get cold or hot easily ? what type of climate do they live in ?#is there a type of outfit they wish they could wear but are too scared/don't have the means or money to ?#do they normally dress more casual or more formal ? what would a formal or casual outfit be for them ?#what do they wear in the summer ? what about in the winter ?#what are their pajamas like ?#do they dress in fashion from a specific era ? what era are they from also ?#do they dress more feminine or more masculine ? a mix of both ?#do they wear the same/similar outfits over and over ? is there something they always wear no matter what outfit they have on ?#do they care a lot about their appearance and how other people see them ? how does that effect their outfits ?#lots of things to think about#also you should draw them in outfits for mee#I love outfits and I love to see them#you don't have to make them up from the top of your head even. you can have an idea for what you want and look it up for reference#I do this a lot#I'll go in pinterest and search up like. 70s fashion or 2010s teen fashion or something#and look around to get a better idea of what I'm going for#pinterest is nice because you can click on a image you like and it'll have similar ones under that :]
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monster tom beloved
I just came up with this design tbh, in my four years of being in the fandom i have never actually drawn monster Tom except a few silly doodles, hope u like it!
#eddsworld#tom shat his pants#eddsworld tom#ew tom#tom eddsworld#tom ew#ew monster tom#monster tom#i kinda think that monster tom with two mouth or like a HUGE mouth on his chest is sickass#i didn't know if to give him fur or like scabs (idk what these are called in English but like the skin of lizards/snakes)#so i sorta combined it#eddsworld fanart#i actually like this one being the first time i actually draw the damn thing#when i drew this i didn't have a specific idea i just said “lets try to bring my childhood obsession to life”#i grew up watching creepypasta and draw my life kinda videos so i thought maybe siren heads body type cause i was so afraid to head#police sirens since i thought he was coming for me to the point i pissed myself when i was around 5#like 😭😭😭#anyways hope you like yippee :33#*EDIT!! afraid to hear police sirens
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The hermits: omg etho he's so cool and mysterious wow
Me, watching etho for the first time: oh this man just has autism
#normally i find it weird to diagnose online people you don't actually know because it's kinda weird#case in point that reddit post where someone thought joel had mania#however#as an autistic person who also eats a specific type of sandwich every day and has an emotional attachment to my keyboard#i feel qualified to say hey this guy has the funny brain thing#hermitcraft#hermitblr#hermitcraft 10#ethoslab#he never changed his skin or thumbnails either#i say this lovingly#but i am sliding a self-diagnosis form thingy to him and scar
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people shitting all over a movie bc it doesn't live up to the "scariest movie you'll ever see" hype is SOOOO stupid. like hello ever horror movie EVER uses that line as part of their marketing. you absolutely cannot put THAT much stake into that. be so serious.
#you can say you dont like a movie but do fucking not jump straight to the overhyped bullshit#come the fuck on#also there are different kinds of scary movies#like theres your classic jumpscare kind of scary and then theres your deeply unsettling kind of scary#and i think a LOOOOOT of people assume 'scariest movie of all time' means the jumpscare kind#when in fact that disturbing under your skin kind of creepy can be scarier!! (and is in fact the specific type of scary meant in this case!)#n e ways.#sorry im just really annoyed at just how many people ive seen taking biiig steamy dumps all over A Recent Movie for this exact reason#bc its bullshit#just bc something wasnt what you expected it to be doesnt mean it was overhyped#just bc it didnt scare you in the way you thought it was supposed to does not mean it is overhyped!#mack rambles
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commission of Juniper and Avani for @1eona 🌸
#first time painting purple skin 10/10 experience#also these designs were so cuuuute ahh#commission example#digital illustration#procreate#illustration#digital art#simple render example#need to start tagging what specific types of commissions are but i always forget rip
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Hazel boys ♥ (Patreon)
#My art#Helix#Max Vyer#Dexter Favin#Man I haven't done an eyes set in ages#I've been thinking about their eyes a lot lately! Listed as hazel but that could refer to so many different types of eye colours!#Greys and greens and blues and browns - rainbow-y or nearly-singular#Something hard to pin down or define simply#So some visual examples for funsies ♪#Even with all of them right in front of me I still don't know!#Would they be more green to reflect VUX skin? Or more grey-green with light blues like VUX eyes#Or more human-hazels - would Max have lighter eyes? Would Dex?? Agh it's interesting!#I think my favourites are the first and last - both with their flecks of gold but a dark and light option#They're really cute hh <3#Drawing their expressions and blushes and hair around was fun as well hehe ♪ Max's especially I love the swoops#There's also nothing specific that would denote Birthday about this - especially with how often I make Zarla fanart lol#But birthday all the same ♥ I love these two and it's been so rewarding to continue to through play and reading and just#Hm!! Happies!#The love always gets very inarticulate hwah!#I'll get too mushy if I try to spend too long parsing it into words#S'why I gotta draw about lol even something small or silly or simple ♪#And many more planned!! Always inspire <3
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i find it crazy how i hanged my sexuality so much like omg?? straight to lesbian to bisexual to aroace to gay (mlm) to omnisexual to pansexual to bisexual AGAIN?? BRO I AM COLLECTING THEM LIKE POKEMON AND I DON'T EVEN WANNA DO IT..LIE OMG ITS JUST SO CNUFSIONG LIKE YEAH I LIKE MEN BUT NOT LIKE CIS MEN BUT ALSO CIS MEN AND TRANS MEN AND FEM MEN AND MAC GIRLS AND EVERY TYPE OF GIRL??
#ghostlover <3#i have a very specific type of guy i love#and its lotus :3#HE REMINDS ME OF SID JENKINGS FROM SKINS UK PLS JEAR M OUT PLS I DATING HIM BUT IF HE ONLY LOOKED LIK HIM BROSKI I LOVE MY BF SO MUCH!!!!#I LOVE HIM!!!
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After the most recent episode of secret invasion I'm not gonna lie I would totally watch a show of just Nick Fury and Talos interacting, their dynamic is gold
#This is definitely the type of show that I'm gonna need to rewatch to fully understand all the details bc right now I don't know if I'm#Understanding it all fully more specifically timelines and who is who now that the skrulls have a new skin#Oh and also bc it's been a while since I watched any marvel project with Fury in it so I don't remember some storylines with him#Marvel#Mcu#nick fury#Talos#secret invasion
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does anyone else have extremely strong visual/sensory imagination and therefore have a ton of highly specific individual headcanons for every character in every piece of media you consume that you can’t justify and can’t talk about without sounding utterly insane
#rambling#does anyone else have this.#it’s so extremely specific#to their characterisation#like i have opinions about. xie lian’s body proportions and posture. and his cheekbones. his hair texture#how chu wanning holds his shoulders???#i’ll have you know i’ve thought in detail about the exact type of eyelids that every character has. in every danmei book i’ve ever read#i never know what to do with these headcanons because i can’t just ramble about them with no context#they are not really opinions they are more just. details about how they exist to me. and they’re important#they just. they’re real to me in my head#sometimes i can justify them or i can work them into the context of a fic#but it’s all the time fic or no art or no. they’re real in my head and that means they have a smell and a skin texture#proudest moment was when i rambled to my friends about my opinions about their ocs hair textures and it made it into their fic#actually let me know if i should just post these headcanons for each character would that be something people wanna read#like it’s tumblr dot com i just feel so odd sharing these when there’s no basis for these technically
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I'm going to. make a ninjago Pokémon au
#will be working on it soon#been playing a minecraft pokemon mod a lot recently with a friend#and i have a ninjago skin on#and i was like OMG POKEMON NINJAGO#im gonna do it super soon gotta think about who would ahve what a lot#obviously their elements line up really well with the different pokemon types#but its just trying to figure out what pokemon the ninja would like in specific#YAYYY#rex rambles#ninjago
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Me? Having a fictional character type? naaahhhh
#I actually have many many types XD#but someone just reblogged my art with. An oddly specific character description.#About pale skin and black hair and being a NERD#And methinks perhaps reading about Susan Pevensie at a young age changed my psyche#actually maybe I should make a list of characteristics that I tend to be drawn to#there's gotta be SOMETHING that leads to half of them being dead
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Your writing is actually like so good like i literally can't do that stuff even tho I have written for God knows how many years atp like,,, HOW?? I COULDNT EVEN COME UP WITH A SIMPLE COMPLIMENT AND YET YOU WROTE
“Your eyes glow like the cresting of the sun over the horizon, painting the world in hues of gold – yet it also reminded me of the dipping of the moon below the waves, casting the briefest, most gentle of lights upon the world engulfed in darkness. In the depths of your eyes was the birth and death of stars in the infinite cosmos – glittering stars in a sea of empty, blank space that left me feeling lightheaded and breathless.” - even the gods bleed [pt 2]
JSHDHDJDJDN THANK YOU???? I worry all the flowery language feels awkward but i am a sucker for things like that i shove it into every fic i can..glad 2 know yall like it 🏃♂️
im also just incredibly dramatic. it's a careful balance between being descriptive enough to get my themes across but not enough to alienate any readers and if I can't describe colors then I'm going to be a menace to society and describe it in the most vague way possible. enjoy ur 500 word description of a plate /j
#asks#anon#like. i try to avoid mentioning specific characteristics (hair color eye color skin color hair type etc)#but also ensure the general theme of what im trying to convey gets across#like in the part of my fic you mentioned (etheral and otherworldly. a disconnect between humanity and reader)#both from the perspective of the acolytes and from the reader.#almost. whimsical. unnatural. out of place.#reader is the divine but they do not belong there.#i try to be vague with readers personality as well (unless specifically requested otherwise)#but i want there to be an unease. an unatural stillness.#sort of like that feeling when you see something that looks human but its. wrong in a way. in a way you cannot describe#there is something wrong and you do not know what. you know that you must run#so a vague level of horror at play um. but lowkey eldritch horror reader is my fav soooooo#i need reader to be freaking out their acolytes but pushing thru it bc why would they be afraid of their creator? of the divine?#but that feelings of wrongness lingers at the back of their mind every time they are near#also adding to it that i dont really describe about readers eyes is that it. moves#like. whenever readers eyes move so does the view of the stars/planets/galaxies moves with it.#not in the sense that the stars themselves move. but rather that like a camera the focus has been shifted.#and now they are seeing entirely new stars and galaxies.#pats reader this bad boy can fit so much eldritch horror beyond human comprehension in them!#wow this got off topic fast um.#oop 🏃♂️
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it’s just like, the more i think about post-chapter 5 fortnite the more i get pissed off
#like Cool now it takes 3x the work for a skin to be made because they need to make 2 different varients for it and Cool now the battle pass#has less vbucks because they have to fit in rocket racing lego and festival cosmetics that nobody cares about and Cool now cars can’t be#unique anymore because they all need to have a specific set of features (like the boost) in order to make up for all the different types of#cosmetics they’re forcing you to buy instead of each type of car having its own uses#hayden.txt
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