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Don’t let the cold, harsh weather play havoc with your skin. Read our 3 simple steps to
WINTER BEAUTY
feeling smooth and soft. Skin pores are body such as the elbows. Skin Food is
refined, helping to achieve a radiant, suitable for vegetarians. and comes in a
more youthful appearance. Vitamins C 75ml recyclable aluminium tube – green in
and E reinforce skin’s cellular repair and more ways than one! Skin Food costs just
renewal process. £5.95. For more information visit
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STEP 2
Skin is dried out by the weather, central STEP 3
heating and spending all day under Make sure that you get outside regularly.
artificial lights – the moisture needs With your skin well-protected from the
replacing. This goes for men just as much elements, fresh air is essential for
as it does for women! glowing health and your overall well
Always use a moisturiser to hydrate being. Being indoors with central
your skin and provide a protective heating can dry skin, cause blocked pores
barrier. Hands, lips and ears all suffer and a lacklustre complexion. Getting
from exposure to the winter elements, outside, particularly if you can fit in a bit
so don’t overlook them. The parts of of exercise such as a brisk walk, will bring
your body kept under wraps will also that natural, healthy glow to your well-
need re-hydrating with a good, natural protected cheeks!
body moisturiser. You should also nourish your skin
For your face, choose a good quality, from within. Vitamin C, E, Zinc, and
natural day cream. Allow about 10 Selenium are all essential for cell
W
e all know about the need to minutes for it to absorb into your skin, renewal and the appearance of skin.
protect our skin in the summer, particularly if you’re putting make-up on Include plenty of natural anti-oxidants
but the winter months present a top, as this will prevent shine later on. A in your diet, as these will protect your
tough challenge too. Dull, dry, pasty good tip is to keep a small-size cream skin against pollutants in the
looking skin can be the curse of the early handy for topping up during the day. environment which damage cells and
months of the year. accelerate the ageing process. A build-
Top tip! up of toxins in the body will cause skin
STEP 1 Green People’s award winning range of to look dull and lifeless, so watch your
Cleansing your skin is essential to prevent organic beauty products are natural and diet for bad fats, refined sugars,
the build up of bacteria in pores that can give quick and effective results. processed food and too much alcohol.
cause all kinds of blemishes. This is Formulated using the highest quality However, getting all the right nutrients
particularly important at night, as it is organic ingredients they are easily daily can prove hard at times, particularly
during sleep that your skin replenishes absorbed and do not contain pore in the winter months. There are plenty of
itself – so let the natural process go clogging petrochemicals. Try top selling natural supplements around to help you
unhindered! Gentle Cleanse, a cleanser & make-up out, many specifically formulated for skin.
When your skin looks dull and tired, remover with anti-ageing properties.
brighten up by exfoliating once a week. WELEDA are a pioneering green beauty Top tip!
Use a gentle, natural exfoliator on the brand who introduced a totally natural, Viridian’s Ultimate Beauty Oil, a 100%
face and a lufer on legs, arms and back, replenishing cream in 1926 that is still organic food supplement containing a mix
with a circular motion to promote going strong. Skin Food is a beauty of 3:6:9 essential fatty acids.
drainage and blood blow. This is also very essential our grandmothers kept on their Sourced from avocado, golden flaxseed,
useful for stubborn fat and cellulite. dressing-tables long before anti-peptides evening primrose, hemp and pumpkin
were even dreamt of. The ingredients are seed, these ‘good fats’ offer a wealth of
Top tip! 100% natural (BDIH certified) and include well-documented health and skin benefits
Faith in nature’s Purifying Face and extracts of organic chamomile, calendula largely due to their anti-inflammatory,
Body Scrub with organic Aloe Vera, and wild pansy to soothe rough skin, and anti-oxidant activity. It costs £8.95 for
Lavender and Geranium gently exfoliates, revitalising rosemary to revitalize dull 200ml and is available from selected
removing dead skin cells, upper surface complexions. This deep-penetrating cream stockists. For your nearest stockist visit
debris and impurities, leaving the skin is ideal for dry patches on the face, or the www.viridian-nutrition.com
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