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7 Sneaky Celebrity Skin Care Tips

 

1) Stars are not afraid to go cheap.  Where it’s sensible to go cheap, stars do.  For instance, Jennifer Aniston uses Neutrogena soap in her nighttime cleaning ritual, “It’s perfect for my skin.”  Celebrities know it’s not the label that matters, but the effect.  Queen Latifah uses a simple home made solution, “I’ve been washing my face with baking soda for years.  It’s not harsh on the skin and it gives me a glow.”

 

2) They’re not afraid to take control.  Starlet Molly Sims says that when she exfoliates, the brews her own concoction, “I mix honey and moisturizer and put it all over my face. It’s a great exfoliant. I leave it on a few minutes and then wash it off.”  Other stars use natural and simple recipes, such as dry oatmeal scrubs or simple egg white mask (leave on for ten minutes and then wash off) as a pore tightener.  Just before TV appearances, some stars mash a fresh peach and leave the paste on the face for ten minutes, for instant glow.

 

3) The religiously use sunscreen. Skin experts have always been emphasizing how sunscreen is your primary weapon against aging skin.  Even if it’s cloudy or raining outside, you should put up a shield of sun screen, and wash off at the end of the day.

 

4) No matter how late they go to bed, the bathroom sink is still their best friend.  You already know that you should never go to bed without washing your face.  Jessica Alba says, “There are nights when I’m tired or busy with my daughter, but I do force myself to wash up and moisturize.”  Don’t get into the habit of sleeping with your makeup. This includes mascara because your lashes will break off if you sleep with a layer of black goop on them.

 

5) They clean their cell phone.  If you saw your cell phone up close, you’d be grossed-out.  Your cell phone is basically a bacteria farm since you spend all day with your cell phone pad pressed against your face.  Dirt and oil from you face becomes embedded in the keypad and surface, which contaminates the rest of your face.  Once a week, use a small amount of rubbing alcohol on a cotton pad and disinfect.

 

6) Celebrities remember the skin on the rest of their bodies.  Molly Sims provides her own advice.  ”Buy a body brush and dry brush your entire body. Do this before you get in the bath or shower. It’s a way to detox and helps with circulation.” You don’t need to buy an expensive body brush and can find great ones at Walmart or Target. Think of this as a way to exfoliate your entire body and even break up cellulite before it becomes one with you.

 

7) Celebs don’t grow science experiments in their bathroom. Hollywood skin pros advise you to stock up on as many washcloths as you can. The rule is you pat your face off ONCE with the washcloth and then toss it in the laundry, wash and dry. When you pat and then leave it on the counter or towel rack, the thing grows a virtual seventh-grade science experiment of bacteria… then you re-wet it… and ewwww, you’re putting bacteria into your pores.