When you are stressed, your immune system gets overloaded and not only flues and colds catch up to you easier but your digestive system also take a toll. The result will show on your skin first. How? The skin gets out of balance and depending on the body system, will get duller, break out, get rashes, pimples, acne, develop skin conditions or allergies.

Three Things Happen
- Add extra make up to cover up the rashes, pimples and dull spots
- Reach for any cream or facial care products that promises miracles
- Stress even more because now we feel self-conscious about our face and our confidence goes down.

The Result
It gets worse. The skin cannot breathe under the make up and the facial care cream we bought in a hurry often creates a skin reaction.

As I said earlier, stress is part of our life but if we take care of our skin from the inside out and outside in, we will not be affected so much when things get chaotic or feel out of control.

How can we achieve that?

Healthy Facial Skin Care Products
Choose your skin care products as carefully as you choose your food. This is nutrition for your skin. Look for products with botanical and minerals ingredients made with very little processing.

Some plants like Chamomile or Aloe Vera hydrate the skin and work well on dry skin while others like Juniper and Lavender are antibacterial and more suitable for oily or acne prone skin. If your skin is way out of balance, essential minerals in Dead Sea facial skin products will regulate the PH to neutral and give your skin all the ingredients it needs to be radiant and healthy again.

Skin care regimen
Start with a cleanser with low acidity and no alcohol. Cleansers remove dirt and toxins from the pores and help the skin breathe. The build up of dirt will irritate the skin and the lack of oxygen will slow down the immune system as well the skin cells regeneration process.

Face creams nourish your skin from the outside in and provide the nutrients to skin peak performance. Make up are meant to enhance your beauty not cover flaws. Get the advice of a cosmetic specialist for tone and colors that will bring the features in your face. Mineral makeups are lighter, healthier and more stable than other cosmetics. (This is the type of make up use by actors because it does not run and you need less)

A healthy diet and a lot of water
The skin is the largest organ and part of the immune system. Often overloaded it cannot perform well.

• A dull complexion is often sign of a tired overloaded liver
• Extra toxins in the blood stream can cause acne
  
• Dry skin do not retain moisture well because of the lack of essential fatty acids
• Stress weaken the immune system and the skin cells do not reproduce so easily, get overworked and loose their ability to protect and "export toxins"
• A healthy diet rich in antioxidants (fight the free radicals), essential minerals and fatty acids will provide vital ingredients to the skin and nourish it from the inside in
• Water helps flushing toxins and pollution out of the body but also hydrate and moisturize

Make a date with yourself
Create some down time. For most women this is easier said than done. The best way is to schedule time out like everything else you need to do until it becomes part of your routine.

Create a spa like bathroom where you love spending time
It is not always easy to go to a spa but who does not like the pampering, luxurious, good feeling of a spa? A few nice candles some fluffy towels and a water fountain can create a cozy and more intimate ambiance. This is a time for a relaxing bath or a more cleansing skin care routine such a facial mask or a peel mask.

Meditate
Create some moments in your day when you take a deep breath and clear your mind
It has been scientifically proven that meditation reduces stress, help relaxing faster and helps you be more productive.

Breathe!
Get more oxygen flowing through your body. Have you ever noticed a child’s skin after they’ve been playing a favorite outdoor game of hopscotch or jump rope? They glow because they’ve been having fun and they’ve been getting their blood pumping. They look radiant!

You may not have to play soccer or jump rope but exercising your body will bring more oxygen in your system and will help the skin eliminates toxins and strengthen the blood flow, carrying more nutrients to the skin cells.

A brisk walk before an important meeting will bring your stress level down and give a nice glow to your skin. A few deep breaths to start with will do it to.

Stress shows up on your skin and affects your immune system. It is your first clue that something in your body or mind is out of balance. A healthy mind and body will help you go through chaos and stressful moment with ease. Start making small changes in your lifestyle;  take it one step at a time.