Habits That Lead To Unhealthy Beauty

Here are some unhealthy beauty habits and how to break them

Glancing in the sun                         

Squinting and UV exposure can lead to wrinkling around the eyes and forehead. But the effects aren’t only artistic: UV exposure can cause photokeratitis, basically a sunburn on your eyeball that can cause scratching, pain, redness, headaches and swollen eyelids. Even worse, long-term exposure to the sun increases your risk of cataracts (clouding of the lens that causes blurred vision) and age-related macular degeneration (the most common source of vision loss in people over 50).Look for a manufacturer’s label indicating that the glasses offer 99 percent UVA and UVB protection.

Rubbing your wrists together after applying fragrance

Fragrances are composed of molecules, and when you expose those molecules ‘to heat, cold or friction, you change them. This results in a deadening of the delicate mixture and distortion of the scent. Blow on your wrists, or let fragrance dry on its own. Your body heat will help diffuse the scent.

Sawing your nails with a file

Sawing back and forth with a nail file can separate the layers of your nails, possibly causing them to split and break.

If your nails are too long to file, first clip them with nail scissors, then file gently with a fine-grained emery board or a crystal file. File each side of the nail toward the middle, always in the same direction so you avoid the sawing motion.Andavoid metal nail files, which are harsh on your nails.

Over-plucking your brows

One of the biggest beauty mistakes is to go wild with the tweezers, too-thin brows can age you. Neither do you want to finish up with a shape that’s not naturally yours.

Never washing your makeup brushes

Makeup brushes are a vital part of your beauty tool kit, but over time they becomepolluted with dead skin cells, oil, old dissolved colours and bacteria. That can play mess with your daily makeup routine, as powder grips to the oils on the brush, clumping on your skin. You may experience breakouts, allergic reactions or infections in the form of a rash, pimples or redness.

Squirt a drop of baby shampoo into your hand or onto a plate, then run your brush under lukewarm water to dampen it before swishing it in the shampoo until a lather forms. Finally, pointing the brush down to ensure water doesn’t get trapped in the handle, rinse it until the water runs clear and lay the brush flat to dry on a clean towel.

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