The Wonders of Hydration

Hydration is one of the best and most important ways to improve and maintain your complexion. Hydration essentially means to keep your body filled with enough water and moisture to operate at optimum performance and keep your skin healthy and glowing. We lose on an average 10 cups of water a day in exhaled air, perspiration and well, you know the rest. In actuality, by the time you feel thirsty you have probably already lost about 2 cups of water and considering the body is between 50 and 70 percent water and the brain is over 70% water, it is easy to see how we may not always be at our hydration optimum.

Water is critical in regulating all body organs and temperature as well as moving nutrients and oxygen to cells in your body. What is the largest organ in the body? The skin! Also, keeping the body hydrated helps to flush out toxins and pollutants in the bloodstream as well as combat dehydration caused by exposure to the sun, perspiration and harsh winds. All factors that are known to increase skin damage, dull complexion and dry your skin. Hydration is necessary to help raise the skin's natural barriers and to moisturize and nourish the skin. The use of gentle cleansers can prevent stripping the natural essential skin oils and combat winter dryness.
Of course the easiest way is to hydrate the skin is to get water into it.

As easy as this advice is there is one problem. The skin is virtually waterproof and water cannot penetrate its resilient surface. The best solution is to drink enough water and prep your skin with external elements that have essential oils rich in nourishing elements like almond oil, grapeseed oil, coco and shea butter, among others. Water is still the most effective way of replacing lost fluids. Because water is naturally low in sodium, has no fat, cholesterol or caffeine and isn't flushed straight through the body like many other beverages, it's the natural solution that your body chooses to help reach its daily fluid quota.

We all know that we need to keep hydrated and drink at least 8 cups of water a day. However, we sometimes forget (myself included) how truly important it is and how much it will help maintain our body and our skin.

ThomFlemingSkinCare.com