The foundation of holistic skin care is using products that are all natural. Do you realize that the condition of your skin is a direct reflection of your internal health? This is in large part why holistic skin care is so essential - it goes beyond taking care of only the surface skin. The natural products work to balance our body, mind and spirit and by doing this they promote a sense of well being, which gives you that natural healthy glow.

Understand that if you are looking for a quick fix then this is not going to help you. When we are talking about holistic care we are talking about a lifestyle change. It is a lifestyle change because we are working with caring for the entire person, hence the term holistic. With the skin being the reflection of our health on the inside, taking care of the issues that we have internally will then naturally improve our skin.

Proper care of the skin includes dietary changes. Making sure that you are eating enough antioxidant rich foods helps our skin fight the effects of the pollutants and toxins that it comes into contact with everyday. Antioxidants have excellent ant-aging properties with the added bonus of helping with skin blemishes. The best way to get antioxidants is by consuming organic foods. Be as natural as possible and try to eat a really healthy diet, but there are of course supplements available too.

Another step in the process of holistic skin care is sleep. Often we deprive ourselves of quality sleep, then wonder "What happened?" when we look in the mirror. For most of us, our bodies need eight hours of sleep. This is the time that our body repairs itself from what it has gone through in the day. You will be amazed at what you will see in the mirror when you get a few extra hours of sleep a day.

If you smoke, you might as well be covering your face in with gravel from the road side next to a nuclear waste dump. If you really want healthy skin, I strongly advise you to give up smoking if this is something you do. The skin has a close connection with the lungs, so polluted lungs will definitely reflect on the skin sooner or later. If you follow all the other steps but continue to smoke you are sabotaging the progress you would make.

Holistic skin care as we have stated means natural skin care, caring for ourselves from the inside out. So giving up as many synthetic products as you can is also good for you skin. Nowadays finding natural and organic beauty products is very easy. You don't need to make a special trip to an organic store, you can find the natural products where ever make up is sold.

You will also want to make sure that you are protecting your skin from the sun. Did you know that between 10am and 2 pm the sun is at its harshest and we need to try to avoid direct sunlight during those hours? To avoid skin damage even during the wintertime, you must use some good sunscreen lotion to protect you.

Another component of holistic skin care is exercise. Remember we are taking care of the whole person from the inside out so that we have radiant glowing skin. Exercise will help move toxins out of the body, increase muscle tone, it produces a natural mood enhancement and it relieves stress. Take a bike ride, go for a walk or a run each and everyday.