No part of our body takes a beating from exposure, makeup, cleansing and treatments like our face. That means we have to take extra time and care of our skin considering it’s our face that makes first impressions, is our identity and is the only part of us that everyone we ever meet will see. To protect and improve our best feature, a little TLC can go a long, long way. These tips are safe enough to use every day and effective enough to still work even if you skip a day in-between.

Even as skincare continues to take great strides, some of the best TLC you can give your skin continues to come from Mother Nature and your pantry.

Fatigued skin will always respond to a sauna! Remove a pot of boiling water from the stove, wait 1 minute then throw a bath towel over your head and allow the steam to soak into your pores. This is the at-home version of the steam treatment you get from your facialist, and it works just as well.

Allergies wreaking havoc on your eyes? Chamomile teabags steeped in boiling water for 1 minute and then soaked in ice water for five minutes will soothe and smooth dry, taut skin. You’ll feel almost instant relief that lasts all-day. And you can take a much needed 15 minute catnap while your eyes recharge.

If lack of sleep is leaving your skin sallow, cloths soaked in ice water will decrease puffiness, bring back your color, and leave you with a more manageable surface to apply your makeup. Lay an ice cold compress across your eyes and another over your entire face to wake up tired skin and leave your cheeks with healthy color and shine.

Eye makeup remover is a real lover for your eyes and the delicate, age-revealing skin around them. If you’re using your facial cleanser to remover your eye makeup, you could be doing permanent damage to your skin. You have to scrub, press and pull harder using cleanser compared to eye makeup remover. Most are oil-free but still glide across your skin as an oil base would to minimize the stress of scrubbing as it breaks down the layers of makeup and mascara.

If you wear waterproof mascara, your nightly routine just got a whole lot easier. New gelée mascara removers have revolutionized clean-up for your lashes. These cleansers are specially formulated to loosen and remove even the most adhesive mascaras. Simply hold a cotton pad with the gelée on your lashes for a few seconds and your waterproof mascara slides right off with no tugging or rubbing.

Your entire body will thank you if you add lemonade to your next bath. As refreshing as an icy glass is to your tongue, so are lemonade scrubs invigorating to your skin. A gentle, all-over body scrub leaves skin brighter and smoother. Use it in a hot shower where the steam will help to sluff off dry skin.

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