Aim for about eight glasses a day, but listen to your body. If you’re active or it’s hot, drink more. A great trick is to check your urine color—pale yellow is perfect. Don’t force gallons down; just sip regularly. Start your day with a glass and keep a pretty bottle on your desk. Your skin (and your whole body) thrives on steady sips, not just chugging a lot at once.
Think of it like this: clean, treat, moisturize, protect. Every morning and night, wash your face with a gentle cleanser. Next, use a simple serum to target your main concern, like dryness. Then, lock in moisture with a good moisturizer. Finally, every single morning, the most important step: apply a broad-spectrum sunscreen. This simple order keeps your skin clean, hydrated, and shielded from daily damage.
Without a doubt, it’s wearing sunscreen every single day. Sunlight is the main trigger that tells your skin to make more dark pigment. If you’re treating spots but skipping sunscreen, it’s like mopping the floor with the faucet still running. A broad-spectrum SPF 30 or higher protects your progress and prevents new spots from forming. Make it the last step of your morning routine, rain or shine, to see real fading results.
You need both! A moisturizer works from the outside in to create a temporary seal. Eating healthy fats works from the inside out to build healthy skin cells and lasting hydration. It’s the difference between wiping water on a dry sponge (moisturizer) and soaking that sponge thoroughly from the center (dietary fats). For truly resilient, glowing skin, your strategy needs to include both internal and external care.