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1. uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh June 26th, 2009 at 10:29 am 1

   If you are looking to get clear skin without treatments, then the best place to start is by creating an environment on your facial skin in which it is difficult for bacteria to thrive. Here are some tips which I found to really help:

   1. Never ever touch your face. If you absolutely must for some reason, make sure to wash your hands thoroughly with anti-bacterial soap first.

   2. Shower before bed each and every night (this includes shampooing your hair, especially if it is long and can touch your face as you sleep). When you go to bed without showering, then all of the dirt, oil and bacteria which have collected on your face, body and hair transfer to your bed linens and pillows and find their way to your face. Also, since nighttime is the time when the body heals and rejuvenates itself, you want to give your body a clean, germ-free slate to work with.

   3. Only wash your face twice a day, when you wake up and before bed, and only exfoliate once a day. Overwashing and overexfoliating can cause your skin's oil production to jump into overdrive, as well as make it more vulnerable to bacteria. Exfoliating is better done at night before bed, for the same reasons mentioned in the paragraph above.

   4. Remove makeup as soon as it is no longer necessary to have it on, and then moisturize.

   5. Always moisturize, even if you have oily skin. It is a myth that oily skin doesn't need moisturizer. Use a moisturizer with SPF during the day and a night cream for night. I highly recommend Clean and Clear Soft Day and Soft Night for this.

   6.Use makeups like Physicians Formula and avoid anything with parabens in it. Look for non-comodogenic and talc-free.

   7. Use makeup brushes to apply makeup and wash them with gentle soap once a week. Using disposable cosmetic sponges and throwing them away after each use is also good. Don't use your fingers to apply makeup, as the germs and oil from your fingers get into the makeup and breed, then get on your face.

   8. Wash your bedroom and bathroom linens once per week, and don't let dirty things touch them. For example, don't let your pets walk around on your pillows and don't rub unwashed hands onto towels.

   Good luck!