Kosmea Selfcare: 5 reasons why a skincare routine improves your mental health
There is a busy-ness in our world today that is hard to escape from. We’re online and able to connect to the world around us 24×7, and we seem to know what everyone is up to at any point in time. We don’t have long slabs of time for doing not very much anymore, which was valuable downtime to restore and regenerate our sense of self.
Taking good care of ourselves, being gentle, listening to our bodies and responding to meet its needs, are all vital to our ongoing mental and emotional wellbeing.
This is what self-care is all about, and a consistent skincare routine is a loving act of selfcare. It will not only help your skin lustre, tone and quality, but it will also help boost your overall sense of wellbeing.
1. A skincare routine will help you sleep
It is easy to forget to give your skin that little extra care at night before you go to bed. After all we have many distractions to keep us occupied right up until bedtime – streaming channels with binge-worthy shows, social media, and 24×7 news and sports channels.
An evening skincare routine is an opportunity to tell your body to start winding down. Once it becomes a routine, ideally about an hour before you go to bed, it signals to your mind and body that this is the end of day’s activities and prepare you for a more restful sleep.
2. It brings you into the present moment
Committing to a skincare routine will help you develop and practise mindfulness. Taking time out at the same time every day to stop and care for your skin, to lovingly clean, hydrate or moisturise it, will bring you onto the present moment, instilling a sense of calm and peace. And it’s another good reason to do it before bedtime.
3. Develops kindness toward yourself
Taking the time to pamper your skin with skin products you love is showing yourself kindness. Giving yourself some regular love and attention stimulates the feel-good hormones in the brain, helping to bring more feelings of peace and wellbeing. Kindness starts with you, so why not give it to yourself with a calming and restorative skin care routine?
4. A daily routine to create stability
All the little things you do on a regular basis create structure and stability in your life, and they become things you look forward to. The same goes for a consistent skincare routine. Now more than ever we need to go back to simple things that make us feel grounded and centred. A skincare routine will help you to develop this sense of certainty in your life and will eventually become something you look forward to every day.
5. Healthy for your skin
Good skincare is evident. If you care for your skin, your skin will respond by looking clearer, and with more lustre and glow. Using skincare that you like the smell and feel of will make your skincare routine even more delightful. At Kosmea, we select ingredients that are both natural, have healing properties and are beautiful to the senses. For example, crushed chamomile flowers and ground rosehips are used as the main ingredients in our exfoliators and facial masks. They are delicate but effective at detoxifying the skin, and have a sweet smell with a beautiful texture.
Kosmea exfoliators and masks
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Energising Radiance Mask 20mL
$8.20 USD Add to Cart -
Energising Radiance Mask 75mL
$19.20 USD Add to Cart -
Hydrating Rosewater Mist 150mL
$32.95 USD Add to Cart -
Hydrating Rosewater Mist 25mL
$12.05 USD Add to Cart -
Reveal Your Glow Mask 20mL
$10.95 USD Add to Cart -
Reveal Your Glow Mask 75mL
$14.80 USD Add to Cart
Kosmea has created skincare routines for all skin types
With over 28 years in developing natural skincare and plenty of feedback from our loyal clients, we’ve seen the results of good quality and consistent skincare routines.
To help you, we’ve created optimal skincare routines for each skin type for both the morning and evening which you can find here
