Your Ultimate Autumn Skincare Routine: How to Keep Your Skin Glowing This Fall

There's no season quite like Autumn. The crisp, chilly air can feel rejuvenating after a sweltering and sticky summer. However, as the seasons become colder, humidity levels drop, which can lead to some not-so-rejuvenating side effects, like dry skin. 

You can never over-stress the importance of a skincare routine, but your daily skincare habits become especially important as the weather changes.

Face Washing 101: Method, Products, & More

Knowing how to properly wash your face is important to a healthy skincare routine. Washing helps remove dirt, oil, makeup, and other debris from the skin, reducing the risk of breakouts from clogged pores. However, if you're not using the right technique or not rinsing enough afterward, you could be doing more harm than good.

Let's learn more about face washing techniques, how to properly rinse, and which products to use after washing to keep your skin looking radiant.

The Dos and Don'ts of Taking Care of Your Skin

One of the best things that you can do for your skin right now is start a skincare routine. Having healthy, radiant skin is a major confidence boost and the routine itself allows you to pamper yourself for a few minutes every night. Who doesn't need a little pampering at the end of a long day?

Having healthy skin starts with a few simple choices, from the amount of water you drink to the types of foods you eat. The products that you use are secondary. They will help you along the way, but no product is going to completely transform your skin overnight but the right products can gradually change your skin, even in only a few days, especially when combined with healthy lifestyle changes.

No single product is going to completely transform your skin overnight, but the right products can gradually change your skin...

Maybe you want to reduce breakouts, increase elasticity or just provide some much needed moisture to your thirsty skin. No matter what it is that you want to achieve, there are things that everyone should and should not do to maintain healthy skin. 

Discovering Burr Oak and Hocking Hills: A Hidden Gem in Southeastern Ohio

From 2008 to 2011, our family marked my son's birthday with a camping trip somewhere new in the beautiful state of Ohio. The first year, it was a weekend at Grand Lake St. Mary's in Celina, before the blue-green algae disaster wreaked havoc on local tourism. Maybe speak about what they're doing to remedy it? The following year, we ventured to Hueston Woods, a bit closer but a bit more charming. In 2010, we took our longest trip yet: a three-hour drive to the opposite side of the site to the beautiful foothills of Appalachia in Hocking Hills. We rented a cabin near Glouster which turned out to be one of the most beautiful and tranquil places I've ever seen.