Bad Beauty Habits You Need To Break Like, Yesterday - Must Read!

Not Getting Your Hair Trimmed Regularly You don’t trim your hair because then it won’t grow, right? Sadly, this way of thinking is flawed. Your hair is always growing, it’s just breaking at an even rate. So, if your hair is getting longer, but your dry ends keep breaking off, it may seem like the rate at which your hair is growing is snail-like. To accelerate the growth process and maintain healthy hair, it’s important to get a trim every eight-to-twelve weeks.

Thinking the SPF in Makeup Is Enough to Protect Your Skin The actual amount of SPF in makeup is questionable, plus, you don’t apply makeup evenly all over your skin, neck and chest. A broad-spectrum sunscreen of at least 30 should always be applied to skin before makeup — no exceptions. Try mixing it in with your daily moisturizer!

Picking at Your Split Ends This game can turn into an hour-long scavenger hunt. But, pulling apart split ends only causes more damage to your hair shaft and that strand is likely to break off even more. The best way to fix split ends (and prevent future ones) is with regular trims or these temporary quick-fixes.

Washing Your Hair, Skin & Body With HOT Water We know it feels amazing, but taking scalding hot showers will inevitably leave you with dry skin and even dryer hair. Lukewarm water is the best way to go and for extra shine, rinse your hair with cold water at the very end of your shower sesh!

Touching Your Face … Like, All the Time You may not even notice it, but during that boring morning meeting, your hands were constantly touching your face. Whether you’re picking at something or just propping your head up, the bacteria on your hands and fingers could lead to serious breakouts, so keep your hands clean (and off of your face)!

Applying Makeup to Dry Skin While makeup may be able to conceal a pimple, it can’t conceal flaking skin. If your skin is very dry, a deeply nourishing moisturizer like SkinCeuticals Emollience is a critical step before makeup application. And a lightweight tinted moisturizer could be a great option if you’re looking for a little coverage!

Sleeping on a Dirty Pillowcase Doing laundry every other day is no fun (duh). But, your seemingly clean pillowcase is actually covered in your hair's oils, dead skin cells, face oils and dust — all of which can lead to clogged pores and breakouts. No matter the material of your pillowcase, be sure to swap it out for a fresh (and so clean, clean) one every three days to keep skin clear and acne-free!