Beat the post festive blues with these beauty essentials

2020 has been anything but normal. With travel and social gatherings grinding down to an abrupt halt early this year, the year-end festivities was the sliver of light at the end 0f the tunnel that kept us ploughing through the year, keeping our spirits afloat.

Now that the festivities are drawing to a close, I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels a little guilty for the over-indulgence. And it’s not just psychological, the breakouts on my face and bloat I’m feeling are telling me I need to get myself back in check. Literally.

1. Breakouts

Alcohol, chocolates and late nights much? All these can wreak havoc on your skin. And it’s not just because we’re consuming too much of these foods but what we’re not consuming too such as fresh fruits and vegetables.

What you can do: Just as you would detox your body, why not give your skin a good detoxing it deserves? Deep Red facial not only sloughs off dead skin cells, it also stimulates lymphatic flow. LED red light is used to boost sluggish cell metabolism and encourage skin healing so you walk out of your facial with plumper, firmer, healthier skin.

2. Bloat

What’s Christmas without overeating and overdrinking you say? The unpleasant side effect however could be bloat. Unless you’re going to stick strictly to clean eating while everyone else indulges in champagne and sweets, it’s almost unlikely that you will be successful in avoiding the festive bloat.

What you can do: While you can try to opt to limit each meal to one sweet and to choose meat with lower fat content, you can also choose to have a herbal cleanse ready to detox your gut post-festivities. Purification 1-Day Cleanse is a drink you consume throughout the day, as you would with water. In just one day, the cleanse will help to revitalize and reinvigorate your body with a combination of seven cleansing herbs, so you can you enjoy your treats guilt-free.

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3. Weight gain

It’s not uncommon to hear of people packing on 1 or 2 pounds post-Christmas. While it may not sound a lot, the real problem is most don’t lose the weight that they put on. You can imagine how this could snowball into an alarming weight gain over the years.

What you can do: Before it gets out of control, watch your food intake, not just the amount you are eating but what you are eating. Reduce sugars ad engage in some form of exercise to help with the weight loss. For areas which are more stubborn, CoolShape could help to banish unwanted fat cells in targeted areas such as your belly or thighs using cryolipolysis. The treatment is painless and studies have shown that CoolShape could help to reduce fat in the treated area by up to 20%.