![]() ![]() In fact, here are 10 natural skin care recipes that can replace an entire skin care regime you’d probably pay a fortune for at a department store.I took a bath. Tips & Reviews for My Addiction Skin Care. A long bath with a candle and nice oil and a closed door. I did the same the next night, and the night after that. I listened to recovery podcasts and read words written by other brave people who chose a life without alcohol. And I did it all in my new favorite place: the mini spa I had created within the safety of my own four walls. The more sober days I clocked, the better my skin looked-no longer dehydrated from alcohol, its newfound glow was further boosted by oils, moisturizers, and face masks.īath time served another purpose-a quiet acknowledgement of the fact that I’d reached the end of another day without opening a bottle of wine. Over time, that ritual evolved into a deeper commitment to my skin-care regimen. ![]() As I noticed the positive effects of an alcohol-free lifestyle on my skin (replacing wine with water is a game-changer), I realized I had to take proper care of it. In fact, taking care of your skin can tap into an important theme in long-term addiction recovery: the importance of developing goals, activities, and rituals that improve physical and mental health and well being, Suzette Glasner, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles, and principal investigator at the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, tells SELF. When I quit drinking, I also made goals to go back to yoga, journal every day, and run three times a week. But skin care became one of my main rituals because it was relatively easy-I didn’t have to leave my house, coax myself into any particular mindset, or adhere to a set schedule-yet rewarding. Although I have a lot of strategies in my sobriety toolbox, my skin-care regimen is the only one I commit to on a twice-daily basis. This serves as yet another reminder that sobriety is different for everyone. ![]() There’s no rule book that says you have to go down the traditional route of recovery meetings, prayer, meditation, etc., or that you can’t combine all or some of those things with a range of self-care practices. Today, caring for my skin is an integral part of a much bigger goal-a lifelong commitment to good mental and physical health that began the day I ditched booze. Skin care can be “in the service of improving both physical and mental health,” Glasner says, “because when you are healthy physically, it affects the way you feel psychologically.” This is exactly why skin care plays an important role in my sobriety toolbox: While my skin appears brighter and smoother than ever, it’s not really about how it looks on the outside. ![]()
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