Quit Touching Your Face!
Hands are gross. Even if you wash your hands regularly, they’re still covered in bacteria. A recent CBS article, quoting researcher Noah Fierer, said:
“The sheer number of bacteria species detected on the hands of the study participants was a big surprise, and so was the greater diversity of bacteria we found on the hands of women…”
Besides bacteria, our hands are covered in dirt and oil.
Here’s my plea to you: quit touching your face!
That may seem like a weird thing to you, but you may be touching your face periodically throughout the day without realizing it. You could swipe your hand across your face to check for any stray food after lunch, or absent-mindedly pick at a newly formed zit.
Touching your face might…
- …irritate skin.
- …cause blemishes.
- …add smudges and dirt.
- …cause infections.
- …ruin your makeup.
- …remove important sunscreen.
- …reverse all the good stuff you do it it.
I bring this up because I’ve noticed myself touching my face a lot more lately. When I use a face mask and my face is nice and soft, I keep touching my face thinking, ”wow! so soft!”
So I say this just as much to myself as to you: stop touching your face!
Photo credit: D Sharon Pruitt
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