5:2 Skin Diet: Good Skin Starts From Below Your Foundation

So there has been a lot of buzz about the 5 days on, 2 days off makeup diet in the past couple months. The original 5:2 diet, which involves limiting yourself to 500 calories a day for two non-consecutive days per week and eating whatever you like for the rest, was 2014's most popular way of slimming down fast. 

And now, leading dermatologists are suggesting that the 5:2 approach can also be applied to our beauty regime. 

According to skincare experts, going completely make-up free for two (consecutive or non-consecutive) days a week can result in younger, healthier looking skin in under a month.

I think in today's day and time, we tend to spend a lot of hours trying to perfect the "natural" look where we basically put on a bunch of makeup just to make it look like we are not wearing any. What's the point of that? Most girls in their 20's (actually 18+) wear makeup everyday to class/work and then even more on Friday/Saturday night, which is a given, but in reality, it is detrimental to the health of your skin.

Parabens from makeup accumulate within the pores and the outer layers of your skin throughout the day. This accumulation can lead to the breakdown of collagen and elastin in the skin. Collagen and elastin are the things that make our skin look youthful! 

The state of my skin is my biggest insecurity, I've been battling eczema since I was a young girl and it seems like it will never go away. Having said that, I've tried so many "skin friendly" makeup/facial products that end up making me look worse than I did before. After hearing about the 5:2 diet, I decided to change things up a bit and try it for myself! Instead of wearing makeup 5 days a week, I flipped it to no makeup 5 days a week and apply it on the weekends. LET ME TELL YOU- my skin has been glowing! I used to use so many different acne products, facial scrubs and scar treating creams to clean things up and now I barely use them. Giving my skin a break from makeup has promoted skin cell turnover, which means there is a faster formation of new healthy cells. 

So there ya go, the inverse 5:2 Diet was a success for me and something I will definitely continue to practice from here on out. I forgot to take a before and after picture but believe me, this routine is worth it :)