Recently I reactivated my skincare routine. It's something I tend to neglect when my mental state is bad, but I'm trying my best to pull out of the bad side of things. Deciding on a skincare ritual was part of that.
The interesting thing about taking care of your skin is that most products don't want you to just slather the stuff on and be done with it. They want you to massage the product into your skin, which creates a whole other level to the ritual, especially for people who aren't routinely touched by others. I now spend several minutes touching my own face, running my fingers over the planes of it, feeling where the bones alter its shape. I'm trying my best to be present during this so that I really experience what it is like to touch me and what it is like to be touched. And no, I'm not trying to be porny about that.
Anyway, maybe the routine will keep my skin from getting so dry this winter and the massage/meditative aspect of it will help boost my happy chemicals. We'll see.
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