How a Healthy Sex Life Helps Nourish the Skin

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If you're going on a date with the hope of hooking up, did you know that sex improves your skin? Forget spending thousands on expensive serums, creams, and moisturizers, the best skin care you can give yourself is a regular romp between the sheets with your partner.

A healthy sex life has plenty of benefits, including healthy, glowing skin. Here are five ways sex will make your skin, nails, and hair look fantastic.

1.    Sex Increases Circulation

Regular sex is great for your cardiovascular system as well. Sex increases your heart rate, boosting circulation. As circulation improves, you can expect an increased flow of oxygen to vital organs, including the skin, giving it a soft glow as well as a soft and smooth appearance.

The elevated heart rate and increased circulation affect your lips, making them pout. These natural biological effects of increased flow are meant to make us seem more appealing to our partners. This fact can account for the reason why we feel a rush of blood and warmth in our bodies when we see our partner or potential partner.

2.    Sex Soothes Stress

Feeling stressed out? When we’re stressed, our adrenal glands release the hormone cortisol. Cortisol has an inflammatory effect on every biological system within the body, including your skin. Highly-stressed individuals are at risk of developing skin disorders such as psoriasis and eczema.

The best cure for stress is sex. When we make love to our partner, the brain signals the body to release hormones that counter the effects of stress, relieving mental and physical pressure from your being. A stress-free life means good looking skin, hair, and nails. Sex increases the secretion of human growth hormone in the body. Growth hormone replenishes skin cells by boosting collagen, a substance vital to skin elasticity.

3.    Regular Sex Stimulates Metabolic Rate

Regular sex with your partner elevates metabolic rate. Your metabolism controls the rate at which your body complete biological functions. A slow metabolic rate leads to lowered immune function and the risk of developing metabolic syndrome. People suffering from metabolic syndrome are more prone to developing a chronic disease such as diabetes.

When your metabolism is operating optimally, it increases the absorption of vitamins and minerals from your food while stimulating fat-loss and improving the health of your skin.

4.    Boost Your Sleep with Sex

Do you feel like passing out after good sex? That's due to the release of feel-good hormones. The brain signals the hypothalamus to release oxytocin and norepinephrine during sex, especially with sex that ends in orgasm. These hormones flood your mind, relaxing your body while inducing sleep. This effect leaves you feeling refreshed in the morning and gives your skin a glow that everyone will notice.

The flood of hormones to your brain after sex help the mind slip into deep REM state faster, increasing the therapeutic value of your sleep.

5.    Sex Moisturizes the Skin

During an intense sexual encounter, both of you will sweat. Since sweat is primarily water, it hydrates your skin. Sweat also includes minerals and salts from your body that naturally exfoliate your skin, keeping your pores clean and free from excess oil and dirt. Urea and uric acid contained in sweat combats dry and flaky skin, soothing irritation.

Your sweat has a natural pH balance that matches your skin, and it clears the surface of any dirt, bacteria, and oil while preventing dermatitis or other viral and bacterial infections.

Wrapping Up

Don't throw out your skin care products just yet; they're still a must for anti-aging. However, think about how you can improve your love life with your partner, it could be the best skin care routine you ever try.