Skincare is a daily ritual for improving our skin's complexion, but radiant skin isn’t just about what we put on our skin; it involves the care of what's happening on the inside. One of the most neglected, but most powerful practices for enhancing skin health is breathwork.
Breathwork is a holistic ritual that calms the mind and nourishes the body. It can support natural, radiant skin from the inside out. When we practice breathwork, we initiate physiological processes in our bodies that heal, detoxify, and brighten our skin.
In this blog post, we will outline how breathwork can enhance skin radiance and share how you can include it in your everyday routine.
The Science Behind Skin and Breathwork
When it comes to glowing skin, we are accustomed to thinking about a serum to start things off and a moisturizer to seal it.
Skin health starts much deeper than that, at the cellular level, with oxygen acting as the main player. Breathwork can help get oxygen to the skin by increasing respiration and circulation.
When we do deep, rhythmic breathing, we are increasing oxygenation of the blood. Oxygenated blood travels through your whole body, providing skin cells with nourishment and enabling the removal of waste products from the skin cells. This detoxification process repairs, stimulates cellular turnover, reduces dullness, and improves the evenness of skin tone and texture.
Breathwork also stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest state), which reduces inflammation often associated with breakouts or irritating skin conditions. Once the skin is feeling calm (and is not responding to irritants), the skin will be able to absorb nutrients more efficiently.
You can pair your practice with a product such as OMNI Glowing Oil Radiant Skin Elixir, which is specifically made to promote skin health and vitality. Your skin will be fully complemented with whatever skincare product you choose to use right after the breathwork, considering that your skin will be oxygenated.
How Breathwork Improves Skin Hydration and Elasticity
When it comes to having radiant and supple skin, staying hydrated is vital. Additionally, an often overlooked but powerful part of bodily hydration can be attributed to breathwork.
Breathwork is beneficial to hydration since breathwork enhances the body's puffiness/dryness balance by increasing oxygen exchange and improving lymphatic drainage. Breathwork allows the skin to retain water, resulting in less dryness and more softness.
That hydration helps maintain the skin's elasticity, smoothing fine lines, and thickening the skin's natural bounce. I love doing breathwork in the morning with Golden Ray, our illuminating hydration serum. The two together lift skin glow and help create a fresh, alive, luminous canvas free of makeup.
It is a gentle and effective method for waking up the complexion!
Stress Reduction and Its Impact on Skin
The biggest and most immediate benefit of breathwork is stress relief, which is significant for your skin health! High levels of cortisol are linked to breakouts, inflammation, and a compromised skin tone.
Breathwork decreases cortisol, calms the nervous system, helps reduce tension, and allows the skin to thrive. In the long run, it means fewer skin flares, delayed aging, and an improvement to the overall tone and texture of your skin.
Taking a moment or two before heading out for the day is a great time to practice breathwork. Then add Gleam + Glow SPF 50 to lock in hydration and protect your skin from sun damage.
Breathwork Practices That Promote Skin Radiance
Not all breathwork is good breathwork, but there are a few incredibly simple breath techniques that support your skin. They are straightforward to mould into your day and effortlessly lead to brighter, calmer, and more glowing skin.
1. Diaphragmatic Breathing: Deep belly breaths that help engage the diaphragm, which is designed to increase the capacity for full oxygen exchange and help with detoxification.
2. Box Breathing: Inhale, hold, exhale, and hold for 4 seconds each. The same method is used by athletes and Navy SEALs to find focus and calm.
3. Alternate Nostril Breathing (Nadi Shodhana): A yogic practice that optimizes and balances both parts of the brain and lowers stress-related inflammation.
The best time to do breathwork is in the morning before skincare or at night after cleansing. Start at 3 to 5 minutes and build up to 10 minutes.
Then, after your breathwork, stop using the screen and nourish your skin with OMNI Glowing Oil Radiant Skin Elixir. Apply the elixir immediately after to lock in hydration and enhance absorption, allowing the skin to glow with a natural flush.
Complementing Your Skincare Routine with Breathwork
Our skincare rituals are sacred, and breathwork only deepens that sanctity.
Whenever we do breathwork, we improve circulation, which helps the active ingredients in your products penetrate more deeply to work, therefore making your products more effective. The reduction in inflammation, plus the influx of oxygen, ideally sets the stage for that all-important dewy glow.
Clean, effective beauty and breathwork complement each other naturally. Products like Golden Ray and OMNI Glowing Oil work in harmony with breathwork because breathwork calms, brightens, and hydrates.
To experiment, take three deep, slow breaths before applying your serum or night cream. Then, not only will you have a centered feeling, but your skin will be glowing both inside and out.
How Often Should You Practice Breathwork for Skin Benefits?
Similar to all wellness habits, breathwork is rewarded with consistency.
If you want to see significant change with your skin’s texture and tone, our recommendation is to practice breathwork daily or at a minimum frequency of three to four times per week. Just five to ten minutes is enough to reset your nervous system and bring an overdose of oxygen to your body, which gives your skin a heads-up for a healthier, glowing complexion.
Eventually, these practices will allow you to regulate hydration, minimize inflammation, and glow. To amplify your breathwork results, be sure to maintain healthy skin habits: drink water, eat a nutrient-dense diet, and use a daily SPF to protect your skin's glow as it evolves.
Make Breathwork Part of Your Daily Skincare Ritual
Breathwork is not simply a technique used for mindfulness, but a beautiful necessity.
With intention toward breathwork and clean beauty, you will nurture your skin, decrease your stress levels, and get a natural flush from the inside out.
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