If there were ever a year that required us to practice self-care, it would be 2020. That’s not to say that the struggles of the past are worth ignoring or brushing under the rug, only that the only time in which we can practice self-care is now, and what a ‘now’ we are going through. However, even the most well-meaning practitioner of solid self-care can make mistakes once in a while. It’s worth not taking this for granted, and instead focusing on the techniques that help us grow and develop into better people.
To do that, we need to bust the self-care myths that often lead to those mistakes. For instance, taking supplements to grant our bodies the vitamins we need so badly is a great life decision to make, but you can also find yourself overdoing it, or making the process way too complex for yourself if you’re not careful. With that in mind, let us help you focus on self-care techniques that may have myths surrounding them, and how you may move through those myths with confidence:
Hair Removal Pain
Hair removal, through waxing and other measures, and especially the Brazilian method, can seem like a heavy price to pay to look clean and smooth. Yet Brazilian hair removal does not have to be painful, and we needn’t have to exact a price on ourselves to force our way through it. With the right services such as using laser, you can ensure that grooming techniques like this are less of a hassle, or require avoiding completely.
You Must Conform
You needn’t conform to the perfect measure of grooming. Of course, hygiene is important, but you needn’t have to follow that which everyone else does in order to look great in yourself. Perhaps a certain skin cream works for you, or your skin color requires less or more maintenance compared to your friend that swears by a certain product. Nor should you feel bad if you’re struggling with acne, or if you’re having a hard time applying your new normal after hair loss. The more comfortable and engaged you feel with your grooming schedule, often the better it is for you.
You Need To Be Perfect
You needn’t have to pluck every hair or perfect your brows or tan perfectly to groom well. Instead, you can do that which works for you. Perhaps you’re wrestling with your blackheads and have tried a few methods, and are willing to use more intensive measures. Maybe you’d prefer to only use fully natural and organic products. Perhaps you are happy washing your hair less frequently to preserve the natural oils along with a few maintaining treatments to stay clean over the week. Find your perfect, not the perfect that you may have imposed on yourself based on the belief of others. That can be a wonderful place to start.
With this advice, you’ll be sure to bust those toxic self-care myths.
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