If the effects of late nights, smoking, poor diet or stress are showing on your skin, now's your chance to kick start a regime to get it back in shape. For skin that's supple, fit and glowing with health follow our skin detox regime. Firstly the difficult bit: Cut down, or better still give up alcohol for at least a week if not a month. Increase your water intake to flush out toxins and improve kidney function. Keep a bottle of mineral water close by to regularly top up. Keeping hydrated makes a huge difference to your skin

Check your diet and make sure you are getting 5 pieces of fruit or veg a day. A short cut is to stick some favourite fruits such as banana, pear, strawberries, blueberries etc with some yoghurt and honey into a blender and make a smoothie for breakfast. Also try to cut down on salt and saturated fat where you can. Try to get some early nights - sleep does your whole body the power of good. If you're a couch potato introduce some exercise into your life. (Put the TV in another room for a week - it works!). Exercise improves the circulation to help bring oxygen and nutrients to the skin cells. It also reduces stress a major cause of wrinkles. If you smoke STOP. Everyone knows that smoking harms the body but it also make the skin age much earlier than it biologically should. Now the easy bit: Give yourself a detox facial treatment once a week: On clean shaven, damp skin apply a little facial wash to suit your skin type. Massage it over the skin firmly. This will increase the circulation and bring oxygen, blood and nutrients to the skin cells. Rinse it off thoroughly with running water. Apply some facial scrub mixed with a little water, and massage over the entire face but don't rub too hard.  Rinse off with running water. At this point you can steam the skin over a basin of hot water to open the pores. Then with either a tissue or a blackhead extractor, gently remove any blackheads or blocked pores. Don't be too rough with your skin or you will mark it. Only remove blockages that come out easilly. Blot the skin dry and apply a face mask over the face and neck avoiding the eyes and lips.  Put some toner onto damp cotton wool and place over the eye lids to reduce puffiness and drain toxins from under the eyes. Leave for 10 minutes and rinse the face mask off with running water. Blot the skin dry and apply a little moisturiser. Massage this well into the skin using firm movements to increase the circulation. Use an eye cream or gel around the eye area to protect the skin here. Daily care to keep up the good work: Morning and night use a good quality facial wash to clean the skin and remove impurities. Use a protective moisturiser after shaving to keep the skin supple and fit. Shave with a cream or gel that moisturises the skin and doesn't dry it out. Use an eye cream or gel to protect the skin around the eyes.