3 science-backed skin-care tricks for a more glowing complexion in one month

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We don't all have the time or the money for extravagant skin care treatments - and many products don't really work anyway.

But science suggests you can make your skin happier, healthier, and smoother if you know what to put on it.

"A good skin care regimen is so important to overall skin health and maintaining a youthful appearance to your skin," dermatologist Kathleen Suozzi from the Yale School of Medicine told Business Insider.

Suozzi suggested three simple tricks you can perform at home that will lead to noticeably better-looking skin by the end of one month.

That said, she advised that to accurately determine whether an approach works, you have to try a skin care regimen out for at least three to six months.

"It's really a marathon and not a sprint," Suozzi said.

Here's the low-hanging fruit to start with.