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Taking Appropriate Care Of Your Skin |
| Date Added: July 13, 2010 07:47:40 AM |
| Author: prjomo185 |
| Category: Health: Beauty |
| The craving to maintain a young, healthy look encourages millions of women – as well as men – to look for treatments which better the appearance of their skin. While there is nothing unhealthy about wrinkles and sagging - and a lot of people move serenely through life accepting the way they look – let's face it: today's society demonstrates that beauty counts. And looking our best can strengthen self-confidence. So if you have thought you have to accept wrinkled, sagging skin, here is what can be done: skin care and medical treatments abound to make your skin look younger and healthier at any age. What is skin aging? Do you why some 40-year-olds boast great-looking skin, while others have to deal with signs of aging as early as their 20s? Your skin ages according to your biological clock, which is influenced by your generic makeup, as well as your exposure to the sun. Excessive exposure to the sun, as well as smoking, pollution and strain, speed skin aging. Your skin lacks moisture and collagen, the connective tissue that makes skin firm and elastic. What does it result in? Fine lines, wrinkles, sagging and age spots, as well as an uneven distribution of fat. Basic skin care Everyday use of moisturizers and suncreams that protect the skin from UV-rays - both UVA and UVB - is one of the best ways to avoid skin damage, rejuvenate skin and shield yourself from skin cancer. You should select one with an SPF of at least 15. Start applying sunscreen at an early age. Antiwrinkle solutions There are a lot of over-the-counter solutions for reducing wrinkles and fine lines. These "cosmeceuticals" normally contain: alpha hydroxyl acid, or AHA, antioxidants, retinoids, or tropical growth factors. AHA creams can be used alone or together with a retinoid to treat minor skin damage. They may better the texture, make the skin firmer and more elastic by speeding up exfoliation and stimulating the production of collagen. Retinoids work better when combined with AHA products. If used over a few years, they will keep on reversing skin aging, growth factors and antioxidants may also help to reverse environmental damage to skin. Ask your family doctor to recommend a proper skin care routine. |
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