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| Taking Appropriate Care Of Your Skin | | Date Added: July 12, 2010 10:36:40 PM |
| Both women and men crave to always look young and healthy. There's nothing unhealthy about wrinkled or sagging skin, and many people move serenely through life accepting the way they look. Yet, society, nowadays, sends the message that beauty matters. And looking our best can strengthen self-confidence.
If you have thought you have to live with wrinkles and sagging skin, here is what can be done: cosmetics and medical treatments can make your skin look younger and healthier at any age.
What makes skin age?
Have you ever wondered why some 40-year-olds boast great-looking skin, while some 20-year-olds show signs of aging?
Your biological clock, which is influenced by your generic makeup, and your exposure to the sun are the causes of skin aging. Excessive exposure to the sun's rays, as well as smoking, pollution and stress, speed up skin aging. Your skin lacks moisture and collagen - the connective tissue that gives skin its firmness and elasticity.
What does it result in? Fine lines, wrinkles, sags and age spots, as well as an unbalanced distribution of fat.
Basics of skin care
Daily use of moisturizers and sunscreens protecting the skin from UV-rays - both UVA and UVB - is one of the most efficient means of preventing skin damage, rejuvenating skin and shielding yourself from skin cancer. Opt for one with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 15. Start applying sunscreen as early as possible.
Antiwrinkle products
There are many non-prescribed products to reduce wrinkles. These "cosmeceuticals" normally contain: alpha hydroxyl acid (AHA), retinoids, antioxidants, or tropical growth factors.
AHA creams can be used alone or combined 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 collagen. Retinoids work better when used with AHA products. If applied over a period of years, they will keep on reversing skin aging, growth factors and antioxidants may also help reverse environmental damage to skin.
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