Skin Care Products - August 23, 2007
Skin care is all just common sense as an aesthetician once told me. Aesthetician? Yes. From the word "aesthetics," meaning someone concerned with beauty.
In this case, the body beautiful. It's just another fancy word for skin care specialist.
During the hot summer months, when you expose even more of your epidermis, what's a better time to think about protecting yourself from drying, aging and wrinkling?
Soap and water are the worst things for your skin. Steer clear of bar soap because it breaks down the skin cells, causing flaking and peeling.
Instead, here's an easy, three – step process for keeping your skin in shape. First , use a cleanser to remove dirt. Next, apply an astringent that acts as a second cleanser and a toner. Finally, use a moisturizer for protection. Then, and only then, apply make - up as the moisturizer acts as a buffer between your skin and the make - up.
All this work is worthless if the products you use aren't any good. A good product can easily be classified as "if it does the job for you, then use it.". You may want to try produts from the obagi skin care range or other similar manufacturers, but if you already have a good one, stick with it.
Apart from applying cleansers and creams everyday, overall health is important for skin care as well. You're fighting yourself if you don't take care of your body - and it shows In your skin.
That means eating the proper foods (lots of fruit and protein) and, during the summer especially, providing your skin with protection, nourishment and moisture.
The sun is an excellent source of natural, penetrating heat, but you must take care to use a sun screen so only the helpful rays come through.
The best way to introduce your skin to the sun is to approach the sun gradually, going out for 15 minute stretches during the hottest times of the day. It's a hassle, but you must be careful and know how much exposure your skin can take.
Though it's the same old sun that once was shining on your mother, other factors have changed since those days making skin care much more important.
In my mother's generation, soap and water was adequate, and skin care education wasn't necessary. Today, with the foods that are marketed and the pollution leaving dust and dirt on your skin, everything is against you. You have to fight to prevent skin problems.
People aren't educated in skin care and that's very unfortunate. If you clean your skin properly, you won't have any problems.
Why, though, is such importance attached to good skin?
The way your skin looks can influence your whole life. If you have acne, for example, people don't want to bother you. It's hard enough growing up, but it's even harder with acne.
With proper skin care now, you can put off aging and keep away wrinkles. And no one likes to look old. After all your face and hair are the things people first notice about you and should therefore be the main targets in body maintenance.
Unfortunately, people don't accept you for what you are, but for what you look like, that's just the way society is.
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