| The importance of skin care cannot be | | | | products out there with collagen repair |
| underestimated. Did you know, for | | | | that will improve the damage. Retinol |
| example, that the skin is the largest | | | | and organic skin care antioxidants such |
| organ of the human body? Mostly we take | | | | as green tea extract and vitamin C are |
| our skin very much for granted and don't | | | | also affordable and proven to bring back |
| spend much time thinking about the | | | | your skins beauty without even having to |
| skin's functions and their importance, | | | | use harsh or expensive products. |
| until some problem occurs or we injure | | | | Internal factors such as lack of |
| ourselves. | | | | exercise and rest, stress, dehydration, |
| Our skin's functions are too many to go | | | | poor diet and genetics may attribute to |
| through here in detail, however it | | | | skin problems such as dryness, acne, |
| protects our 'insides' from the external | | | | dark circles or puffiness around the |
| environment, acting both as a barrier | | | | eyes, dull skin and wrinkles. The first |
| and a filter between 'outside' and | | | | step to healthy skin is to eliminate as |
| 'inside' our bodies. | | | | many of these internal forces as |
| The skin helps in regulating our body's | | | | possible. Try it and you might be |
| temperature, like when we have a fever | | | | surprised by what a difference it can |
| or we're physically working hard, we | | | | make in the appearance of your skin. |
| tend to sweat, which is the body's way | | | | With all of these outside forces trying |
| to attempt to lower the temperature. | | | | to debilitate your skin you need to |
| Beauty skin care is not just a facial | | | | fight to keep it healthy. It is |
| issue; serious skin care must include | | | | possible to have the beautiful skin that |
| all of your skin from head to toes. | | | | you think only celebrities can afford. |
| According to dermatologist MD Dennis | | | | You probably will need to invest in |
| Gross, the absolute worst thing we can | | | | professional skincare products (I use |
| do to our skin is unprotected sun | | | | Phytomer) but you don't need to buy the |
| exposure. Doctor Gross goes on to say | | | | entire line at once. The body expends |
| that 90% of the skin's wrinkles, dark | | | | this effort to replace skin every month |
| spots and sagging skin are caused by | | | | because the skin constitutes the first |
| unprotected sun exposure. This is why | | | | line of defense against dehydration, |
| doctors highly recommend always wearing | | | | infection, injuries and temperature |
| SPF 15 sun protection products all of | | | | extremes. Skin cells can detoxify |
| the time. This is especially important | | | | harmful substances with many of the same |
| to start these habits at an early age | | | | enzymatic processes the liver uses. The |
| for those with the most sensitive skin. | | | | unbroken surface also prevents |
| The reasons for our skin changes over | | | | infectious organisms from penetrating |
| time, have to directly do with skin | | | | into systemic circulation. As |
| collagen breaking down. As already | | | | gatekeeper, the skin absorbs and uses |
| mentioned, there are several reasons why | | | | nutrients applied topically. Because it |
| this happens, but there is now ways to | | | | cannot completely discriminate, the skin |
| change some of the damage done. We can | | | | may absorb the synthetic chemicals often |
| do things to prolong and even make some | | | | present in soaps and lotions and other |
| skin reversals of damage that will take | | | | skin care products, which at best it has |
| off years without the expensive doctors | | | | no use for and at worst can be toxic or |
| office treatments. There now are proven | | | | irritating. |