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Home Remedies for Two Most Common Skin Problems
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To keep your skin looking healthy and glowing, all you have to do is take care of it regularly. That doesn’t mean frequent and expensive spa visits for beauty treatments. Our skin is always renewing and repairing itself by sloughing off dead cells. These dead cells must be removed before they build up and prevent the skin from breathing and eliminating toxic waste.
Oily skin can produce acne (Read my earlier post, “Home Remedies for Treating Acne Scars.”), especially in adolescence, while dry skin happens as we age. If you understand the importance of daily skin treatments and take care of it, there’s no reason that you can’t have healthy looking skin all your life. Read More→
Why You Should Use Herbal Products for Daily Skin Treatments
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Daily skin treatment should be a part of your regular skincare if you want smooth, glowing and healthy skin. Herbal skin products have proven to restore and rejuvenate aging skin without the use of toxic chemicals and their harmful side effects. There are a variety of organic or herbal products available that work well to keep skin’s natural vibrancy whether you have dry, oily, sensitive or aging skin.
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Herbal skincare products are eco-friendly, so you can pamper yourself while feeling good about not polluting Planet Earth. When you buy herbal products, be sure to check they come from plants that were grown organically, without chemicals that might cause a reaction to your skin. Read More→
Home Remedies for Treating Acne Scars
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The skin is often called “the largest organ of the human body.” It is an organ because it breathes and can absorb good and bad bacteria just like other organs. Our skin is made up of three primary layers (see diagram below): the top layer is called the epidermis and provides protection against infections and acts as insulation against water, heat and the cold. The middle layer is called the dermis, which holds “the appendages” of skin: – the hair and nails and the sweat, sebaceous, and mammary glands. The bottom layer is known as the hypodermis and its purpose is to attach the skin to underlying bone and muscles as well as supply it with blood vessels and nerves. Read More→
Is it all in the genes – or can we do anything to prevent the deep lines and dry skin from aging us prematurely? In our youth we felt our baby-soft skin was invincible, and we spent hours basking in the sun and tanning our bodies to a golden brown hue.
Now, some of us – over 40 – are paying dearly with skin that’s turning to leather before our very eyes. What can be done, if anything, to get back some of that youthful glow and elasticity?
You need to know that there are two types of aging that affects our skin – intrinsic (genetic) and extrinsic (external reasons, such as exposure to the sun’s rays). While some deterioration of the skin goes along with the aging process, there are ways we can lessen its effects. These include:
- Minimizing repetitive facial expressions – Frowning, smiling or raising your brows repeatedly can cause those deep furrows around your eyes and mouth and across your forehead.
- Sleeping positions – Do you sleep with your face pressed into the pillow or with the side of your face resting on the pillow? If you do, chances are you’ll eventually discover “sleep lines” across your chin and cheeks. Try to sleep on your back to minimize this type of wrinkle.
- Wear sunscreen – Sunscreen should be worn daily and become part of your overall skin protection regime. Be sure you choose a broad spectrum (UVA and UVB) protector and at least 15 or higher SPF.
- If you smoke – quit – Smoking can cause unsightly lines and wrinkles, not to mention a yellowish, leathery texture to your skin. When you quit smoking the lines and unhealthy coloring and texture will immediately begin to disappear.
While you can’t really do anything about the intrinsic (genetic) factors that contribute to aging skin, you can opt for a medical treatment such as dermabrasion, chemical peeling, botulinum or injectable fillers.
Newer treatments such as radiofrequency are taking the place of more invasive procedures like a complete facelift.
See a licensed dermatologist if you suffer anxiety over aging skin or just want to look and feel younger. There are newer and better treatment options becoming available all the time, and your dermatologist should be able to suggest a treatment for you and your type of skin.
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