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More Than Anti-Aging Regimens

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

More Than Anti-Aging Regimens

Most of us would love to keep our skin looking good. When it comes to skin care, the first thing that comes into your mind would be a number of beauty products. This isn’t a bad thing though, but have you ever thought of other things to keep your skin healthy? See, more than skin care regimens, there are a number of things which you should do to keep your skin looking good.

Here are some anti-aging tips which you can do to get better results:

Beauty Products

Most of us are guilty of relying on beauty products to make our skin look better. However, applying these products often may make your skin look worse, rather than best. Get the most out of your skin and follow this schedule: use products with antioxidants in the morning to protect your skin all day long, and exfoliants and collagen boosters at night to help rebuild cells.

Treatments

If you’re still not using anti-aging treatments, maybe it’s time that you should. To help you in preventing deep lines before they even start reflecting on your skin, start by applying regimens that will anticipate the changes that may occur soon. Start applying serums and lotions which contains a mix of peptides as soon as you see a crinkled area on your skin.

Skin Care Trends

While most of these trends are good to follow, it is still best to go with what you’ve had before, or clinically proven at least. We know that there are a lot of new skin care products that you can choose from, but here’s a tip in buying the one that will solve your skin problem: always look for alpha hydroxyl acids, peptides and retinoids if you have fine lines and wrinkles. Look for salicylic acid if you have acne and green tea for redness.

Skin Care Resolutions

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Skin Care Resolutions

Maybe now is the right time to get back on your feet and start having the proper skin care. Let’s face it, there are still a lot of women who would occasionally sleep with her make up on, doesn’t apply sunscreen, or neglects to have an appointment to consult a dermatologist with the proper solutions for their skin. However, because the year has finally made its way, we have gathered information on how you can start making your skin look better.

Moisturize Right After Showering

After taking a warm shower, essential oils are being stripped off our skin. As long as it is properly applied, face cream and body lotions with anti aging ingredients are some of the best substitutes. See, it is said that the best time to apply these products are when your skin is damp– within ten minutes of turning off the water, because when you wait a little longer, your skin will start to lose water vapor. So, for you to constantly remember to apply lotion right when your skin is damp, store body lotion in the shower.

Apply Sunscreen

This has been said again and again–always wear sunscreen. Make sure the sunscreen you’ll apply has at least SPF 30 and try to reapply it as often as possible. You also have to look for a sunscreen that says “non-greasy” or “sheer” on the label.

Take It Off

Yes, most women are guilty of this – keeping their make up on while sleeping. You know that make up can mix with dirt and skin oils that will result to having zits. Make up also cause skin-damaging free radicals to be trapped in your skin. So make sure that you don’t neglect to remove your make up at night. One good tip is to remove it once you get home, so that you won’t forget (or be lazy) to do it later on during the night.

The Secret to Age gracefully

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

Most women are having a hard time looking for skin care products that will make their skin glow and young-looking. Most of us would invest on skin products which we believe will help us release the best in our skin. However, when it comes to choosing the right anti-aging products, you only need to remember one thing: antioxidants. These compounds are the ones responsible for fighting off many health problems. Here are some antioxidants which are usually seen on products that you can use to help maintain healthy skin.

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Vitamin E

This antioxidant fights heart disease, boosts immunity and helps stop cell damage that may lead to skin cancer. Most important of all –it also prevents fine lines, wrinkles and skin problems from showing on your face.

Carotenoids

This pigment is responsible for protecting your eyes and skin from damages caused by the sun. According to a study, if you consume beta-carotene, a type of carotenoid, it will reduce the risk of macular degeneration which is a common cause of blindness.

Here are some of the products which you can use to help keep your skin from aging:

Skin Soother

Make sure your night creams or skin soother contains antioxidants. See, free radicals don’t stop when you sleep, so you have to make sure that your night beauty routine has antioxidants. Creams which contain coffee help in repairing skin-cell DNA. On the other hand, pomegranate helps in strengthening cell membranes.

Anti-Wrinkle

If you want to stop wrinkles from forming, make sure you choose a product that contains vitamins A & C, in particular to help erase fine lines. However, when it comes to antioxidants, don’t stop overwhelming your skin with it.

Hormones and Skin

Monday, November 28th, 2011

For those of you who are into skin care for the longest time, you would know that hormones can directly affect your skin. So, if you’re having skin problems, it may be your hormones acting up. If your skin gets bad because of your hormones, stop being worried since there are ways to regain your beautiful skin.

Pimples because of PMS

It’s that time of the month, and you look at yourself in the mirror and see a zit on your face. This is caused by a hormone called androgen, which is produced two weeks prior to your period. This kind of hormone boosts sebaceous glands, which will result to clogged pores and acne. You can treat this by applying a regimen that contains salicylic acid. If this one doesn’t help, ask help from your doctor, because you may need antibiotic to eliminate the bacteria that causes acne.

Loss of Firmness before Menopause

Most women go through menopause in their 50s. However, the hormonal effects happen earlier, during perimenopause. A production of progesterone, testosterone, and estrogen slows down at this time, which means that collagen and elasticity will definitely suffer. Ways to help treat this is to apply a moisturizer that contains anti aging ingredients that will help rehydrate skin.

Sun Sensitivity When You’re On the Pill

If your taking in prescribed birth control pills, make sure that you consult your doctor with its effects. See, the most common effect of a birth control pill is you may sometimes think that you’re pregnant because your estrogen levels increases. While estrogen levels increase, melanin production increases too, this means that you are more susceptible to sun-induced dark spots. Prevent his by using sunscreen, or use a serum that has vitamin C to help lighten dark areas. If it doesn’t work, you can always go to your dermatologist for treatments such as laser resurfacing that will help even skin tone.

Resolve Issues on Your Emotional Skin

Monday, November 21st, 2011

Have you ever heard of emotional skin? Yes, we know that we, human beings experience being emotional, and it does affect our skin. Whatever your emotion may be, it’ll certainly show in your skin. As a result, you might find yourself applying anti aging regimens at an early age, because negative emotion may make you look a little older. If your emotion isn’t directly dealt, it is possible that it’ll trigger skin disorders. Some of the skin problems that may happen are: rosacea, rashes, acne and, the more serious ones.

So, how do you do skin care for emotional skin problems? Here are some:

Skin Picking

Experts say that picking usually starts as a minor blemish, and then there goes the picking which will then result to scabbing and scarring. Then there goes guilt and regret. The best way to prevent this from happening? Keep your hands of your skin! If you can’t do it, exfoliate it with a face brush. This way, you’re not just safely smoothing your skin, but you’re also exfoliating that will definitely remove the unwanted elements from your skin. For a more psychological approach, you can pre-occupy your hands by squeezing stress toys as part of the treatment.

Blushing

Experts say that embarrassment at social gatherings activates our response to release adrenaline. As a result, this one causes our face to blush. There are a number of solutions to help solve this. One of the best ways is to take a beta blocker beforehand that will help by stopping some of the adrenaline.  You can do this once in a while, when your skin only turns red at a specific time.

Rosacea

Persistent redness and uncontrollable flushing are signs of rosacea. This can be triggered by spice foods, red wine, temperature changes, but it is often triggered by stress. The rush of blood from whatever triggers it brings in inflammatory chemicals and bacteria which feed the acne-like bumps that often is associated with rosacea. The best solution is to manage stress and avoiding other things that triggers it.

Acne

When you’re stressed-out, your stress hormones boost oil production that will lead to clogged pores. The solution is to find ways to de-stress yourself. Anything that will help you reduce your stress will help in having less acne.  You can also use over-the-counter spot treatment containing pore-clearing salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide.

Protect And Repair At 20s

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

At 18 years old, you wake up in a bright sunny day, look at your reflection in the mirror, you see nothing wrong. When you reach 20, the same thing goes, the only difference is you see fine lines and a couple of brown spots in your face – and you feel that, yes, that’s it…signs of aging. Yes, a fear of a woman in her 20s is looking at her reflection in the mirror and seeing these signs on her face.

In most skin care reviews, you’d find ways on how to diminish brown spots and fine lines on your face. However, wouldn’t it be nice if you prevent these from happening in the first place? Here are some of the basic things that you need to do to maintain your skin’s youthful glow.

When you’re in your 20s, the best thing that you can do is to protect and repair your skin. See, most girls would love to have fun under the sun at this age. Not only that, but during this time most people (not only women) would go on late night parties, not knowing that these can bring negative impact on their skin. Our skin is prone to free-radical damage such as sun-bathing, pollution, drinking alcoholic drink at late night parties, and of course in our hectic schedules, and yes we get this all at the same time during our 20s. The effect?  Dark circles, under eye bags, puffiness and dullness. What’s the perfect anti-aging tip? Prevent this from happening as soon as possible. Experts suggests that women in their 20s should apply sunscreen or moisturizer with SPF 30 daily and pair it up for a more powerful balance by having antioxidants in their body, such as African red tea that helps in repairing skin that was caused by environmental damage.

Easy Ways To Get Gorgeous Skin

Monday, October 31st, 2011

What is a fairly white skin if the pores are just all over the place? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a healthy glowing skin without the pores? Skin care is all about unleashing your skin’s healthful glow. Here, we have listed some tips on how you can make those pores disappear.

KEEP YOUR SKIN CLEAN

What’s the golden rule in skin care? Don’t ever leave your skin with make up on while sleeping. No matter how hard your bed is screaming your name and asking you to have a wonderful, beauty sleep – cleanse your face first. Your rest wouldn’t be beautiful if you leave your make up on. See, if you leave your cosmetics on while sleeping, your make up will push deep inside your pores, which will result to acne. For people who have dry skin, face wash with milky creams will suit you. For normal or acne prone skin, you can use foams or gels.

MAKE BLACKHEADS DISAPPEAR

An anti aging solution – remove those blackheads. Dampen your skin and lightly rub (in a circular motion) a facial scrub on areas such as the nose, chin and cheeks, because these are prone to clogging. If you exfoliate, this will loosen dry skin that can block your skin. For people who have oily skin, use a scrub that contains alpha hydroxyl or salicylic acid three times a week. For dry or sensitive skin a gentle, nonabrasive, creamy exfoliator will do. Do this twice a week.

REMOVE EXCESS OIL

No, it’s not time to shine so better remove those excess oil from your face. Make paper blotting sheets your best friend, as this can remove excess sebum. You can also use a mattifying cream instead of reapplying face powder from time to time.

Hiding Adult Acne

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Don’t be happy yet, you’re not up from your teen acne nightmare, because there’s more to come. See, there’s a thing called adult acne, which is very common in your 20s. You should take care of adult acne the way you treat fine lines and any sign of aging. So, make sure you treat adult acne the same way you treat your skin by using various Anti Aging regimens.

Adult Acne Solution

Skin scientists have been using genomics, the study of genes to understand all skin types in order to provide the right treatments for wrinkles. Yes, most Anti Wrinkles regimen came have been studied very hard by experts, to be able to provide the best solutions for us.  Today, they’re studying how to get rid of oil overload on our skin that can lead to acne. See, in order to produce the proper products, they should know how the chemistry of your skin, how a certain skin would react to a particular ingredient and what not. Gladly, they’ve produced solutions for this kind of skin problem.

Cover-Up

Most of us would hide our skin problems with a concealer, or by using foundations. In fact, women have proven how resourceful they can become when hiding blemishes! However, have you heard the latest product? Famous to Asians, the “blemish balm or “beauty balm”, commonly known as BB cream has proven their effectiveness to women. More than anything else, it is used for a variety of purpose – it conceals pimples, boosts moisture, soothes irritation, protects your skin from the sun and also hides fine lines. This cream does all of this while absorbing excess oil from your skin.

Bad-Skin Mistake

Friday, October 21st, 2011

You go to your local drugstore and buy the medicines that you need. You see a box of face care regimens, take a look at it, and put it back on the rack.

The next thing you know – you’re taking your skin for granted.

Not because you don’t see any reflection of zits or fine lines on your skin it means that you can do without putting the proper regimens on it. Whatever your skin type may be, you need to apply sufficient creams for your skin to remain flawless. However, there are times that you overdo it. You have to remember that you need to put just the right amount of these regimens on your face.

Here are some anti-aging tips that you can do to let go of your “bad” skin habits:

RETINOIDS

Don’t be scared of retinoids. Sure, they have a reputation of having an intense ingredient, but did you know that applying a pea-size amount of retinoid will do? That small amount can be rubbed all-over your face and it can already help boost cell turnover. Don’t worry, because today, most of the formulations are gentle enough so that people with sensitive skin can use it.

PROTECT EVERY CORNER

Okay, maybe you’re one of those women that apply sunscreen every time you go outdoors. However, make sure that you rub two teaspoon-size amount of SPF 30 sunscreen all over your face, neck, hands and chest. Also, you should not forget to apply on spots such as the jawline, hairline and ears since skin cancer are usually seen along these parts too.

RIGHT TIME

Make sure that when you use skin care products, you use them at the right time. You should make the most out of these products at the right time of the day. For example, most antioxidants work well in the morning, so be sure that you apply products containing this component in the morning. Exfoliants such and collagen boosters should be used at night, to be able to rebuild cells.

Tips For Younger-Looking Skin

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

You wake up in a nice, sunny day and think how beautiful your day will be. Once you go check yourself in front of the mirror and see fine lines appearing under your eyes or anywhere in your face, your mood suddenly changes, and you’ll feel bad about it all day long.

Do you want to feel like this every single day? Of course not, right? To prevent yourself from feeling this way every time, you need to work on some habits to prolong young-looking skin. Sure, there are Anti Aging regimens out there that can help you out, but wouldn’t it be nice to see your skin glow without even using creams and serums? Read on and see what you’ve been missing on caring for your skin:

THINGS YOU SHOULD DO

Maybe putting on skin care regimens is more convenient to you, rather than exerting extra effort such as eating the right foods. Here are some of the things that you need to remember:

Antioxidants

We hear people tell us that applying sunscreen every time you go out under the sun is important. However, it’s much better to add antioxidants in your protection plan, since sunscreen itself can’t protect you 100%. What you can do is apply a thin layer of serum that contains antioxidants after applying sunscreen on your skin every morning. This combination showed that doing this will have a significant improvement in fine lines and hyperpigmentation.

Supplements

Taking in 6-milligram beta-carotene supplements can improve mild acne. See, beta-carotene is high in vitamin A, which is both an antioxidant and exfoliator that turn skin cells rapidly. As a result, it can improve on mild acne as fast as possible.

Sun-Safe Diet

Brown algae contains polyphenols that, according to a study, may help in repairing sun-damaged skin, or even prevent skin cancer because it can potentially turn off cancer genes. Adding brown algae is easy, you can get yourself some mixed seaweed salad from your favorite Japanese restaurant. You might not do this, but you’ll get sufficient nutrients from it when eaten raw.