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Protective skin care for women over 50
Aging skin is more than just years on the calendar. Exposure to environmental elements like sunlight, smoke and air pollution causes photoaging in skin. This leads to the formation of lines, wrinkles and discoloration. It can also lead to more serious skin conditions, including skin cancer.
Skin care is cumulative. You must be consistent and dedicated to your program. Skin care is like a diet; if you stick with the program, you will achieve and maintain weight loss. The same concept applies to skin care for women over 50. If you stick with your program, you’ll achieve your desired results. If you stray from your regimen, your skin will not show the desired effects.
- Invest and dedicate yourself to an effective skin care regimen that will work with your budget and provide you with three fundamental elements: protection, prevention, and correction.
- Exfoliation is one of the most commonly overlooked and neglected aspects of vital and healthy-looking anti-aging skin care. It is also one of the easiest and least expensive rituals you can add to your current skin care regimen. AND … it brings about dramatic results for anyone – especially those that have neglected this regimen in the past. I will be doing an entire sement on this topic later!
- Sunscreen use and sun protection are daily essentials. Don’t go outdoors without it!
- Use a good eye cream. The skin under the eye is only 1/3 the thickness of other facial skin. Hence, the eye area is more susceptible to aging and the damage is more visible. The eye area does not have sebaceous glands, which lubricate the skin. Therefore this area is dry and more susceptible to
wrinkling. Also, as we age, the blood vessel walls around the eyes become fragile. This allows fluid to pool between cells and creates puffiness around the eyes.
- Half of your skin care success is in how you apply the products. The best time to apply skin care products is on a clean face when you are fresh out of a warm shower or bath. Warm skin absorbs ingredients better. Do not wash your face with excessive hot water. This accelerates aging. If you plan on applying comedogenic products to your skin after bathing – cool off first or splash with cold water so that your pores will close. Also – never rub your face dry…Only pat dry.
Proper skin care for women over 50 can not only make you look younger, it will help prevent the devastating results of skin cancer. Take care of your skin every day!
