A certain amount of skin aging may happen to everyone but excessive skin aging with roughness, wrinkles, sagging and uneven skin tone may be preventable.
Here's why skin ages and how skin aging may be prevented.
Why Skin Ages Skin ages for the same reasons that all of the cells of the body age.
It's a part of nature, but people age at different rates.
This has been proven scientifically.
Things that account for the different rates of skin aging (and aging throughout the body) include: · Genetics · Unhealthy lifestyle - cigarette smoking, drug use, excessive alcohol, etc.
· Free radical damage - caused by excessive exposure to sunlight, cigarette smoking, drug use, excessive alcohol, toxins in the environment, etc.
· Chronic inflammation - occurs as a result of free radical damage and also due to the use of irritating skin care products - irritation and redness are symptoms of inflammation · Dietary Factors - lack of antioxidants - lack of natural anti-inflammatories - lack of essential nutrients for rejuvenating the skin Free radical damage can change cellular DNA causing new skin cells to be imperfect copies of old ones.
This can lead to the appearance of a fine line, a wrinkle or an age spot.
Chronic inflammation degrades the skin's collagen fibers leading to sagging skin and wrinkles.
In all cases, there is a decrease in skin rejuvenation processes with age.
But that cannot account for different skin aging rates, since it happens to everyone.
How Skin Aging Can Be Prevented Prevention involves addressing the factors that contribute to accelerated skin aging.
You can't do anything about genetics but you can strive to live a healthy lifestyle.
You can also try to include more antioxidants and natural anti-inflammatories in your diet to minimize free radical damage and hopefully avoid chronic inflammation.
To further minimize free radical damage, you can use nourishing skincare products that contain antioxidants you apply directly to your skin.
Research has shown that antioxidants can be absorbed into the skin where they can neutralize free radicals and work to repair damage that has already been done.
To avoid inflammation caused by skin care products, you can choose cleansers and creams that are free of allergens and other irritants.
Facial cleansers are among the most common causes of irritation.
A good facial cleanser can work for you to help protect against free radical damage, to improve your skin's health and to improve your skin's appearance.
If you want to avoid irritation and inflammation, you likely need to choose a new facial cleanser.
The ingredients you want in your new cleanser are: · Active manuka honey - honey has antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties - Manuka honey also has potent antioxidant activity - using a cleanser that contains this ingredient can help protect your skin from free radical damage throughout the day · Kiwifruit extract - cleanses gently and restores the skin's natural pH level - the skin's natural pH reduces free radical activity - cleansers that change the pH contribute to increased free radical activity These two ingredients will go a long way in helping to prevent skin aging.
They will also make your skin feel fresh and smooth after every use.
Next You will learn about a natural skin care product that can give you the proper nutritional support so that your body's process can go to work to give your skin the ingredients it needs.
Please click the FOAMING FACIAL CLEANSER link below in the resource author box.