People who live in many rural communities tend to live longer than city dwellers due to their diet which may be rich in fish or other naturally grown vegetables. Researchers have found that some of the best anti-oxidants are found in berries, nuts, root crops and sticky vegetables making the old wives tale of eating vegetables of utmost importance. These foods are rich in compounds that helps the body keep fit longer and the skin healthier that if used with all year round regimen of moisturizing and cleansing keeps us young longer. Read the rest of this entry »
Old People With Young Skin
Old Age Weather Warning
Exposure is a very painful condition whereby the human body succumbs to the effects of extreme weather. Though mostly associated with the warm summer months, it can also happen during the winter months when the mercury drops and people are kept indoors to keep themselves warm. Surprising details have emerged from research on elderly people who seemingly loose most of their ability to detect sudden temperature changes due to temperature sensors in the skin becoming less sensitive to the external weather factors. The skin of aged people tends to have less temperature sensitive nerves that alerts them when it becomes too cold or too warm preventing them from taking immediate action to remedy the situation. Read the rest of this entry »
Cover Up - Not Too Much Though!
People have a tendency to over-wrap themselves for all the wrong reasons, and cold being a sure sign of winter, it tends to be the time when skin gets a bit more irritated than usual. First, the skin tends to be drier due to cold air having a nasty ability to suck out moisture from it which necessitates heavy moisturizing maintenance to keep it smooth and healthy. Our clothes have to be designed fro the cold weather yet must also allow it to breathe so as to discourage moisture loving bacteria and fungi from growing in them and onto the skin. Read the rest of this entry »
Goodbye Dry Skin
Winter can make a person’s skin dry and irritated. The dryness leads to cracking, which can be painful.
There are a number of ways on how to deal with dry skin during the winter season. To keep skin hydrated and well-nourished, moisturize your whole body and lips with products containing natural oils and vitamins. There are number of products available in the market. Use mild soap when bathing and softly pat dry after.
A good investment during the cold winter season is buying a humidifier. The humidifier gives off additional moisture in the air, keeping the skin from dryness and itchiness.
When going out, apply a sunscreen lotion to the exposed areas of the skin. This will not only protect the skin from the harsh exposure from the sun, it also helps in moisturizing the skin.
Dry Skin? Scrub Down
Body scrubs are good for those cold months when your skin often flakes leaving it dry and looking dull. Using body scrubs exfoliates your skin exposing new tender skin that glows of health. Use protective moisturizers after bathing and use only warm water, not hot for the hot water will dry your skin further. Your skin produces natural oils that lubricates it protecting it from chaffing, using moisturizer keeps it tender and minimizes friction from dry skin that can break the skin and leave marks.
Use natural tea extracts to sooth dry itchy skin and keep warm as much as possible with breathable clothes that allows sweat to escape but keeps warmth inside, keeping you comfortable and toasty. For calloused hands, feet and elbows, an extra helping of Vaseline will help reduce friction and keep them soft through the cold winter days. Skin on your nose burned, use sunblock on it to prevent sunburn, especially during outdoors activities.
Moist and Luscious Lips
Cracked lips are common and painful, specially when the weather is cold and everybody know it is a painful and uncomfortable prospect. Many of us feel the urge to lick our lips when it feels dry and cracked but experts say this only worsens the problem. The best solution is to use moisturizing lip balms with added sun protection. Apply and re-apply liberally all throughout cold days when you go out to prevent cracked and bleeding lips. Exfoliate your lips with mild abrasive pads to remove dead skin and then re-apply moisturizers each time you wash your face. There are also lipsticks that provide both moisturizing and sun protection that look good and helps protect your lips as you enjoy those cold winter days.
Lip Balm Heavily
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Chapped lips are painful especially when you have a stuffy nose and breathing through the mouth. They are not only uncomfortable; they can also let infection in. When it is severely chapped, they cause cracks and fissures which can get infected with herpes simplex virus, triggering cold sores. By using a heavy conditioning lip balm like Kinerase Lip Treatment, it will only relieve chapped lips, prevent fine lines, and wrinkles and can avoid cold sores. Make a habit of reapplying lipstick so your lip area are always covered and you will never have chapped lips. Keep your lips protected from dry, cold air by wearing lipstick or lip balm regularly.
Frequently Moisturize
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We often hear the importance of protecting your skin from the summer sun. But what we might not know that it is equally important to take care of your skin in the winter. The harsh wind and dry air of winter can cause skin to crack, chap and become irritated – making it even more susceptible to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays.
There are a few tips for minimizing winter skin problems like using a humidifier because the air inside your home tends to become very dry in the winter. It is important to use a humidifier to help keep your skin from becoming dry, cracked and itchy and nasal passages from drying out. Moisturizing our skin frequently prevents skin breakouts. The more oil a moisturizer contains, the more moisture will be retained. Look for products with oil-based moisturizer or the word “ointment” on the label – they contain the most oil (approximately 80 percent oil and 20 percent water).
Holiday Breeze
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The holiday season is almost near this also means cold winter weather. Like the seasons change so is our skincare regime. Low temperatures, low humidity and strong, harsh winds deplete skin of its natural lipid layer which keeps the skin from drying out. Even worse than dry skin, it can also cause chapping. Chapped skin is when the skin begins to be rough, red, and/or crack. The skin can also begin to split and become sore. So before we head out, here’s what we can do to prevent the cause of dry skin to the face, lips and body.
Moisturize is the key to soft, supple skin in winter. Apply product when skin is slightly damp. For best effect, pat skin dry instead of rubbing with your towel before application. For the face, stick with a creamy moisturizing cleanser like Pond’s Cold Cream that does not require rinsing. Hands and feet can suffer terribly too so put on moisturizer every so often and use gloves and consider lathering up your feet in thick cotton socks even at night. For your lips a simple lip balm helps. What I use is Blistex Lip Tone complements the natural complexion of your lips by combining the effective moisturizer and protection you’d expect with SPF15.
As our pockets dry out this coming season at least one thing is for sure we keep our skin supple and soft.
WINTER SKIN MOISTURIZER
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During winter, our skin faces the worst time. The humidity is dehydrating and the cold temperature stresses the skin and weakens the skin’s protective barrier and causes more water to evaporate. The skin reacts to this by redness irritation and hypersensitivity and chapping.
Steamy hot shower although soothing, is harsh to the skin. This washes off the natural moisture of our skin and dries it. It is only one of the problems. If you have oily skin, during winter, this may become normal. But if you have normal skin, the tendency is for it to become dry. Solutions for this are to apply milder cleansing and choose rich moisturizers.
Emollients are the most important for skin care during this season. It does not only moisturize and softens your skin but also forms a protective layer to its surface to keep the moisture locked and prevents the skin from dehydration.