None of us want to age either gracefully, or otherwise. It would seem that every time we look in a magazine we see beautiful celebrities, and oddly enough, they never seem to age. We all know that there is a lot of time, effort, money and cosmetic procedures that goes into making them look young and beautiful.
There's a lot of things that cause the skin to age. We can't do anything about some of them, but there are others that we can influence. The one thing we can't change is the natural ageing process, when the skin starts to become thinner and drier, and it's our genes that mostly control these changes and when they occur. The natural ageing process will see the face losing some the fulness, and we will all get visible lines and wrinkles appearing on our face.
The ageing we can influence, is the extrinsic ageing, and this is when the environment and our lifestyle choices can cause the skin to prematurely age. We can slow down the effects this type of ageing has on our skin, by taking some preventive actions.
So while we can't stop time, happily there are things we can do to slow down the ageing process and repair some of the damage already done.
There's a lot of things that cause the skin to age. We can't do anything about some of them, but there are others that we can influence. The one thing we can't change is the natural ageing process, when the skin starts to become thinner and drier, and it's our genes that mostly control these changes and when they occur. The natural ageing process will see the face losing some the fulness, and we will all get visible lines and wrinkles appearing on our face.
The ageing we can influence, is the extrinsic ageing, and this is when the environment and our lifestyle choices can cause the skin to prematurely age. We can slow down the effects this type of ageing has on our skin, by taking some preventive actions.
The application of a Chemical Peel |
- Over-drying your skin - using strong cleansers on the skin strips essential moisture, causing dead skin to build up.
- Eye wrinkles - use eye creams to keep the eyes hydrated and nourished, which can help to prevent ageing eye wrinkles.
- Healthy looking skin - regular facials and chemical peels will help to destroy dry, dead skin cells, allowing new glowing skin to replace it.
- Exposure to the sun is the main cause of skin ageing. Sun protection is the best way to prevent this, by using sunscreen every single day, not just when it's sunny.
- Don't smoke. Smoking causes damage to collagen and elastin, and when collagen in the face becomes less elastic, it allows the soft tissue features of the face to sag. Smoking increases cholesterol, preventing you from getting enough oxygen to your skin and it can also cause lines and wrinkles to form around the mouth.
- Exfoliate regularly. This will make sure you remove the dead skin cells from the surface of the skin. You can either exfoliate manually, using a facial scrub or at a clinic or beauty salon with a chemical peel.
So while we can't stop time, happily there are things we can do to slow down the ageing process and repair some of the damage already done.
Mags.
Clinic Manager.
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