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The Elements of
Good Skin Care
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Everyone wants a skin care regime that delivers beautiful skin, the question is how do you get it? Generally with regards to the elements of good skin care, most of us need to daily cleanse and moisturize our skin. Most of us will benefit from regular skin exfoliation. All of us, regardless of skin color, or geographical location, need to wear sunscreen. Knowing your skin type, will determine the details of the methods and products we use. If you're dealing with acne, caring for your skin can be particularly stressful and using an appropriate system, difficult to determine. The essential elements of skin care listed above probably seem pretty basic, even common sense? Yet, most of us aren't benefiting from these powerful essentials. Why? The likely culprit is a mix of misinformation and inappropriate product choices for our individual skin care needs.... Do some homework and get a handle on your skin type. Remember your skin's needs will vary in the short term i.e. hormonal shifts, seasons, etc., as well as the long term i.e. teenage skin versus mature skin. Where is your skin at now? What kind of skin care regimen will have it at its best? Often there are too few categories for the variety of skin types among us all. However, there are some generalizations that can help guide us in the type of skin care regimen we should follow and the types of products we will benefit from. Bigger skin care concerns?...
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Cleansing
An example of one of the best cleansers of the past and
present is Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser (can be found in
most drug stores). It is excellent for all skin types,
gentle yet effective, water soluble, will not strip the skin or leave it
feeling greasy, comes recommended by many doctors, and is very
inexpensive.
Some others
that come highly recommended include SkinCeuticals Foaming Cleanser for normal to oily skin,
DDF Non-Drying Gentle Cleanser for dry, sensitive or mature skin and Dr. Brandt Anti-Irritant Cleanser for very sensitive, highly reactive skin or skin that has undergone
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Exfoliating Chemical exfoliators are ideally used in a crème or
lotion (the benefits in a cleanser are lost down the drain). Good AHA products are made by a variety of companies:
Consider Obagi Nu-Derm Exfoderm Forte and effective and well priced
Alpha Hydrox AHA Enhanced Lotion for
all skin types except those with very delica Good BHA products are made by fewer companies:
Consider Alba Botanica Beta-Z Night Time Renewal for
all skin types.
Tretinoin
i.e.. Retin A, Renova etc. require a prescription
New
product: With patented combination of retinol and aha RoC Retinol Actif Pur Anti-Wrinkle Treatment, Night
Moisturizing and Protecting #1 Moisturizing the skin creates a barrier between the skin and the air, temporarily maintaining your skin's natural moisture by keeping the water in the skin (not replacing moisture as you may have thought). Note* Moisturizing is meant to assist dry skin, and is not necessarily needed.
The best approach to moisturizing is just enough to
effectively accommodate the need.
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#2 Protection
of the skin from sun exposure is
required for all races of people. Yes all. Sun exposure is the primary
culprit behind aging skin , wrinkles, pigmentation problems, and most
definitely skin cancer (and these negative effects occur in varying
degrees depending on your skin color).
A
good lightweight moisturizer with a sunscreen is Cetaphil Daily Facial Moisturizer, SPF 15, Fragrance Free
(can be found in
most drug stores).
Since sunscreens are formulated with a moisturizing
base, it can play the role of moisturizer too. If however, your skin is
dry, apply your moisturizer to those dry areas, and then the sunscreen
on top of that.
The critical components of sunscreen include; an SPF of
at least 15 and these ingredients titanium dioxide, avobenzone (Parsol
1789) or zinc
oxide. Unfortunately, good formulations for skin types that are normal
to oily are not easy to come by.
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Dealing With Acne Acne is a result usually of a combination of things like increased oil production, plugged sebaceous glands from improper skin shedding, and trapped bacteria. In addition, factors like hormonal shifts, and genetics can add to the difficulty in resolving your skin problems. When it comes to successfully dealing with acne skin care, two programs come to mind. The
first was developed by a plastic surgeon (who is also a chemist) The
second was developed by two Stanford trained dermatologists Both have great testimonials from customers so, if you are struggling with acne, it would be worth your while to check out these two systems and evaluate for yourself. |
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