Coming Clean On Skin Care Products
There are several ways to see improvements in your skin, at any age. It does take some commitment on your part, but once you start to see the benefits it is much easier to remember to take the extra minute for your skin.
Part of the problem is how you may be feeling about yourself in the first place. The reality is that western culture has been myopic viewing just what constitutes beauty, only rewarding youthful appearance. Now that the baby-boomer generation is in the 40′s to 60+ range, there may be a subtle shift, a softer acceptance of life’s changes and the effects on appearance. That’s how I see it anyway.
Natural beauty care products are becoming more important as boomers are healthier, more active and (arguably) more attractive than any other generation in this age group. This generation is also armed the means and the information to make informed decisions and some say, why start with surgery when there are so many great skin care treatments?
Beauty skin care products for maintaining youthful skin used to be strange gloppy creams applied at night; the older sit-coms usually showed the missus with hair in rollers and face mask in place, all ready for bed. Yikes. Now there are almost countless skin care regimens; it is a multi-billion dollar industry.
The good news is that you can find affordable products that really work, right in your local drug store. And don’t leave out the grocery store; if you have the time and inclination there are very good facial masks you can apply using avocado , oatmeal , honey , and more.
Any skin care regimen reminds you to thoroughly remove accumulated oils, make-up and environmental encounters (haha, dirt). What you also need to do is be sure you start clean : It is an easy thing to get a stack of white washcloths cheaply and always use a clean one each time; they show you how well you’re doing in removing all traces of make-up.
Another important point is to be sure your hands are clean prior to cleansing your face, and washing your hands first with an antibacterial soap like Cetaphil is a good idea.
Be gentle when cleansing ; no need to scrub. There are also a lot of good exfoliants and natural peels to use once or twice a week and they will do the job.
It is sometimes recommended to use a toner to restore the PH balance of th skin; just check to see if you really need this since not all cleansers disturb the PH balance to a great degree. Some women continue to have oily skin and prefer to use toner and that is fine, who am I to criticize?
Skin around the eye is completely different and needs lots of TLC. The eye area shows the effects of tiredness, cigarettes, and alcohol more easily than other areas and gets more pronounced with age. Sunscreen is mandatory and moisturizers today are excellent, even the discount brands.
Also, the skin on the upper chest is known for being sensitive to showing age as do the hands. Protect everything that’s going to be exposed to the sun – carry sunscreen in your purse, your car, everywhere.
Wrapping up:
1. Choosing skin care products is easy and doesn’t have to be expensive
2. Clean hands, then clean face
3. Gentle, gentle
4. Toner as desired
5. Exfoliate/peel weekly
6. Moisturize
7. Sunscreen, sunscreen and how about sunscreen
8. Go girl…
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