Banish Dull Skin for a More Youthful Appearance
Freshness and youthfulness are closely tied to beauty. Beautiful, radiant skin permeates your entire being and gives you a glow from head to toe.
Some skin experts believe that radiant skin is a characteristic of youth and that dry skin is symptomatic of age. If you find this outlook depressing and you want to defy these experts and odds in search of more radiant skin at any age, read on!
Normal aging is a major contributor to dry skin. According to a report by CNN.com...
"Your age, a healthy diet, consistent exercise, and stress reduction can help you stay younger longer. Yet, in spite of your best efforts, your skin is likely to change over time.
As you age, your skin tends to become drier because your oil-producing glands are less active. And because cells move more slowly from the basal layer of the epidermis to the stratum corneum, your complexion can appear rough and dull. The slowed sloughing also causes cells to clump together in flakes or scales. Eventually, as the epidermis becomes thinner and more fragile and the subcutaneous layer of fat diminishes, your skin loses its strong protective function along with its youthful contours."
However, don't despair! Aging and dry skin don't have to go together hand in hand. There are presently both diet and skin care tips you can use to help recapture your radiant skin.
Pamper Your Skin and Enhance Your Beauty
Your skin plays an important role in your beauty. The basic skin types are normal, oily, combination, and dry. Each of these skin types has its own characteristics and needs care specific to that type.
Causes of Dry Skin
Dry skin can be easily recognized by its tight texture, rough feel, and dull appearance. Many factors can come into play that may negatively affect your skin's moisture balance.
* Your skin might not be getting adequate lubrication from the oil glands. When this happens, your skin loses its freshness and becomes dehydrated.
* Changes in weather conditions can dry skin.
* You may have inherited dry skin.
* Your skin may be lacking essential nutrients such as vitamins A and B. This, along
with a poor and unbalanced diet, is one of the main reasons for dull, dry skin.
* You may have exposed your skin to excessive sunlight and its harmful rays or have dried your skin by using chemicals, cosmetics, or excessively harsh soaps.
* Dry skin may also arise from poor health conditions such as dermatitis, eczema,
psoriasis, or seborrhea.
* Using diuretics, antispasmodics, and antihistamines can also cause your skin to become
dull and dry.
* Those suffering from chronic diseases like diabetes might be affected by various skin
problems such as dry skin.
* Dull, dry skin may indicate an insufficiently active thyroid.
* Dry skin may be a result of illness or inadequate diet.
* Lack of adequate water content can make your skin dry.
To help correct this problem, drink plenty of water -- about 6 to 8 glasses of pure water a day.
The best way to treat dull, dry skin is to cleanse it gently. Use only non-detergent, neutral-pH products for cleansing and avoid highly alkaline products.
Take preventive steps if your skin must face extremes of temperatures or conditions. Maintain your skin's natural humidity by using moisturizers regularly.
Finally, keep your skin cool and moist and try not to expose it to excessive heat.
These tips can help improve your skin's appearance and texture by stimulating, invigorating, and moisturizing dry skin and enhancing cellular function. The correct combination of minerals, vitamins, and herbs will rejuvenate your skin and fight premature aging.
Apart from these general tips, there are a variety of cosmetics and topical preparations available. Products such as Lumnaderm(tm) are designed to help alleviate dry dull skin and make your skin appear more youthful.
This product is used to minimize many of the dry skin and blemish problems usually associated with aging.
Furthermore, Luminaderm(tm) is reported to cover skin discolorations like sunspots, age spots, and freckles. This product seems to warrant attention from anyone suffering from dry skin or age-related blemishes. Lumnaderm(tm) is available from fine online retailers like Amazon.com and the BODeStore.com (http://www.bodestore.com)..
Written by the V-Team, courtesy Kamau Austin, publisher. The V-Team writes articles for the health and fitness enthusiast. Their timeless health and fitness tips are at the Fit After Forty Blog. See more usefulnews and tips about skin careat http://www.healthandfitnessvitality.com/blogs/fitnessblog.htm
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