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Dry Skin Care Tips and Treatments
Only a lucky few have ‘normal’ skin; the rest of us have a dry, oily or combination variety; if dryness is your problem, read on. Skin is not dry solely because it lacks oil, but because it lacks water. Xeroderma (dry skin) occurs most commonly on the lower legs, arms, the sides of the abdomen and thighs.
Skin also receives less blood flow and lower gland activity. Skin is our largest organ and is considered one of the most important parts of the body. Skin contains the hair follicles, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, apocrine glands and blood vessels.
The outermost layer of epidermis consists of 25 to 30 layers of dead cells. The dermis is structurally divided into two areas: a superficial area adjacent to the epidermis, called the papillary region, and a deep thicker area known as the reticular region. The dermis is tightly connected to the epidermis by a basement membrane.
Certain drugs, including diuretics, antispasmodics, and antihistamines, can contribute to dry skin. Environmental factors such as exposure to sun, wind, cold, chemicals, or cosmetics, or excessive bathing with harsh soaps, can cause dry skin. Forced-air furnaces make skin even drier. Serious skin complications, including dry skin, can arise for people with diabetes.
Natural treatment should always be the first type of treatment to consider when you want to take the best care of your skin. Use a humidifier if the air is dry. Drink plenty of water every day.
Consider taking cod liver oil or fish oil supplements every day. Drink freshly juiced carrot juice every day. Concentrating on a diet of plenty of fruits and vegetables (preferably raw: uncooked) and no junk food, should give you an observable improvement within 30 days.
The two most common digestive problems that affect your skin are not enough water and not enough fiber. Eat high-fiber snacks like raw nuts, raw seeds, and dried fruit, such as dates, and figs.
It just takes motivation, a willingness to try it, and diligent application of coconut oil several times a day and at bedtime to see its benefits. Use bath oils and moisturizers, especially coconut oil, at least once daily. Also use a thin layer of coconut oil under your make-up to moisturize your skin all day. Use coconut oil to remove your make-up at night, like I do; it leaves a fine layer of oil to nourish your skin all night long.
The skin is subject to constant attack from without, so can be affected by numerous conditions, diseases and ailments.The skin supports its own ecosystems of microorganisms, including yeasts and bacteria, which cannot be removed by any amount of cleaning. Dry skin can be converted into healthy skin using natural home remedies.
If nothing seems to work it might be more than just dry skin, so you should see the doctor. Make sure to call your naturopath or dermatologist when you have any open cuts or sores from scratching that won’t heal. Skin doctors are called dermatologists.
Helen Hecker
http://www.articlesbase.com/non-fiction-articles/dry-skin-care-tips-and-treatments-107577.html
Skin Care Basics If You Have Acne
Acne can be quite a bane for all concerned about their looks and appearance. This is typically a teenage skin problem even though the effects may be lasting for a long time after the teenage years have gone by. Though acne is often caused by factors beyond one’s control yet timely care and attention can ensure that the problem is kept under considerable check. Certain skin care basics are to be followed alongside adopting internal health care measures.
It is the effect of sebaceous glands in the skin which give rise to this condition. However, the root cause is the secretion of certain hormones in various proportions in an imbalanced manner. It may be noted that using harsh skin care products and skin dehydration can also cause acne or pimples or aggravate the situation. In order to control the situation by external measures these basic skin care measures can be advantageously taken:
- Exfoliation of the skin on a periodic basis is to be done which will help get rid of the dead cells blocking the pores in the skin. Thus the excessive oil secretion by sebaceous glands upon blockage of the pores which worsens the acne condition can be kept at bay.
- Harsh skin care products are to be shunned at all costs. These dry out the skin and cause the sebaceous glands to secrete more oil which makes the acne situation all the more worse. Instead, usage of a good quality non-oily moisturizer is highly recommended to prevent dehydration of the skin and keep it supple and soft.
- Following on a daily basis the regimen of cleansing, toning and moisturizing is the best means of taking care of the skin in an effort to treat acne situation and prevent occurrence of acne in acne prone skin. This is preferably to be done twice a day- in the morning before going out to work and in the evening after returning home and removing makeup. This will also help counter a host of other problems of the skin like pimples etc.
Some mild (herbal based or other) cleanser will be the best suited. The toner or astringent and moisturizers should also be preferably mild preparations so as to prevent the risk of producing any harsh effect on the skin. The work of the toner or astringent will be to tighten the skin and contract the pores so that oil secretion is suppressed and acne, pimples and the like are checked.
anonymous
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/skin-care-basics-if-you-have-acne-86376.html
Skin Care For Bride Groom Tips
Skin care is an important aspect of men’s grooming. It’s important to take care of your skin. There are various ways you can pamper your skin. Here are some basic tips you can follow for that smooth and clear skin. Some of the basic things you can do with your skin are cleansing, exfoliating, toning and nourishing.
The first and foremost thing is cleaning your face by daily washing your face with a soap free moisturizing face wash, which is gentle on your skin. Cleansing product should be natural and chemical free. To get that extra freshness refresh your skin with cold water in which tealeaves have been boiled. It gives a rejuvenating effect to your skin. This cleansing will protected your skin from dust. You can also wipe your face clean with a cleansing lotion.
Exfoliating is another important thing to protect your skin. For that you need a good scrub, which will remove dead cells and smooth the surface of your skin. A scrub with a moisturizing effect won’t tear the skin and also gives immediate results.
If your skin is dry don’t use scrub regularly it makes your skin more dry. To give your eyes a refreshing effects cut cucumber in round slices and place them over your eyes or alternatively dip used tea bags in salt water and put them in the fridge and put a pair over your eyes after a tiring day. It rejuvenates your eyes.
Toning up is another important step to maintain your skin because you spend most of the time outside so pollution affects your skin so toning keeps your face clear and firm.
Astringents and toners with glycolic or alpha hydroxyl acids work best for your skin. These acids actually reduce the pore size and help avoid ingrown hairs. So these are some of the tips you can try out to main your skin.
Other than this you can go for a facial once in a month after the age of 25 to maintain your skin and to have a glowing effect. You can also try a home facial, which includes giving yourself a light facial massage with a soothing moisturizing cream and ice cubes, followed by steaming your face. Then remove white heads around the nose and chin with a remover and use a good scrub. Use scrub depending on your skin type and wash off with warm water.
Finally apply a soothing fruit mask and follow up with a moisturizing lotion. A simple face pack can make your skin glow.
To have good skin it is important to drink 10 to 12 glasses of water daily to flush toxins out of the system and keep your skin hydrated. If you have skin related problems like acne and other pimple problem than you can go for treatment.
And lastly it is important to have a proper balanced diet to have a good and glowing skin. Your diet should include lots of fruits and vegetables and you should also have multi vitamin capsules. For any skin related problem you can consult a skin specialist.
Rafi Michael
http://www.articlesbase.com/marriage-articles/skin-care-for-bride-groom-tips-139295.html
Healthier Skin Can Now Be Achieved With A Skin Care Product That You Dab On Your Skin
Many people see skin care or anti wrinkle creams as an anti aging treatment. Although you can do things to reduce the appearance of aging, we are still growing old. Some creams promote healthy skin and can help skin become healthier but avoiding excessive sunlight and smoking can do so much more to improve the overall health of your face.
Skin creams do not prevent aging, but they can make the skin healthier. This is the secret to how they work. It does not matter if the product is a basic antioxidant or something that helps to exfoliate dead cells. It does not matter if they have vitamins or antioxidants; the end result you are after is clear skin and healthy cells and to get it you need to address the root cause of cellular damage.
What is the root cause of cellular damage and wrinkles?
Pinpointing the Triggers
- UVA Radiation and Free Radical Oxydation
- Reduced Cellular Turnover
- Chronic Inflamm-aging
Ultraviolet Radiation and Oxygen Radicals
It is well-known that ultraviolet light induces harmful photochemical reactions in the skin and inflammation therein.
During exposure and as repair of the UV damage takes place, super-oxide radicals are formed in the skin. UV irradiation also causes some microvascular damage in the skin. This leads to local hemorrhage and “leakage” of blood cells into the dermis. Iron from the hemoglobin accumulates in the extra-cellular matrix of the tissue as Fe +2 and Fe +3. It is known that iron catalytically participates in the conversion of superoxide radicals to hydroxyl radicals, a species which is known to be very damaging to tissue.
In addition to their role in UV radiation induced tissue damage, oxygen radicals are known to be capable of reversibly or irreversibly damaging compounds of all biochemical classes. Some of these compounds include nucleic acids, proteins and free amino acids, lipids and lipoproteins, carbohydrates, and connective tissue macromolecules. These compounds may have an impact on such cell activities as membrane function, metabolism, and gene expression.
Reduced Cellular Turnover
Billions of cells die in the body every day by normal processes (apoptosis). These dead cells need to be recognized by phagocytes and cleared rapidly.
Specific cells in the body are designed to ingest dangerous particles, such as invading bacteria. These professional eating cells, or phagocytes, also eat dead or dying cells. This process of clearance of dead or dying cells is necessary to allow for the repair of damaged tissue and to maintain normal tissue. When this process of cellular ingestion (phagocytosis) is deregulated, the body becomes susceptible to chronic infections and autoimmunity disorders.
Inflammation is a noun, the verb that reflects the process is “inflammaging”.
Inflammation is what we see as a result of the first response of the immune system to infection or irritation and may be referred to as the innate immune cascade. Imagine your body calling 911 for help. At the first sign of inflammation, all those cells respond like fire trucks to a blaze. Inflammation normally constitutes the body’s initiation of healing or putting out the flames we can say. However, when inflammation is not properly regulated, it can result in chronic diseases. Would you continue to spray water on a fire that has been put out? You body sometimes continues to send responders to a site that does not require the help. Arthritis is caused when chronic inflammation leads to joint pain and damage. Chronic inflammation can also contribute to conditions such as atherosclerosis, obesity, Alzheimer. Deregulated or overzealous inflammatory responses can cause eczema, psoriasis, acne, rosacea, and contribute to photo-aging and other skin problems and disorders.
It is important to understand that inflammation is neither “healthy” nor “unhealthy” on its own: Inflammation helps fight disease, but it comes at the cost of suspending the body’s normal immune and catabolic processes. In the short term this is often a valid trade-off, but in the long term it causes progressive damage.
The problem with inflammation is our body reacts in very much the same way it learned to react during the millions of years of our evolutionary drift. By sending to any site of injury and insult to our body, even to the slightest one, all its army of immune system soldiers (lymphocytes, macrophages, neutrophils…) , overcharged with chemical death weapons to get rid of the offenders, with no consideration even for its own cells that might happen to be in their way and also do get killed. After all… it used to be a matter of life or death! NOT OF BEAUTY AND HEALTH.
This is what is meant by inflammatory reaction. And, Oh Boy! You might as well bet those soldiers are inflamed!
Counteracting the Triggers
Got the point? Modulating the inflammatory response is the recipe for success! Cool down guys (immune cells), past are the times when bacteria and other micro-organism ruled. Or is it just wishful thinking? Is it not true that we carry on and inside our body three times more bacteria than the number of cells our organism is made of?
Fact is our body is ingrained with the memories of past battles, fought to protect our system whenever damaged or injured and does not listen to just any argument made up by the pharmaceutical companies or those selling anti aging products aiming to reduce the appearance of aging.
During our evolutionary drift, injuries and wounds represented a serious threat to our organism, not only due to blood loss, but also due to tissue damage or infection from the invasion of foreign bodies such as dirt, splinters, and bacteria. The adult wound healing mechanism that evolved to respond to this threat has two fundamental characteristics: First, there is a rapid and robust inflammatory response, with recruitment of activated macrophages, neutrophils, and lymphocytes to the injured site; and second, there is a fibrotic “walling-off” response to isolate the foreign body, with liquefaction of adjacent tissue which leads to abscess formation and scarring.
Is the inflammatory response still appropriate?
Scar Less Healing
“An abscess and its subsequent scar is not an evolutionarily optimized end point for today’s injuries,” Dr. Mark Ferguson, D.D.S., Ph.D., professor in the faculty of life sciences at the University of Manchester, England, says. The abscess and scarring response, with its massive inflammatory overdrive, is optimized for a very different type of skin lesion than those occurring nowadays where hygiene and clean faces and bodies rule. The abscess and scar is induced by this inappropriate inflammatory response.
Something is missing in all the products out there. Something that would let your body know it is being taken care of properly, and does not need to react with its inflammatory army. Not just the natural or chemical ingredients that fight the signs of aging when it is already too late, but also the accumulated damage from excess solar radiation and free radicals plus the wear and tear that becomes chronic inflammatory lesions.
A new glycoconjugates fluid made of glyco or sugar molecules bound to soluble proteins, enzymes, co-enzymes, and basic elements like copper, calcium, iron and zinc, produced by a little creature to protect, repair, renew and deeply moisturize its skin is the promising breakthrough ingredient that can yield those results.
Martha Fitzharris
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/healthier-skin-can-now-be-achieved-with-a-skin-care-product-that-you-dab-on-your-skin-124066.html
