Avoiding Threats To Youthful Skin – Part 5
While an occasional glass of red wine can confer some health benefits for a number of reasons, moderation is key. As a diuretic, alcohol causes the body to lose water quickly and makes the skin more prone to fine lines and wrinkles. To add insult to injury, alcohol causes small blood vessels in the skin [...]
Avoiding Threats To Youthful Skin – Part 4
In part four of our series on avoiding threats to youthful skin, we address smoking. Along with several other risk factors, smoking leads to deep wrinkles and leathery skin. And, the telltale signs of middle age typically start in the early 30s in the form of wrinkles around the mouth and eyes. Cigarette smoke causes [...]
Never Underestimate the Value of Water
The skin on the face needs water to flourish. Dehydrated skin manifests itself in the form of wrinkles, bags and bulges. Sadly, dehydration is (yet another) part of the natural aging process. With age, the skin thins, with the effect that more moisture can evaporate through it. Already bearing the thinnest skin on the body, [...]
Smoking: The Second Leading Cause of Wrinkling
After the sun, smoking accelerates the normal aging process of your skin, contributing to wrinkles. It thins the skin by around 40%, so that water escapes more easily. Further damage is caused by the chemicals in cigarettes which break down the fibers in collagen and elasticity, mimicking and accelerating the normal aging process. Cigarette smoke [...]
Quick Tip: How To Identify An Effective Eye Cream
Most eye creams offer solutions to: 1) wrinkles, under eye bags and puffiness; and 2) dark circles. When shopping for an eye cream, focus on your most prominent eye problem and then look for creams with active ingredients that target that issue. The most concentrated ingredients are listed first. Pick creams that have large amounts [...]
