Is your beauty routine getting under your skin?

Whats under your skin

The skin is the largest organ of the body, with a total area of about 20 square feet. The skin protects us from microbes and the elements, helps regulate body temperature, and permits the sensations of touch, heat, and cold. Our skin has three layers with the outer layer the epidermis being the layer that most protects against UV light as well as being the waterproof barrier that creates our skin tone. Our epidermis is also the skin layer that shows premature and ongoing aging. Skin tone is one of the first attributes we associate with beautiful skin. Tone is a function of colour, pigment and hydration as well as the age of our skin. We have known for many centuries that rejuvenating and replenishing our outer skin layer has both health and beauty benefits as well as making us look and feel younger and more vital.

The secret to beautiful skin is to take the best care possible and to invest wisely in a beauty regime. Quick pre checks of the key steps in arriving at your regime are as follows;

Determine your skin type

This is an incredibly important step to ensure you are using the correct products that will combat the daily stresses your skin receives.

1. Normal Skin is smooth and firm to the touch with small or medium sized pores. It doesn’t get too dry or too oily, and it only has the occasional blemish. People with normal skin should moisturize, cleanse, use a spot treatment, and maybe a night solution.
2. Do you suffer from Dry Skin? If your skin feels very tight and is noticeably flaky in areas, then you have dry skin. Dry skin can be caused by lack of hydration or malnutrition. Dry skin can look rough and bumpy, and rarely gets oily. Those with dry skin should find a deep moisturizer, use a spot treatment, and use a moisturizing night solution.
3. Oily Skin? Oily skin is easy to identify. If your face is visibly shiny, and literally feels slightly wet to the touch then you have oily skin. Oily skin come with large pores that are more noticeable, and usually is more prone to blemishes. If you have oily skin, you should tone, exfoliate, use a spot treatment, and lightly moisturize once in a while.
4. Combination Skin? Combination skin be a little of just about every skin type. If you have combination skin, you tend to get oily around your nose, chin, and forehead area, and dry around your cheeks. The rest of your skin may be normal. A lot of people have combination skin. If you are among them, exfoliate, cleanse, moisturize, and use a spot treatment.
5. Sensitive Skin – If you burn very easily, have reactions to certain cosmetics and have irritated skin after a dramatic change in weather, then you have sensitive skin. Sensitive skin is very hard to deal with because it isn’t as durable as other skin types. If you have sensitive skin, use a moisturizer, cleanser and spot treatment all suitable for sensitive skin.

 

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