Start preventing aging skin today… to enjoy flawless skin tomorrow

Countless times customers reach out to say that it is too late to do anything on their skin…

Let’s start by saying that it’s NEVER too late to start preventing if you want to enjoy flawless skin!

All you need is to have the ideal products for a good skincare routine to work on your skin.

The best way to start preventing the skin from premature aging is to follow some basics:

Cleanse, Treat & Moisturize are the basic steps to enjoy flawless skin no matter what’s your age group

That’s one of the biggest truths in skincare. No matter what’s your age, beliefs, skin color, religion…

Every single step, has a purpose, and we’re going to dive into the details and myths, so you can step confidently into flawless skin.

Cleansing is the first step for preventing aging skin

Like any other organ in our body, the skin is the structure of our body, that protects external factors to “invade” internal organs and cause any harm.

The skin is composed of several layers. The inner layers are the ones where youthful skin cells are naturally produced.

Youthful skin cells look healthy, elastic, plumped, and toned.

They are made of basically 3 essential components.

• Collagen – 70% to 80% of our skin is made of collagen. It’s a structural protein, responsible for holding everything together in our body. From bones, tendons, and the skin. If it was not for collagen we would be flat on the ground.

• Elastin – Also a protein structure, responsible for the elasticity and resilience of the skin. Like an elastic that after pushed, comes back to the same shape and form as it was made for.

• Hyaluronic Acid – Are the connective tissues, also produced naturally in the body, to hold water trapped in body structures, such as skin, joints, and eyes. 

When you nourish youthful skin cells, properly, you’ll naturally look healthy

As said previously, the body produces naturally these three components – collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid.

The peak production phase starts at teenage years until our late 30’s early 40’s, when the production starts to settle at a 1% decrease every year.

This is why it’s usually the age we start to see the first signs of aging – fine lines, wrinkles, and dark spots.

The lack of prevention and care, through the years, may lead to saggy skin, blemishes, and dark patches throughout the skin.

What happens when we start to prevent aging skin early, between 30 to 35 years old?

This is one of the best scenarios someone can ever make to enjoy flawless skin way after their 50’s.

Why you may ask?

Well, taking care of the skin is like a savings account. You WILL enjoy flawless skin, while most people are starting to pay attention to prevention.

It’s not just a matter of hydrating the skin. It’s also protecting the skin against the top 3 factors of premature aging.

• Sun – Considered by many scientists the number one factor for premature aging, UV light burns the deep tissues of the skin causing oxidative stress through time.
• Stress – Hormones released by the body when we are stressed, contribute tremendously to the formation of lines and wrinkles.
• Pollution – External factors, such as cigarette smoke and pollution, triggers the body to release a “defense mechanism” that through time may lead to a worn-out of the tissues, and every time it gets abused, leaves a mark. In the skin that translates to wrinkles, fine lines, and spots.

Preventing aging skin is not rocket science, it’s a matter of protecting yourself from these 3 top factors.

Sun is the #1 factor for premature aging, on the other hand, it is essential for our overall health

There are no questions about the benefits of the sun for our overall health, at least it shouldn’t.

The sun is the most important source of Vitamin-D for the body. Even if you take supplements, nothing can replace the natural benefits of the sun on our skin.

While we are outside in the sun, Vitamin-D is absorbed by the skin, which helps the body to form healthy bones, teeth, muscles, and tissues, as it helps the absorption of phosphate and calcium.

What is essential is to make the time of exposure in a range that is healthy for the body, which is:

• Exposure from sunrise to 10am and from 4pm to sunset. During summertime.
• 10 to 15 minutes of exposure a day. After this period, sunscreen at least 30 SPF is a MUST HAVE.
• If you’re are at the beach, pool, running outdoors, use a hat, UV clothing, and sunscreen
• Drink plenty of water while exposed to the sun.

UVA/UVB & HEV emitted by the sunlight are responsible to trigger free radicals, which is the same as saying that sunspots, saggy skin, fine lines & wrinkles are more likely to happen.

If you’re not following these steps the chances of premature aging signs are much higher.

Why stress is considered a premature aging factor for the skin?

There are many reasons why stress is not only bad for the skin but also the overall body.

So instead of detailing every single one, what is important for you to know is that when we feel stressed, our body releases hormones – cortisol & adrenaline, which unfolds a series of things:

• oil glands produce more oil, clogging pores, which may lead to breakout
• these hormones, in some people, trigger irritation, hives, eczema, psoriasis
• some people’s bodies react as sunspots, saggy skin & wrinkles

So the best thing to do is to keep it cool!

Cigarette smoke is really bad for the skin

We all should know better that cigarette smoke is very bad for our overall health. If you still have any doubt about it check these pictures here.

No wonder that there are more than 4,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke cigarettes.

Many of them are bad for the skin, once they destroy fibers of the tissues responsible for firmness and elasticity – collagen & elastin.

Just to give one quick example out of the 4,000 chemicals in a tobacco cigarette, Nicotine makes blood vessels shrink, inhibiting oxygen to flow, and nourish the body and as such for the skin as well.

What’s the best age to start preventing aging skin?

The truth of the matter is that the earliest you start the better. However, it makes no sense to start using creams, anti-aging moisturizers at a very young age.

It’s true though that the first interactions with beauty products, for many start as soon as we start having the first signs of puberty. 

Acne, Pimples, and Breakout skin is not fun, but it shows that if we can manage them well, we can enjoy flawless skin early in life!

What can you do today to start preventing premature aging?

• Broad Spectrum Sunscreen – Sunscreen to protect the skin from the harmful effects of UVA, UVB & HEV light.
• Drink plenty of water – Water is good for eliminating toxins faster from the body, helping to clear the skin while maintaining skin cells plumped and hydrated.
• Hat, sunglasses – These accessories will keep the face extra covered from the harmful light from the sun.
• Moisturize – Moisturizers, help the skin to keep moisture for longer, when applied topically, while the water intake will complete the job of keeping skin cells hydrated from the inside.

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