Why Moisturize your Skin?
Moisturizers are products formulated to add moisture to your skin. They are available in different forms such as lotions, creams, gels and oils. Moisturizers provide a much needed seal over your skin to keep water from escaping. Thicker moisturizers such as creams work best.
Dry skin needs to be hydrated. Even oily skin needs hydration and protection from a hydrator, or it will over compensate for dryness and produce more oil or become dehydrated.
Here are some of the effects of dry skin:
• A feeling of tightness, especially after showering, bathing or swimming
• Skin that appears shrunken or dehydrated
• Skin that feels and looks rough rather than smooth
• Skin that is flaking, scaling or peeling
• Skin that is itchy
• Redness
• Dull looking skin
Dry skin is also caused by environmental exposures, such as:
• Central heating and air conditioning
• Hot baths and showers (better to take lukewarm showers or baths)
• Harsh soaps and detergents. Many popular soaps strip lipids and water from your skin. The most damaging are Antibacterial and Deodorant soaps.
Other Factors causing your skin to be dry:
• Sun Exposure: The sun dries your skin. Damage from Ultraviolet (UV) radiation penetrates far beyond the top layer of your skin. The most damage occurs deep in the dermis, where collagen and elastin fibers break down much more quickly. This leads to deep wrinkles, loose and sagging skin, causing you to look older.
• Age: Your skin tends to become drier as you age because oil-producing glands become less active. This lack of oil causes cells to clump together in flakes or scales, making skin look dull and rough.
• Your Sex: Everyone’s skin changes with age. However, a man's skin tends to stay moist longer than a woman’s. With age, men experience a relatively small decrease in oil production, where as woman's skin tends to become much drier after menopause.
No matter what type of skin you have, whether oily, dry or sensitive, everyone needs to moisturize. Remember, the skin is the largest organ of the human body; treat it well. Moisturize every day and remember your sunblock. Your skin will thank you and you will have the youthful, glowing and healthy skin you want.
Lee Slaney
Licensed Esthetician
Dry skin needs to be hydrated. Even oily skin needs hydration and protection from a hydrator, or it will over compensate for dryness and produce more oil or become dehydrated.
Here are some of the effects of dry skin:
• A feeling of tightness, especially after showering, bathing or swimming
• Skin that appears shrunken or dehydrated
• Skin that feels and looks rough rather than smooth
• Skin that is flaking, scaling or peeling
• Skin that is itchy
• Redness
• Dull looking skin
Dry skin is also caused by environmental exposures, such as:
• Central heating and air conditioning
• Hot baths and showers (better to take lukewarm showers or baths)
• Harsh soaps and detergents. Many popular soaps strip lipids and water from your skin. The most damaging are Antibacterial and Deodorant soaps.
Other Factors causing your skin to be dry:
• Sun Exposure: The sun dries your skin. Damage from Ultraviolet (UV) radiation penetrates far beyond the top layer of your skin. The most damage occurs deep in the dermis, where collagen and elastin fibers break down much more quickly. This leads to deep wrinkles, loose and sagging skin, causing you to look older.
• Age: Your skin tends to become drier as you age because oil-producing glands become less active. This lack of oil causes cells to clump together in flakes or scales, making skin look dull and rough.
• Your Sex: Everyone’s skin changes with age. However, a man's skin tends to stay moist longer than a woman’s. With age, men experience a relatively small decrease in oil production, where as woman's skin tends to become much drier after menopause.
No matter what type of skin you have, whether oily, dry or sensitive, everyone needs to moisturize. Remember, the skin is the largest organ of the human body; treat it well. Moisturize every day and remember your sunblock. Your skin will thank you and you will have the youthful, glowing and healthy skin you want.
Lee Slaney
Licensed Esthetician
