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The variations in male and female skin begin deep down in the very structure of the skin’s fat layer and dermis. Women have thinner skin than men because testosterone - the dominant male hormone - causes male skin to be thicker. In addition, women’s oil glands secrete slightly less than men’s; therefore, women are more [...]
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Without question, the first line of defense is smart sun behavior. That means avoiding sunlight, and welcoming sunscreen. The key is daily use (365 days a year) and liberal application (and, when needed, reapplication) of a well-formulated sunscreen. Diligent use of a sunscreen alone allows some repair as well as protection from further sun damage, [...]
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Eyelid changes are the earliest sign of facial aging and are the first to occur in the upper third of the face. These happen in almost all people in their 30’s.
The earliest changes are wrinkles, crow’s feet, worry lines, frown lines and bunny lines. These lines are actually caused by the pull of our underlying [...]
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When manufacturers market a beauty product, they can make claims that are not approved by the FDA. An “effective antiaging treatment”, for example, could simply mean the product is moisturizing the skin. You won’t know what works for you in the antiaging category until you test a product yourself, using the old-fashioned trial and error.
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Cell turnover is an ongoing process. The skin cell forms at the bottom of the epidermis, rises up through that layer, dies, and is shed. It’s nudged free by wear and tear and replaced by a newly arrived cell that has completed the same process. As all of the body processes slow beginning at your [...]
Stress is a powerful enemy of beauty. To fight it, you will have to learn to relax. To free both mind and body, take time out and allow yourself small and intermittent moments of calm and serenity.
Your skin is emotive. For a long time people thought the skin was simply a kind of cover protecting [...]
People often don’t realize that skin type may not only change with age, it can also change in response to a shift in the external or internal environment.
Traveling to a different climate or a higher or lower altitude and seasonal shifts in temperature and humidity are the most obvious examples. But certain medications, particularly hormone [...]
Free radicals can damage virtually every part of a cell, including the nucleus, where DNA, the body’s unique genetic blueprint, is produced. They can also harm the fats inside cells.
In fact, many scientists believe that free-radical damage is one of the primary causes of aging and age-related diseases such as heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, [...]
There are two major types of aging that occur in the cells that make up your face and all of the tissues and organs in your body.
The first type is intrinsic aging, from the inside. This is a combination of your genetic or inherited aging pattern and your dietary and lifestyle factors, which have a [...]
Using good skin-care products and developing a routine facial skin-care program will obviously help the skin look better. As the skin ages, production of intercellular cement decreases, which decreases the skin’s ability to hold water. This is dehydration, and it results in a rough-textured appearance.
Many theories support the use of hydrating agents in lessening the [...]
