Skins Over 40

It is normal for skins over 40 to be oilier in the T zone and natural to have an occasional monthly or stress blemish, especially with fluctuating peri-menopausal hormones and today's fast lifestyle diets. These are small imperfections that are easy to correct. Problems begin when over-kill methods are used. Treating an occasional blemish like a full blown case of acne, or a slightly shiny nose like an oily skin crisis causes worse problems than those with which you started.

Topical skin care is the first step in slowing the classic signs of the natural aging process, usually around 40. As long as the skin has not grown and sagged to the point of no return, usually around 50, these products will help correct mild to moderate:

* forehead lines - made when raising eyebrows
* 11s - vertical lines between eyebrows, made when frowning
* nose line- horizontal line at top of nose, made when frowning
* crow's feet - lines at outside corners of eyes, made when smiling or squinting
* under eye lines - folds of skin under eyes on top of cheeks
* lipstick lines - vertical lip lines, made when pursing lips
* laugh lines - nasal labial fold lines, parentheses, lines running from nose to corners of mouth, made when smiling
* accordion lines - curved lines in cheek outside laugh lines, made when smiling
* marionette lines - lines that run from mouth to chin and make jowls


THE AGING PROCESS
In all of nature, there is planned obsolescence. Plants and animals are developed from a seed, they grow, they live long enough to reproduce and after they have fulfilled this function, they die. With the advent of modern medicine, humans are now living well beyond the reproductive cycle. However, they are still subject to this natural aging syndrome, and most humans do not want to look their age. There is a variety of theories about what causes us to age and eventually die. The following are three of the theories, which directly relate to aging skin.

Free Radical Damage: The accumulation of free radicals in our bodies over a period of time damages more and more cells and their DNA. Cells with damaged DNA reproduce more damaged cells, generating more malfunctions and the eventual failure of the body due to cumulative damage.

Hormone Depletion: The production of growth stimulator and hormones which cause and control growth metabolism and reproduction decreases significantly after the normal reproduction cycle is completed and the body declines, fails and dies.

Waste Accumulation: Cells produce more waste than they can eliminate and eventually this accumulation of waste interferes with normal cells functions, resulting in malfunction and eventual failure of systems, then death.


Even some forty year old skins may have skin that is oilier in the T zone and a rare blemish. These are small imperfections that are easy to correct. Problems begin with the depleting hormone levels which thins skin, making it more fragile. Skin usually becomes dryer quite rapidly after menopause.


Caring for Severely Dry and Fragile Aging Skin

* Dry Skin Brushing helps remove dead skin cells and stimulates sluggish circulation

* The Oil Myth lubricates and protects skin, oils are best applied to warm moist skin after shower or bath to seal in moisture

* Nutrition for dry skin means lots and lots of water and krill oil for EFAs to lubricate from the inside

* Oil Cleansing Method is an aging skins best friend, forget soap and water

* Ancient Beauty Secrets from Nature and wise Cultures before us

* Dry Skin can be very uncomfortable but there is help


CONDITIONS OF AGING SKIN
Aging skin manifests a variety of degenerative conditions. Both heredity and environment play a role in this process, with environment, or specifically sun damage, playing the largest role. Photo damage is cumulative and the damage begins from youth. Collectively, the aging process and cumulative environmental damage produce the following anatomic changes in the skin.

The number of proliferating cells is reduced. Skin cells divide at a slower rate with decreased capacity to renew themselves. (Hormone) They show marked irregularities in size, shape and staining properties. (Free Radical) The epidermis becomes thinner and tends to stretch. The stratum corneum becomes thicker and contains an increased density of pigmentation or discoloration, lines or wrinkles and an overall dullness or lack of clarity. (Free Radical and Hormone)

As the skin becomes thinner, it is prone to looseness and easy stretching and eventually the condition leads to sagging redundant skin. (Free Radical and Hormone) Fibrous components in younger skin comprise more than 90% of the skin's bulk and 95% of this bulk is collagen. The loss and degradation of these fibers as we age, especially collagen, is largely responsible for the loss of elasticity and the progressive development of wrinkles.

Due to the loss of small blood vessels and the decreased proliferation of new capillaries, the blood supply to the skin is reduced. (Hormone) The skin looks less healthy and the rate at which irritants and toxins are removed is decreased. (Waste Accumulation) Damage from free radicals escalates, exaggerating the traditional conditions of aging skin. (Free Radical)

To synopses, the forms of degenerative changes are characterized by the thinning of the epidermis, the loss of fascicular and soluble collagen and lessened circulatory support or perfusion. The degenerative conditions of aging skin will continue to progress with time, however, some of these conditions can be stopped. Some of them can be partially reversed. In addition, some of them can be significantly reversed.


REVERSING THE CONDITIONS OF AGING SKIN
It is important to remember that skin has the ability to repair itself. The natural ability of the skin to repair itself can become a useful tool in improving the condition of skin. This process logically begins by preventing any new damage, which gives the skin the opportunity to maximize its regenerative capacity.

As much as my sensitive-normal/dry-post-menopausal-aging 58 year old skin loves this stuff, there comes a point in time when Mother Nature + Science can no longer keep up with Father Time. Fat bags under the eyes won't go away, sagging jowls just cannot be lifted... For some, the next step is more involved with procedures and intervention from a dermatologist or plastic surgeon, when topicals no longer works.


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