Easy Skincare Tips

New studies show body skin is important to age perception

(NC)—Is the skin on your body playing second fiddle to your facial skin?  When it comes to skin care, many women prioritize facial skin care needs in order to achieve a visibly beautiful, younger-looking face. This is only natural — people tend to notice our faces before anything else — but it can result in a marked difference between the perceived age of our face and body.

It’s easy to ignore the lesser exposed areas of our body — you might think that’s what clothing is for, but not every occasion calls for pants and a long-sleeved turtle neck. That’s why it’s important to understand the unique role body skin plays in a woman’s overall perceived age.

According to a recent study conducted at Germany’s University of Goettingen, the appearance of skin below the face plays a big role in a person’s perceived age and attractiveness. In fact, when judged independently from the face, your body skin can actually decrease your perceived age up to 10 years.

“Signs of aging on the body have a bigger impact on age perception than we realize and there are multiple signs that contribute to this impact,” says Rolanda Johnson, senior scientist for Olay. “As we age, changes in the connective tissue of our skin can reduce the skin’s strength and elasticity, especially around our neck, décolletage, hands, elbows and knees. It’s important to take care of the body, as much as the face.”

While some aspects of body skin aging can be chalked up to that pesky reality known as genetics, many age factors are within our control. Here are some tips from Olay to help keep your skin from aging prematurely.

1.    Reduce sun exposure – Simply put, damaged skin can often be attributed to frequent exposure to UV rays. Therefore, keep sun exposure to a minimum and use a good quality sunscreen. Wear hats and protective clothing as well.

2.    You are what you eat – A nutritious diet and adequate fluids can help keep your skin hydrated and healthy.

3.   Indulge in moderation – Too much alcohol and caffeine consumption can lead to dehydration, so consider reducing your intake.

4.    Don’t smoke – Among its other heath hazards, smoking is bad for your skin and exposure to cigarette smoke can increase skin wrinkles and dryness

5.    Keep stress at bay – It’s not easy to avoid stress, but over time it can cause frown lines and wrinkles.  Exercise and/or meditation are proven stress relievers.

6.    Beauty rest – It’s easier said than done, but the body requires at least eight hours of sleep.

7.    Moisturize – Use a good moisturizing lotion and/or body wash. A moisturizer performs several important functions, including replacing lost water.

New Olay Total Effects Body Wash offers two products that go beyond cleansing to moisturize and help fight the seven signs of aging all over your body, Olay Total Effects Deep Penetrating Moisture and Exfoliating & Replenish. For more information, visit www.olay.ca.

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When you are dealing with dry skin, finding the right dry skin remedy becomes vitally important. Luckily, there are a wide variety of different home remedies for you to choose from when it comes to remedying dry skin.

The following is a brief selection of some of the options you have available for you in terms of dry skin remedies.If you want to get the most out of your skin care regimen, then you need to be willing to combine different dry skin remedies until you find the combination that is driving the best possible results.

Determine whether or not hydration issues are playing a role in your dry skin issues. If you are dehydrated, then you are going to have problems relating to dry skin as well. If you are not dehydrated but you are dealing with dry skin, then drinking more water is not likely going to help you.

If you’re not already drinking between 7 and 8 glasses of water a day, now is the time to start.

If your skin is dehydrated, then one of the most natural dry skin remedies is to soak your skin in water. You can soak your skin in lukewarm water for a period of fifteen minutes. Avoid hot water, and stay toward the room-temperature end of things. You should not be doing this every day however as the rule of thumb about soaking your body is to bathe less and use water that is cooler in order to remedy dry skin.

Another home skin care remedy for dry skin is to follow every bath by applying moisturizer in order to lubricate your skin properly. The moisture that you soak into your skin tends to evaporate. If you bathe a lot, then using a moisturizing product is going to be even more important because the moisturizing product is going to help you keep the water in.

The reason for applying a moisturizer product is not simply to put oils back into the skin. Instead, you should understand that dryness on the skin is a function of loss of water rather than necessarily loss of oil. Think about how much easier it is to exfoliate or cut your fingernails or toenails following a bath. This is an excellent example of what happens to your skin when you’ve bathed. When you apply a moisturizer after you take a bath, you can keep the water in your skin rather than letting it evaporate, and this will prevent skin dryness.

Combining these and other dry skin remedies is the best way to overcome your dry skin. Returning your skin to its former health and beauty will take work, but it’ll be worth the effort in the end when your skin is properly healthy and nourished and looking beautiful and looking young. Keep the aforementioned tips in mind and you can and will achieve better, healthier and better nourished skin.

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Summer is around the corner for most of us, are you really ready to start showing off more skin? After being all bundled up under sweaters and winter coats, its getting time to start showing off more skin again.
Beach season with all those hot bathing suits to choose from, but oh no.. look at all that dry dead skin all over your legs!
The major problem with summer skin is winter skin! Our skin has been dealing with all that harsh winter, in some places in the world and here snow, cold air, hot air after being outdoors. Your skin has really been taking a beating and you didn’t even notice?

First thing you need to start doing and doing right now is EXFOLIATE to get rid of all that Dry, Dull Skin!
Any expert in skincare will tell you that to get your skin ready for summer you need to get rid of winter dry skin. BUT do you know the best ways to do that?
You can start by using a washcloth, loofah, bath puff. With your favorite body scrub start scrubbing using gentle circular motions. You don’t want to go overboard doing it and you can pretty much do this every time you take a shower. Some of the best body scrubs or body polishes  you can find here:
Body Scrubs

Personal favorite is the one by Peeptoad Hollow, funny name best all natural body scrubs out there on the market. They work great! Also just for a insider tip.. Sugar body scrubs are really easier on your skin but work just as well as salt does. AND they work faster into your skin.
To get ready for summer you need to start now before Memorial Day to really be ready. If you start now and keep doing it all summer long? You help keep your summer glow longer.
Added incentive: did you know that if you exfoliate before using any self-tanner it goes on smoother and makes less streaks and helps prevents your glow from fading prematurely?

After you have exfoliate your skin you will need to moisturize to rehydrate it. The best moisturizers out there are all natural and a few of the best are very good even vegans approved! Check out Bonicca for those who are vegan and for the rest of us, check out Olivella Body Creams the best ever made with Olive Oil!

Now get busy and start taking care of your winter skin! It wants to be summer skin now!

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