Just a few minutes of exposure to the Sun each day for a year leaves noticeable changes to the skin. Most if not all skin problems that plague our skin can be traced to sun exposure.
The term that is used to describe this type of aging is called "photoaging" - an aging caused by exposure to Sun's rays. The amount of photoaging that will develop is based on your skin colour and history of sun exposure. People with fair skin and have been exposed to the sun constantly before develop more signs of photoaging compared to those with dark skin.
What repeated exposure to the sun over a period of years, photoaging occurs and causes our skin to lose the ability to repair itself, resulting in the accumulation of the damage wrought by the sun. The repeated UV exposure impairs the synthesis of new collagen and causes existing collagen to break down. when this happens, our skin will lose its elasticity, start to wrinkle and form fine lines.
To make matters worse, the damage is irreversible as once a small amount of damage has occured, repeated exposure to the sun will only increase the effect!!!
SOLUTION??!!
One of the main solution is prevention!!! Apply sunscreen on our skin for protection against UV and sun rays.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Skin-Aging: Causes & Effects
Like the great sages once said, if there is a cause, there is always an effect. This holds true for everything, raging from skin care all the way to skin-aging. What you do sow will affect what you reap. There are various things that we do every day, not knowing the danger, be it slight or big.
A. FACIAL EXERCISING IS A NO-NO!!!
If you perform facial exercises for whatever reason, it is high time to stop. Repetitive facial movements will lead to fine lines and wrinkles, as each time we use a facial muscle, a groove forms beneath the surface of the skin. This is why a line forms with each facial expression we make. As our skin ages and loses its elasticity, the skin stops springing back to its original state and eventually these grooves become permanent on the face, creating wrinkles and fine lines!
B. ROCK-A-BYE-BABY
As you rest your face on the pillow in the same position every night for years and years, wrinkles will start to form. Identified as sleep lines, these wrinkles are eventually etched on the surface of the skin and no longer dissapear when you are not sleeping. People who sleep on their side are likely to see lines appearing on their chin and cheeks. For those that sleep with the face pressed down on the pillow, lines will appear on the forehead.
C. THE THINGS THAT HOLD US DOWN
Gravity, as it constantly holds us down, also pulls at our body and skin. As we age, the changes related to gravity become more pronounced and this is more apparent when we are around our 50s as our skin elasticity declines. Gravity will cause the tip of our nose to drop, ears to elongate and the upper lip to disappear while the lower lip becomes more prominent.
As you rest your face on the pillow in the same position every night for years and years, wrinkles will start to form. Identified as sleep lines, these wrinkles are eventually etched on the surface of the skin and no longer dissapear when you are not sleeping. People who sleep on their side are likely to see lines appearing on their chin and cheeks. For those that sleep with the face pressed down on the pillow, lines will appear on the forehead.
C. THE THINGS THAT HOLD US DOWN
Gravity, as it constantly holds us down, also pulls at our body and skin. As we age, the changes related to gravity become more pronounced and this is more apparent when we are around our 50s as our skin elasticity declines. Gravity will cause the tip of our nose to drop, ears to elongate and the upper lip to disappear while the lower lip becomes more prominent.
D. THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL
Cigaratte smoking causes biochemical changes in our body which accelerate aging. A person who smokes 10 or more cigarrates a day for at least 10 years is more likely to develop wrinkled skin than a non-smoker!
E. STRESSING WILL STRESS YOUR SKIN!!!
When you were a kid your parents always said,"Don't frown. or your face will stay that way". As stress causes frowning, over time, muscles in the face will conform to that movement. So try to relax, do not frown and take some meditation, yoga or other relaxtion techniques to keep your stress at bay...
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Elixir of Life!... Slowing down the skin aging process
Like it or not, that extra wrinkle sneaking up on us under the eye is going to stay there. But are there any preventive measure that can be taken to slow down aging? Surprisingly enough, there are quite a number of things that can be done to slow down skin aging and make a person look younger! This of course does not include cosmetic surgery or anything with similar effects. I will unrevealed the elixir of life to create our very own anti-skin aging potion.
Before that, let me get some things straight.. There is no way to stop time, which is an intrinsic factor of aging. But thank goodness of other external factors can be avoided! These include sunlight, cigarette smoke and pollution.
COLLAGEN (collapse!)
The protein that helps our skin look young and taut is known as Collagen and it is quite susceptible to attacks from free radicals and over time, these attacks will lead to chemical changes which cause signs of aging. Collagen molecules which healthy slide over each other and give way to soft young skin, but when they are damaged, the Collagen become "cross-linked", making your skin look wrinkly.
Elastin is a protein in connective tissue that is elastic and allows the tissue in our body to resume their shape after stretching or contracting. Elastin helps return our skin to its original state when it is poked or pinched. When we start to age, the elastic fibre will slowly degenerate and fragment. When this happens, lines and wrinkles starts to appear. The damage to our elastic tissue cannot be avoided and it is part of our natural aging process.
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VITAMIN C (the Superman for skin care!)
Vitamin C boosts our skin immunity system, giving us energy and is essential to our nervous system by boosting collagen production. The production of arachidonic acid which causes inflammation, aging in our skin and crow's feet also be hindered by vitamin C. So do consume Vitamin C to boost your system in its preventive measures against skin aging!
ALPHA
Alpha lipoic acid is in all of our cells. It is an antioxidant molecule that our bodies produce. Alpha lipoic acid is also a type of fat and it is water soluble which means that it can protect the fatty plasma membrane and the watery interior of our cells, ensuring protection for every part of our cells.
Sugar, which is essential to our body, can also be toxic in excessive amounts as sugar attaches itself to the proteins that make up our collagen, causing them to "twist". This will result in our skin becoming saggy and stiff which creates wrinkles! Alpha lipoic acid will block sugar from attaching to our collagen proteins which prevent the skin from being damaged. So if you desire younger looking skin, consume less sugar!
WHAT?
(food again?!!)Indeed, there is just not enough emphasis that what you eat is what you get. Applying anti-aging skin care treatment is only one of the first steps in the quest for smoother and younger skin. So keep skin young and healthy, ensure you consume lots of antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetable. Also drink lots of water!!!
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
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