Many place their focus on finding the best anti-aging treatments, but what about preventing visible aging before it even happens? A person’s skincare habits predicts whether they’ll be able to enjoy healthy, youthful-looking skin as they get older, or end up looking aged before their years. There are many ways the skin ages and many ways to reverse and prevent that aging. Read on to learn how to effectively care for maturing skin.
Fine Lines and Wrinkles
Almost all talks of aging have some focus on the fine lines and wrinkles that commonly develop. Wrinkles and lines can be unsightly, clearly demonstrate age, and are to be avoided like the plague. There are thousands of wrinkle creams on the market. Some creams and treatments work and some don’t even offer the slightest benefit, but how can fine lines and wrinkles be prevented?
The real underlying cause of wrinkles and lines is a lack of moisture. Maturing skin must have the proper amount of moisture applied during the skincare regime. A focus on keeping the body’s skin well moisturized is a powerful way to prevent skin aging. This means not only using products that supply what the skin needs, but also drinking plenty of water.
Turkey Neck
Ah, the every-dreaded turkey neck! It is infamous and the subject of many nightmares. Having a turkey neck is also a clear sign of aging. The thing about developing a turkey neck is that it’s not about what cleansers are used or if sun damage is prevented. This is one sign of aging many find hard to avoid.
Using quality products that work to firm and tighten skin can prove to be very helpful in combatting turkey neck. The key is to start with these anti-aging creams and solutions before the problem begins to show. Facial yoga is another method to prevent turkey neck, but it proves most effective when combined with a smart skincare routine. As mentioned on Oprah Getting Rid Turkey Neck.
Spotted Hands
Some focus only on facial skin when considering the problem of aging. However, much of age can be seen in the hands. Taking good care of the maturing skin on the hands is a great way to preserve youth, but it’s not always so easy.
Many people have hands that work very hard. Their skin gets exposed to many different chemicals, whether it’s as they clean the house or work on the job. Another problem is using proper hygiene when using public restrooms. The soaps and drying methods provided simply aren’t meant to protect skin from aging.
When working with any type of chemical, it’s vitally important to wear gloves. Those who find they frequently must use public restrooms would do well to carry their own hand soap and lotion. In addition, caring for the hands should be a part of the skincare regime. It means applying anti-aging cleaners, creams, and lotions to the hands.
For more information on how to preventing aging through skincare for mature skin, consider having a Nefertari skincare consultation.
The winter snow and cold weather has finally faded away, but now arises new concerns, which at Nefertari means a focus on summer skin care. Most people already understand the basics, i.e. the importance of applying SPF for skin cancer prevention, whether or not they’re devout about it. However, there’s a lot more to making sure your skin stays gorgeous when the blaring UV rays increase on the face of the Earth.
Is This Year’s Harsh Winter an Indicator of the Summer Weather to Come?
Many experts are saying yes. The major change in weather winter patterns witnessed in the U.S this year has some predicting that the summer of 2014 is destined to be one to remember.
Each country has its own UV index and this can be used to predict how long a person can be outside without skin protection before sun burn and other damage begins to set in. However, this shouldn’t be taken as an excuse to risk it. Always take the necessary steps to protect your skin from the sun.
According to Oklahoma State University, the UV index and skin damage relationship is as follows:
It’s very important to remember that your skin needs sun protection even when you’re indoors. Visible sunlight isn’t an indicator of the UV rays that are around you. The fact is that UV rays can even affect those who spend the majority of their time inside a building. There are two different types of UV rays – UVA and UVB. Although UVB rays are the ones most commonly responsible for skin cancer, UVA rays can also cause skin cancer, and unlike UVB, UVA can go through windows and speed up skin aging.
It’s true that ultraviolet rays are present on the Earth year round, even in winter, but with summer comes more radiation. The summertime risks for skin damage are compounded by the fact that people tend to expose larger areas of their skin when the weather’s hot, wearing shorts, sandals, tank tops, swimwear, shorter hair styles, tops that are off the shoulder, backless, or strapless. It puts them at an even greater risk for skin cancer, age spots, wrinkles, fine lines, discolorations and all the other effects of sun on skin.
This issue is of such great importance and affects such a wide portion of the population, actually just about all of mankind, that even the computer company Apple is releasing a new wearable technology to help people monitor their exposure to UV rays. The new Apple iWatch happens to be the brand’s first wearable tech device and it will alert people when to reapply sunblock, as well as performing vital medical functions, such as monitoring their blood oxygen and possibly glucose levels. Unfortunately, experts project that the Apple iWatch release date won’t be until September of 2014. Which means people will just have to wing it for this summer.
How to Have a Summer Skin Care Routine that Works
With or without fancy techy gadgets, it’s vital to your youthfulness, vitality, and overall health that you know specifically how to take care of your skin in the summertime. Applying SPF is only the basics, and you have to be diligent about it. Not only does sunblock need to be applied more often than one time a day, but it also needs to be applied even to skin that’s covered in clothing. This means a full body treatment a few times a day. What a great way to reduce stress!
At Nefertari, we’re proud to announce that Sothys, one of the skincare brands we trust the most, has addressed the needs of those who’re concerned about caring for their skin in the summer. They’re released a new line of skin care products made specifically for summer skin care. Using their new product line brings you an instant and effective skin care routine.
Here’s What’s Included in the New Line of Skin Care Products:
No longer is it necessary to tote around two different bottles of SPF lotion; one for your face, and the other for your body. Now Sothys has rolled both of these products into one. This brand new SPF 30 protective lotion from Sothys pampers and moisturizes your skin, keeping it safe from harmful UV rays without being greasy.
Did you know that it’s also important to care for your skin, not only before and during the time that it’s exposed to the sun, but also after as well? After a long day of summer fun, or work, give your skin the care it needs with this excellent new after-sun lotion from Sothys. It has a wonderfully delicate aroma and it provides your skin with the nourishment it needs.
Those who’re ever busy and always find themselves having to multitask can have a real appreciation for this wonderful skin treatment from Sothys. Not only does it help nourish the skin after sun exposure, but it’s also an anti-aging treatment. Moreover, this treatment can be used as both a mask and a night cream. It brings the skin immediate comfort and is a great way to relax at the end of the day.
Those who want the glowing appearance of being delicately kissed by the sun without having to actually risk overexposure to the sun through sunbathing, or risk the negative side effects of tanning beds, can find this great self-tanning gel by Sothys to be just what they’ve been waiting for. It can be applied to the face as well as the body and it creates a wonderful, natural-looking tan.
The Sothys brand has done a lovely job in covering summer skin care through their new line of products, but this line doesn’t cover the important essentials that are vital all year round, such as proper cleansing and exfoliating.
The truth is that each skin type and every person has different needs when it comes to proper skin care. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you have a Nefertari Skin Care Consultation. It can help identify and address the specific needs of your particular skin, creating a skincare regime that fits right in with your personality and lifestyle.
Take good care of your skin and you’ll remain gorgeous through a lifetime of summers.
Clearly the importance of wearing some protection from the sun can’t be stressed enough. More skin care products that contain sunscreen are available. More knowledge about who should wear sunscreen and when and why is out there, but yet, skin cancer rates for young women are on the incline. The increased rates are not because sunscreen isn’t effective.
Why are the Increased Skin Cancer Rates found in Younger Women?
When studies are performed, there is a long list of demographical categories that society can be broken down into. It isn’t just any and all women whose skin cancer rates are on the rise, but young women. It also isn’t young women of a particular race, nationality, economic position, religion, or so forth that’s experiencing this increase of cancer rates; it’s all young women. In fact, a study done by the Mayo Clinic have found that melanoma rates for women under 40 has increased eight-fold since the 1970s.
Some learn of the results of the study and assume the increase is due to environmental factors, and it would be short-sighted not to agree that some of the things that have been negatively impacting the environment have caused the increase, but the reality is that young women are neglecting their sunscreen.
When and Where to Wear Sunscreen
For some reason, many young women have this picture in their mind of the beach and summer sun when they think of sunscreen. The fact is that they should be wearing sunscreen year-round, including fall and winter. The cold weather of the winter months has nothing to do with the cancer-causing UVA rays from the sun. In fact, snow can increase the reflection of these rays, making time spent in the snow the same as time spent in a tanning bed, even if you’re skin doesn’t get visibly darker.
Another misunderstanding is over what part of the body needs sunscreen. Did you know that there’s such think as sunscreen for hair? The fact is that sunscreen should go all over the body for the greatest protection, except the feet, if you’re wearing leather boots. A T-shirt is not enough sun protection and many young women wear tops that show off their backs, bosoms, even waists. All of that skin has to be protected in order to reduce your chances of getting skin cancer. It doesn’t matter what the color of your skin naturally is.
Nevertheless, women with lighter skin are more prone to getting skin cancer and one of the main reasons is not heightened sensitivity to the sun, but their love of tanning beds. Tanning beds can be very harsh and harmful to skin, causing skin cancer, among other issues and experts say that the majority of tanning bed users, 70 percent, are young white women.
At Nefertari, our focus is on enhancing beauty through quality skin care products and practices. We encourage you to always apply sunscreen to your skin and make it a normal part of your skin care routine. For more information on how to properly care for your skin, consider getting a skin care consultation from us.
