Natural beauty certainly starts with the appearance of your skin. This article looks at tips to help your skin look it’s best.

For most women, part of the morning and evening routines involve a skincare regimen of applying creams, moisturizers, tonics, lotions, and the like. Why do women put themselves through this? They do it primarily to combat the signs of aging, and to maintain youthful looks and beautiful skin! It is a safe bet, however, that most women haven’t put much thought into what is in the products that they are using.

Some women probably do not realize that what they are putting on their skin may actually be undermining what they are trying to prevent to begin with. In fact the average woman puts twelve products on her skin daily, most of which contain harmful chemical preservatives.

Dr. Myron Wentz, founder and chairperson of USANA Health Sciences, has this to say about beauty in the company magazine’s June/July 2005 issue: “Some say that beauty is only skin deep. Nonsense! I believe that true beauty is a reflection of true health, and true health begins deep inside each and every cell in the body. But true health and true beauty have an outer component, which is why we require protection from environmental insults such as solar radiation, pollutants in our environment and the drying effects of air.

The fact is you simply cannot contain a healthy body if your skin isn’t healthy. And your skin can’t be healthy if your are subjecting it to toxic substances that are ultimately absorbed into your body.”

So, what can women do? How can they combat environmental pollutants, the affect of solar radiation, and the drying effects of air? How can they be sure they are using the very best products on their skin so they can be healthy inside and out?

- Be very aware of what is in skincare products. Use products that are all natural as much as possible.

- Look for products that contain Dermal Surface Renewal Technology. DSR smoothes away existing signs of aging such as laugh lines, crows feet, and dullness.

- Use products that have regenisomes. Regenisomes penetrate the skin to speed cell renewal after sun exposure. They also use the light of photosomes to undo sun damage, and have ultrasomes to renew skin while sleeping.

- Find products with Proteo-C and Proflavonol-T. These two vitamins protect the skin from premature aging caused by the sun, pollution, and other environmental factors. They also provide advanced nutrition to the skin to keep it appearing smooth and firm.

- If possible, use products that are paraben free. Parabens are synthetic chemical preservatives that are widely used in personal care products such as shampoos, conditioners, hair styling products, make-up, facial masks, skin lotions and creams, and deodorants. They also are typically ingredients in baby lotions, shampoos, and other personal care products for infants and children.

- Drink plenty of water! Water hydrates skin and hair as well as flushes toxins out of the body.

- Limit stress or learn to manage it effectively. Stress is harmful both emotionally and physically. Find that stress reliever activity that works best and use it on a daily basis!

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These days, it seems as though there are more skin care products on store shelves than you can shake a stick at. Just looking at cleansers, there are a ton of choices to me made. For example, do you need a cream cleanser or a gel one with microbeads? What are microbeads, anyway? Not to mention the brand names…you can be in the facial cleanser aisle all day looking through them all before you make a decision. After that, once your face is clean you should probably exfoliate a few times a week. But which one is a girl to choose? Do you want a product that features a natural exfoliant (like apricot) or do you want one that science has created?

Those are just the skin care products you use on your face in the shower…what about once you’ve dried off? Well, according to the beauty magazines I’ve read you should then put on an anti pimple concoction to keep your skin clear. After that has been on for twenty minutes it’s time for a moisturizer. The general consensus on facial moisturizers is that you should wear one that has at least a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or more. Make sure you apply it before you’re exposed to sunlight, though. Otherwise, you’ll be paying for it later with wrinkles and sun spots galore.

After your face has been prepped with at least four skin care products so far, if you so choose you can now apply your makeup. From the foundation and concealer (to hide the sun spots and dark circles under your eyes from before you wore SPF lotion) to blush and eyeshadow, skin care products can get really expensive. If a normal American woman did a tally and totaled up all of the money she spent on the skin care products she uses every day, I bet it would come to well over $100!

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Having men use cosmetics is unlikely due to the thought that men are not given a special place with make-up. Though lipstick and eye shadow are not what is meant herewith but lotion and other skin care products, men’s skin has not been given much concern until dermatologists considered their needs a few years back. If we look at the skin care products in shelves today, we will find skin care creams for men to be as rampant as women’s, but it had not been so for the past few years. There were more cosmetics intended for women’s use and men’s skin care was either forgotten or perhaps scientific research for their skin type was not given much attention due to the majority of female cosmetics users. What motivated dermatologists into testing items for men’s use were the factors brought about by weather, technology, demand, hygiene, and temperature.

A basic study on skin cancer and skin ailments showed that women are not the only ones prone to irregular skin patching, but men are probable victims too. Skin cancer, a common result of low skin care, knows no target—both men and women are affected. For this reason, men are becoming conscious in giving proper care of their skin just as how other women become vain when it comes to skin care. Skin creams for men are now available in the market, and the population of men using these skin care products is on the rise. More men are using these products when engaging themselves in outdoor activities. The threat of too much exposure to the sun has created consciousness among men to be just as cautious as women are. A threat, which can be properly taken care of with the help of these special advances made for men when it comes to skin care.

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