How to Age-Proof Smoker's Skin

By JoElla Milan

Smoking is bad for your skin. That is something you do not have to be told. You are cutting off the oxygen supply to your skin each time you take a puff of your cigarette. The intent of this article is not to reprimand your for smoking. If you smoke, take care of your skin. That is the main message of this article.

* It is very important, first of all to cleanse your skin with a cleanser that is very gentle and hydrating. Keeping your skin hydrated will help keep the fine lines to a minimum.

* Be sure to apply a daily moisturizer. If anti-aging is your goal, then a moisturizer that is suited for your skin type is what is needed. If you are dry, the extra moisture will help. If you are oily, then you need a moisturizer that will hydrate your skin, but not add more oil.

* If acne is a problem, be sure to use a moisturizer that kills the bacteria and also hydrates the skin. If you have a problem with breakouts, using a moisturizer that is not suited for your skin type may cause added problems.

* Be sure to use an eye cream. You want to keep the delicate skin around the eyes moist and hydrated. This area is so sensitive and one of the first areas to show the signs of aging. Even if you have never used an eye cream, now is the time to start. It does not matter your age. If you smoke, an eye cream is a must.

* You want to use a product to soften fine lines around the mouth area. One with peptides or hyaluronic acid to give the appearance of a smoother skin.

* Keep sun exposure to a minimum. Excessive time in the sun will add to the aging of your skin. Sun exposure and smoking are two of the most aging effects to your skin.

* Daily you must apply sunscreen. This is not a choice, but a necessity. Your skin is so delicate and you need to protect it. Smoking may dry out the skin, so you need that protective barrier for added protection.

* Your face is not the only area that is affected by smoking. You also want to include the fragile area of the neck and your décolleté (chest) area. These areas should be considered as important as your face. In many people, the neck is the first place to show signs of aging. If you start early, you may delay the aging effects on your skin. If you are older, it is never too late to start caring for your skin.

JoElla Milan is an Esthetican and Skin Care Consultant. She has been very successful for14 Years with her website http://www.karinherzog-jmilan.com, bringing you the "Best for Less" in skin care. Now her skin care blog is available to answer your most intimate skin care questions and to bring you the latest in skin care news. visit http://www.joellasbeautyblog.com

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The Extrinsic Factors

Understanding Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors That Age Skin

By Crystal L Mazza

Understanding intrinsic and extrinsic factors. As we grow older, our skin grows older. For many people, the aging process is something that is barely understood. Anti aging products have flooded the market trying to convince consumers that they need to apply this cream, eat this food, or take this supplement in order to stop the skin aging process. At the heart of anti aging is education about the causes of skin aging over time.

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There are two factor sets that cause skin aging. These sets are intrinsic and extrinsic aging factors. Intrinsic skin aging can be directly related to the "internal" processes that cause the skin to age. These processes are often referred to as the natural aging process. Extrinsic skin aging, on the other hand, includes the factors that can be controlled by a person in relation to aging and anti aging methods. Extrinsic skin aging refers to the external factors attributing the aging process.

Intrinsic skin aging occurs naturally over time. While the aging process, for skin, begins in the early 20's, the visible evidence of such aging is not clear until much later in life. The symptoms of intrinsic skin aging include fine lines, thin skin, hollowed cheeks, hollowed eyes, sagging facial skin, dry patches or areas on the face, hair loss and unwanted hair of the face.

Extrinsic skin aging begins immediately after birth. The elements surrounding the skin effect its growth and the aging process starts from the time a baby is born. External or environmental factors associated with aging skin include sun exposure, moisturization, diet, smoking, drinking, drug use and air pollution.

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In order to combat the effects of skin aging, anti aging products often center on working from the outside of the skin in. But, working from the inside out on the extrinsic skin aging process may be just as helpful if not more helpful for slowing the overall aging process. For adults, eating a well balanced diet, consuming 6-8 glasses of water a day, wearing sunscreen and refraining from the use or overuse of drugs, alcohol and cigarettes is a step in the anti aging direction.

For intrinsic aging, anti aging methods can be bit more advanced. Skin aging will occur no matter how well and fit your body and skin remains. To combat the inevitable, cosmetic surgery can be completed to life the sagging skin of the face, replace fat where sagging and hollowing of the skin is occurring and smoothing out the fine lines of the face with fat and other anti aging injections.

Life will inevitably cause us to grow older with time. Fighting the aging process with anti aging products is certainly one way to better the look and feel of skin as a reactionary course. The best methods, however, are preventative methods that start early in life and last an entire lifetime. Teaching children to wear sunscreen when going outside and to moisturize skin can be the best anti aging skin choice for generations to come and is certainly not a bad choice for those who are already well into the aging process.

Crystal Mazza is a dedicated advocate of living longer and healthier and a diligent researcher dedicated to sharing her anti aging tips, treatment and techniques to help you look and feel years younger. She shares her research and findings on her website http://www.topantiagingtips.com If you would like read more about her tips, treatment and techniques to make you look years younger visit http://www.topantiagingtips.com now to find out more. This article may be used royalty free provided Bio & Links remain intact.

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Contributing Factors of Aging Skin

As we grow older, our skin ages with us. Although aging skin is inevitable, the rate at which skin ages depends on several factors. The natural aging process begins in the mid-twenties as the production of collagen in slows. This causes skin to slowly lose the ability to hold it's shape like it used to and may result in wrinkles. Also, the natural shedding of dead skin cells slows which does not allow new skin cells to reach the surface at the same rate as it did in a person's youth. All of these factors lead to wrinkles, gray hair, dry skin, hair loss, etc. These factors are considered "intrinsic" because they are controlled purely by genetics.

"Extrinsic" aging occurs due to other factors that are not controlled by genetics. It is much easier for people to attempt to avoid these factors since many are caused by a person's actions or the environment in which a person lives. Perhaps the most damaging extrinsic factor is sun damage. The sun is the skin's biggest enemy, as exposure causes freckles, age spots, wrinkles, spider veins and even skin cancer. Wearing a daily sun block is vital to protecting your skin from sun damage. Even on cloudy days the sun's rays can reach your skin so putting sunscreen on every day should become a part of any person's daily routine. Tanning has the same effect on skin as sun exposure so it should be avoided whenever possible.

Smoking cigarettes is another leading cause of aging skin. The chemical changes that occur within the body of a person that smokes lead to deep wrinkles and discolored skin that has a leathery appearance. The only way to avoid this type of extrinsic aging is to stop smoking and avoid places where smokers congregate. Unlike smoking, gravity is an unavoidable extrinsic factor in aging skin. As the skin ages and becomes loose, gravity causes skin to droop. There is no real way to prevent gravity's effect on skin, but healthy eating and regular exercise help to keep the body toned and diminishes the appearance of loose skin.

Finally, repetitive facial expressions may cause wrinkles. When a facial muscle is used excessively, an indentation is made in the skin. Over time, as collagen production slows, these indentations become more prominent since the skin can not retain its shape as well as it did in the past.

Everyone's skin will go through the aging process - there's no way around it, however, there are ways for a person to improve the appearance of aging skin. Visiting a medical spa for rejuvenating skin treatments can help to keep the skin looking young. Although there is no way to fully prevent wrinkles, age spots, spider veins, etc., but there is also no reason to surrender to them. Contact a professional medical spa to learn how you can fight the appearance of aging skin and retain the youthful skin that you had in your twenties.

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Each step in the system is designed to work synergistically together to prepare and nourish the scalp to promote thick, strong, healthy hair. The Osmotics FNS Total Anti Aging Hair Care System is also perfect for restoring shine and vitality to colored/chemically treated hair.

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