As You Age, So Do The Needs of Your Skin

As You Age, So Do The Needs of Your Skin
By: Aazdak Alisimo.

Skin is the largest organ we have, a fact most people do not realize since they fail to consider skin to be an organ. Well, it is. As the years pass, however, the organ changes and so should the way you care for it.

Skin is often overlooked by many people, but it is absolutely critical to your health and amazing. Why? If your body is a castle, your skin is the wall protecting it. Things can leave the body, but nothing can get in unless you want it to.

Skin goes through an aging process much like the body and person as a whole. To verify this, you need just look at the skin of a baby versus a grandfather. The ravages of time, pollution, food intake and the sun can be seen in the stark contrast.

As your body ages, you treat it differently. You get more sleep and eat better or at least you should. You should take the same approach with your skin. In fact, skin care should be changed throughout the stages of a person's life.

What other phase of life can we start with besides the newborn. Look at a baby and you know their skin is pristine. Clean with warm water and mild soap to get the best impact. Staying out of the sun is critical.

If you don't believe your skin is tough, consider our next phase of life. Being a kid is all about investigating your environment and lots of boo boos! Skin should be washed every day and sunscreen should be used before going outside.

Being a teen can be really tough and your skin doesn't exactly help. Your body starts taking leaps in maturity and your skin can be a nightmare with pimples and such. Washing twice a day helps. Moisturizers are a bad idea, but Retin-A is not.

The wild hormonal swings of your teens slow down a bit as you age into your twenties. Your skin also starts to calm down. You should still wash your face twice a day, but it may be time to start using moisturizers if your skin is drying out.

Once you turn thirty, it is time to start really considering how to treat your skin. It is starting down the slow, slippery sloap of degrade. Moisturizers should be used daily and you should limit skin cleansing to one time a day.

During your 40s, the skin will really start showing its age. It will become duller, less flexible and start to sage. Yikes! Moisturizers should be a critical part of your skin care ammunition. Anti-aging products may also be something you want to look into.

After the age of 50, your skin becomes something you must care for with serious effort or you could have major health problems. Your skin will heal very slowly, so make sure to eat well, clean cuts and care for it to the maximum extent possible.

The good news is we are living much longer on average. The amazing structure of our skin is such that it can take the extra beating. To get the most out of it, however, you must take care of it early on in life. So, do it!





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