Rejuvenate Your Skin From The Outside In

With each passing year, we all get more wrinkles, sagging, age spots and other visible signs of aging. The most important aspect to staying young is improving how you physically function and feel with age. However, nowhere is the aging process more evident than on your skin. Life isn't fair in this old world because some people simply look younger than their age while others show ever hard mile they have traveled. We want to show you how to be the group with smoother, healthier skin.

The best way to maintain radiant, youthful skin is from the inside out by insuring that your skin is well hydrated by drinking lots of water and using the proper nutrients. This would include essential fatty acids and antioxidants. However, in this new age we know there are great topical treatments that can actually reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and rejuvenate the skin from the outside in.

Remember that your skin is not just your permanent body wrap but it helps to protect you by maintaining body temperature among other things. It also plays an active role in your immune system, and produces vitamin D as well as certain hormones. It is composed of two layers which are the outer epidermis, consisting of mature skin cells that continually slough off, and the inner dermis, where new skin cells are formed to take their place. The dermis is held together by a fibrous net of collagen and kept firm by water. In fact, water makes up 70% of the dermis, which is why drinking plenty of water is so important for healthy, young-looking skin.

As we age, our dermis layer loses collagen and water. These are the two things that keep your skin elastic, smooth and tight. As we age our body slows down in collagen production. A lifetime of collagen destruction from sun and other environmental damage, causes the supporting layer of skin to thin dramatically. The skin becomes looser and thin, and develops wrinkles. This is especially the true in repetitive motion processes like smiles, strains, squints and frowns. The new skin cells are produced more slowly, so the older cells of the epidermis are present longer, leading to the duller and washed out appearance of older skin.

Topically applied antioxidants can do wonders for the skin. All biological systems depend on antioxidants for protection against free radical damage, including your skin. One way to get these antioxidants is by taking them orally. Unfortunately only a small amount of these nutrients actually get directly into your skin because they're distributed throughout your body. Therefore, it's also important to apply antioxidants directly to the skin. The problem is that antioxidants is that they are unstable. Figuring out what works and what doesn't among all the products on the market requires much study and trials. Regardless of some manufacturers claims, the antioxidants in many products are present in such small concentrations that they do little good.

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