Daily maintenance of the health of your skin may be one of the most important and easiest ways to keep a refreshing look as well as to protect it against the harmful effects of the sun. Ultraviolet rays from the sun cause not only increased wrinkling and pigmentation (discoloration) but excessive exposure also leads to skin cancers. Proper skin care can never be started too early since the damaging effects are additive over time.
The skin begins to lose its ability to maintain moisture even as early as your 30's. There is loss of elasticity of the skin. Imagine a rubber band that is no longer able to snap back in place. There is loss of collagen which is the building block for the deeper layers of the skin.
The main goals of any good skin regimen include:
1. Replenishing moisture and hydration 2. Improving the texture of the skin 3. Evening the tone and pigmentation 4. Ridding the skin of the old superficial dead skin cells to allow healthier younger cells to come to the skin surface 5. Promoting growth of healthy collagen in the deeper layers of the skin 6. Closing large pores in the skin 7. Protecting from sun damage
