For good skin? Give up smoking – 2

Deep damage

Applying moisturizing creams may slightly improve the skin’s appearance, but the damage lies deep under the skin.

“Smoking gradually decreases the levels of collagen on your skin, causing the skin to sag and wrinkle.”   Having cosmetic procedures done may be an option to revitalize skin, but since the body’s ability to produce collagen is affected, there is a big possibility the results will be unsuccessful.

“Smoking slows down the production of collagen, thus slowing down the body’s ability to heal.”

Second-hand smoke may not have the full effect that a smoker is up against, but being constantly exposed to cigarette smoke does have an effect on health, not to mention one’s skin.

“Being in an environment where you’re always breathing in smoke, you’re already exposing yourself to half of the effects you would get if you were smoking yourself. The effects on the skin includes overall dryness and an increase in the production of free radicals.”

Quitting smoking is your best beauty regimen, along with constant moisturizing and sun protection.  “It is best not to start at all. If you’re smoking, it is better to quit, because the longer you stay on it, the more damage it will do to your skin. At a certain point, you cannot reverse the effects anymore.”

 

Ref: Kelly Misa

Age-Defying Collagen

Good day everyone!  Most of  us women were afraid to get old.  Here’s one tip I should give you to promote those silky skin without worrying too much as we grow old.

As we age, our skin becomes more prone to wrinkles, dryness and sagging.  As the skin around the mouth is relatively thinner that the rest of the face, we tend to develop deep lines around that area.  Some feels bad about their neck, the neck area also proves to be a problem as we mature.  In fact, after the age of 25, the hypodermis (fat layer) in this area starts thinning, leading to loss of firmness.  With skin thickness that is only a third of that on our forehead and cheeks, the eye area is also one of the first to show signs of aging.  Under the eyes, there’s no sebaceous gland to keep skin supple and resilient.  And after 35, our skin suffers overall dryness.

While it may be true that aging is dreadful, we still have an ally called collagen to delay the aging process.  Collagen is the main structural component of our skin, a connective tissue that holds everything together.  The sad truth though is that aging damages the 3D collagen structure of the skin, resulting in loss of firmness and sagging.  But if we fight aging on that level, we definitely have a big chance of looking younger, longer.

Recently, the face shop introduced Flebeaute Collagenic, which can replace our native collagen due to their human-like structure, thanks to such ingredients as phyto-collagen and marine-collagen.  Also added in the formulation are saffron to promote faster cell regeneration and orchid extract, which is known to extend longevity of cell.