Healing Dry Sensitive Skin

Coconut oil has gained popularity as a cooking oil, but it is also a powerful beauty product. This household product smells delicious and contains anti-aging and anti-bacterial benefits.

Check out these 7 beauty tips using coconut oil. The article I wrote about the beauty benefits of coconut oil focuses on its anti-aging properties. This post on Essential Beauty lists even more reasons why you might include coconut oil in your beauty regimen. Read more at the Endless Beauty link above.

Prescription retinoids are the only topical products proven to fight lines and wrinkles by stimulating the production of collagen and elastin. They also increase cell turnover, which helps treat acne, erase dark spots and keep the complexion bright. I use them every day on my face, neck, chest and hands.

Here is a helpful article about retinoids. I have found that prescription-strength retinoids actually work. I cannot say the same for over-the-counter retinol products – same for other wrinkle creams. The only ones proven to work are prescription retinoids.
So if you decide to take advantage of them, you will need a prescription from your doctor, which is a good because there is some essential education involved in using the product safely.
Read more at Dr. Baumann’s link above. above.

Aloe is a surprisingly good moisturizer and is effective in combating wrinkles because the skin absorbs it quickly.
Facial cleanser: Mix with olive oil, rosewater, and a few drops of grapeseed oil in a food processor. Keep it in the fridge.

This looks like a lot of fun. I’ve not thought of mixing rose water with aloe vera, but they are both wonderful for the skin, and so refreshing. I’m going to give this a try.

In Colette Bouchez’s WebMD article, “23 Ways to Reduce Wrinkles,” she quoted Robin Ashinoff, MD, a dermatologist at the Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey. Dr. Ashinoff said, “Many women as well as men believe that aging skin is inevitable, but with the information and technologies we have today, you really can look as young as you feel.”

WebMD lists 23 ways to reduce wrinkles. EmpowerHER lists 8 ways to do so without medical help. They are all easy to do, and should be a matter of everyday routine if you want to have great skin. Check them out at the link above.

Why does skin look duller as we age? For one, fluctuating hormone levels during perimenopause promote the buildup of sticky dead cells in your pores. Later, as hormone levels decline, your skin’s natural turnover cycle slows down. Dry skin flakes aren’t sloughed off as readily, which leads to a dull, sometimes ashen appearance.

Check out these 3 recipes for home-made exfoliants – a citrus mask, a tomato exfoliator, and a cinnamon cleanser. Directions for how to make and use them are included in Prevention’s post at the link above. They will be especially useful for anyone with extra dry skin and the build-up of dead cells that usually goes with it. The article tells you how these exfoliants work, from the point of view of the active ingredients, and the really good news is that you don’t have to pay fancy skincare prices for them. You’ll find the ingredients right in your own kitchen.

It was a Eureka! moment. A revelation. It was as though my entire belief system, my daily rituals, had been shattered. I felt exactly as a five-year-old might upon being told that Father Christmas does not exist, or the Archbishop of Canterbury upon being shown incontrovertible proof there is no God. I felt betrayed and duped.

Here’s as post to check out in full. It describes where creams leave off, and cosmetic surgery begins, in terms of transforming your face. Creams will not get rid of sagging skin or remove deep wrinkles. They will plump up your skin and reduce fine lines, and they will give your skin a luminous, healthy glow. And, especially if you have extra dry skin, that’s a lot! But it is important to have realistic expectations. Creams will not make you look 20 years younger. The right ones can make your skin look terrific, whatever age you are, and can slow down the formation of lines and wrinkles, too.

Research shows that more than 30% of women believe that choosing skin care is more complicated than filing their taxes. Add to that the fact that there were around 900 (!!), new organic & natural beauty brands launched last year and it’s no wonder you put off embracing a new skincare decision until you absolutely must (much like your taxes, right?).

It is truly amazing how complicated marketers make skin care seem. We are supposed to need endless kinds of creams, lotions, serums and what not so we can have the radiant complexions we crave. Yet beautiful skin is so simple. You need 4 good products, and using them takes about as long as cleaning your teeth. It is good to see companies moving in that direction. Check out the link above for a simple skin care option.