Fact or Fiction? You Can Control Skin Care While Aging

There are so many common sense skin care tips, and good healthy skin information - and yet so few take them seriously.

We all know about the dangers of sun - yet, is it possible to look at travel brochures without seeing some beauty soaking up the rays?

Let's look at a few good skin care tips that can be done in minutes:

Check your mediation: According to Reader's Digest - if you take:


*Aspirin
*Ibuprofen
*Beta Blockers
*St. John's Wort
*Diuretics


They may be making you more sensitive to the sun. So, just a little caution can help - no big changes, just a little less sun if you take the above. Simple!

How about fortifying your skin's outer protective barrier? What the heck does that mean? Simply put, the increased production of ceramides (know what they are? That's OK - you don't have to know) and fatty acids are components of this protective barrier.

All you have to know is a good healthy barrier helps skin moisture - and that Vitamin B3 helps maintain that barrier.

You know, you don't have to spend all your waking hours worrying about:

* Skin Care
* Aging Skin
* Wrinkles
* Age Spots

Just enjoy life - and be aware of a few things, like the above, and use common sense - an example of which would be: If you have a condition like:

* Eczema
* Rosacea
* Psoriasis


Be cautious at the spa. Sometimes spa treatments can exacerbate those conditions.

Ah, the miracles of Green Tea - they just don't stop. So, yes, there has been a lot of evidence to suggest that green tea can protect your skin. So, in addition to all the other reported benefits of green tea - here is one more.

But, here is a somewhat alarming - though not surprising - fact: According to Medline Plus - more than 90 percent of older adults experience some type of skin disorder. For an example of how Father Time treats us - things that have never before caused a problem - may now be an irritant to your skin.

That could include berries and nuts possibly producing hives in people who previously had no problem with these foods.

If while younger you had no problem being in the sun while working or playing - now you may be noticing blotches or rashes.

You know that as we get older (not old - which we can control, but older, which we can't) our skins will experience a variety of changes. It is common to notice deeper wrinkles and less than firm skin.

That is bad news - but the good news is that for most of us - there are proven remedies - time - tested, proven, and often actually guaranteed.

When it gets right down to it - our concerns are:

* Sensitive Skin

* Healthy Skin

* Age Spots

* Wrinkles

* Cellulite

All of those concerns have been addressed by those great scientific types who have conquered many of these issues -

Isn't that great news? We don't have to become skin care experts to have these problems `go away`; We just have to use what already has been developed, and what works for many many people just like us.

The big secret is that - in our humble opinion - the greatest weapon you personally have that can be used immediately - is your own attitude.

With a great optimistic attitude, an enjoyment of life approach, and a good healthy self-esteem - you have it made!

You can even eat Chocolate - it boasts of some surprising skin benefits because of the antioxidant-rich cacao bean - and that in turn fights free radicals that lead to wrinkles, skin damage and even cancer.

So, for most of us - grab your favorite chocolate and wine (grapes have loads of antioxidant benefits) use some of the great skin care products that have been developed just for you - put a smile on your face - and enjoy life!!


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There are so many articles on how to maintain beautiful skin, and yet common sense and a little basic information will do wonders. There are the types who fret so much about their skin, and spend so much time `researching` the problems - that they forget that there is a scientific community who has made that study their life's work.


Just use what has been discovered already - and enjoy life!