Everyone can have dry skin. But more older people suffer from dry skin, often on their lower legs, elbows, and lower arms feeling rough and scaly. There are many reasons, but not drinking enough liquids, extended exposure in the sun, living in a very dry climate, smoking, excess stress are the mostly likely ones. Dry [...]
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Edelweiss Extract and the fight against Anti Aging
Edelweiss extract comes from Edelweiss flowers, which are short lived perennials. Edelweiss is a German word which means noble and white. The Edelweiss flower is found at altitudes which range from 1,700 meters to 2,700 meters, general in areas with light soil, good drainage and southern exposure. In ancient times the Edelweiss flower was sought [...]
Why Dark Circles and Puffiness Form in the First Place?
Despite what most people think, deep, dark circles and bags under your eyes are not primarily caused by being tired or stressed. Instead, dermatologists and plastic surgeons agree that this is caused by capillaries that leak blood close the skin’s surface. When this blood begins to oxidize, it turns a bluish red color, similar to [...]
Aging skin requires extra care
Aging skin requires some extra care. Continue to wash your face with a mild cleanser twice daily. In the morning use a light moisturizer with a sunscreen and at night use a hydrating moisturizer. Pay special attention to the skin around the eyes by patting the moisturizer into the skin with your ring fingers. There [...]
Dry Skin and Itching
Many older people suffer from dry skin, particularly on their lower legs, elbows, and forearms. The skin feels rough and scaly and often is accompanied by a distressing, intense itchiness. Low humidity — caused by overheating during the winter and air conditioning during the summer — contributes to dryness and itching. The loss of sweat [...]
Anti Aging Skin Care: 10 Tips To Help Avoid Your Skin Aging Prematurely
by: Donna Kelly Skin is living tissue. It needs regular care and attention to remain smooth, tight and vibrant. Some signs of aging are inevitable, however there is a lot you can do to influence how quickly your skin ages. How fast your skin ages is significantly influenced by the health and lifestyle decisions you [...]
Skin Care and Aging
“Defy aging.” “Tone and firm sagging skin.” “Restore your skin’s own wrinkle control.” Americans spend billions of dollars each year on skin care products that promise to erase wrinkles, lighten age spots, and eliminate itching, flaking, or redness. But the simplest and cheapest way to keep your skin healthy and young looking is to stay [...]
What are “cosmeceuticals?”
Some products can be both cosmetics and drugs. This may happen when a product has two uses. For example, a shampoo is a cosmetic because it’s used to clean the hair. But, an anti-dandruff treatment is a drug because it’s used to treat dandruff. So an antidandruff shampoo is both a cosmetic and a drug. [...]
What are cosmetics? How are they different from over-the-counter (OTC) drugs?
Cosmetics are products people use to cleanse or change the look of the face or body. Cosmetic products include: skin creams lotions perfumes lipsticks fingernail polishes eye and face make-up products permanent waves hair dyes toothpastes deodorants Unlike drugs, which are used to treat or prevent disease in the body, cosmetics do not change or [...]
FDA Approved Treatments for Signs of Aging, Sun-Damaged Skin
These are the only products that have been studied for safety and effectiveness and approved by FDA for treating signs of sun-damaged or aging skin: Renova (tretinoin emollient cream). This vitamin A derivative, available by prescription only, is approved for mitigating of fine wrinkles and mottled darkened spots and roughness of facial skin in people [...]