~The Aging process of your skin~

I received a comment from a reader asking about anti-aging tips for 50 year-old.
So I went to read up in more detail about anti-aging. I decided to let you know the basics of aging first. Then you will understand why I make certain recommendations.
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Do you know what happens to your skin as you get older?

As your body ages, the appearance and characteristics of your skin change.

1. Once you reach the age of 25, you can start seeing the visible effects of aging on your skin.
This is because your metabolism starts to slow down and so your skin replaces old cells more slowly. There is a slower turnover of the surface skin and even your wounds do not heal as fast.

2. After age 45, your skin starts to thin because of hormonal changes.

• Because of the thinning, your skin becomes more fragile and vulnerable to damage by abrasion and more sensitive to irritating environmental factors and allergens.
• The collagen and elastin in your skin suffer damages and your skin loses strength and elasticity.
• When collagen begins to deteriorate, your skin starts to sag.
• When elastin breaks down, you start to have wrinkles.
  

3. As you age, your oil-producing glands become less active, and your skin becomes drier.

• These oil-producing glands produces sebum which covers your skin.
  
• When the oil is removed by soaps or detergents, the skin becomes dry and leads to cracking and flaking.
  
• This leads to your skin being more susceptible to inflammation and itching. Everyday factors that may cause drying of the skin include harsh soaps, long hot baths or showers.

We can tackle each point to slow down your aging process. I will talk about each point more closely in subsequent posts.