Skin care for the maturing lady (fluff) (page 2)

Crumpet

Kaethra - I am going to try that sugar thing - and then see if Mr C still wants it in his tea afterwards. Waste not Want Not! hehe

har! probably not, since it should be loaded with lovely dead skin cells. btw...I didn't give you the proper instructions, as I was only half-awake when I wrote them. You don't mix the sugar with water. You wet your face, then massage in the sugar. Mixing with water first will just make it dissolve too quickly. Doh! I should never give out advice before my morning coffee!

annalice

I have just gotten this new book from Amazon.com called The Skin Type Solution by Leslie S. baumann . She is a skin care specialist who has found that there are more like 16 different skin types instead of the old standard of 4 types. This book has a ton of questions for you answer and then narrow down to what your type of skin is. The problem we have when buying skin care products is that we have our skin type wrong and are purchasing the wrong products. This book gives you your proper skin type and then it lists off all different products that she recomends for your skin. She says you don't have to spend alot to get good skin care products you just have to know the right ones to get. I use products like doctor haushka and another good company is Suki.com. They use only natural products for your skin and they have a page on their site that tells you what the different chemicals are on the back of you skin care products and why many of them are not good for your skin. Like did you ever look at all the products that contain propylne gylcol? did you know that that is the main ing in windshield washer fluid also? Thats just an example. I would say save your money until you read this book and find out what your skin really needs first.

LDH

scrubbing of the face to exfoliate it is very harmful to the skin. Any dermatologist will tell you that you should do a chemical exfoliation.

Over the counter stuff does NOTHING. I use a prescription called Azelex that I've used for 4 years on and off. It is a wheat-based acid that quite literally, dissolves the bond between the dead skin and the live skin. The first couple nights you will feel a mild tingle. OK Never mind it will burn like a Molotov Cocktail on your face, but deal with it. Afterwards, no problem.

Also it is critical to use an SPF daily of at least 15.

Go to a dermatologist, they will tell you from a medical standpoint about the changes your skin is going through.

From a cosmetic standpoint, I don't use anything but Arbonne cosmetics, Swiss manufactured and ph balanced.

Lisa

kid-A

Sadly, this is a multi-billion dollar industry that is completely non-regulated. Cosmetic companies can make outrageous claims about a product

without backing any of it up with evidence. In reality, it all comes down to genetics in terms of how well your skin is going to hold up over the years

I think its more an issue of knowing "what to avoid" : smoking, excess sun, heavy drinking, lack of sleep, etc.

My mom is in her mid-60s and could pass for late 40s. Her sister, only a few years older, has been a smoker all her life and her face looks like a

catchers mit.

I would recommend an AWESOME product for guys and gals: The Vitamin C facial spritz by Body Shop is just incredible, I use it after shaving and it totally rocks!

juni

Heh Crumpet!

I'm 57 and have few wrinkles. A lot of it is due to genetics. My mom is 80 and she looks 70.

I use a mild soap like Cetaphil for my face and then Cetaphil no-fragrance lotion after. Don't lay out in the sun. Drink a goodly amount of water.

Juni

Kaethra

I'd be very surprised to learn that dermatologists are against mechanical exfoliation. (I'll be sure to ask mine next time I go though.) Of course - I'm not advocating scrubbing the hell out of your face...a GENTLE scrub that doesn't have sharp edges to the granules is fine however. I think most dermatologists would agree that mechanical exfoliation is still needed even with the use of alpha-hydroxys. Then again, my job title isn't "dermatologist".

LDH

Kaethra

Please do ask. I try to remember that I live in Central California where we are the welcome recipients of direct sunlight, and so perhaps her advice is based on this geographic area? Although she seemed to be quite adamant about it.

She recommended the "turkish washcloth" technique, after cleansing with plenty of warm water, dry the face with a washcloth or whatever. The skin that comes off is ready to come off. Does that make sense?

You might also find a glycolic peel or a retinoid peel works wonders. Two or three days of flakiness for months of smooth fresh skin is worth it.

Skin care for the maturing lady (fluff)

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