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Skin Care Regimen
A simple skin regimen, practiced every day, can help keep your skin healthy and more youthful in appearance. Some basic steps include:
- • Wash your skin twice a day with a gentle non-soap cleanser. Use a soft cloth and do not scrub vigorously.
- • Use a moisturizer twice a day. This helps your skin appear more youthful and can protect your skin.
- • Use a sunscreen every day.
- • Choose makeup that is oil-free and non-comedogenic (this means it does not block pores and is unlikely to cause pimples).
- • Protect your lips with lip block or lipsticks with sunscreen.
- • Avoid long hot showers or baths. Hot water extracts natural oils from your skin, leaving it dry. Instead, use lukewarm water for a shorter period of time.
- • Keep your regimen simple so that you are more likely to stick with it.
- • Choose products that are hypoallergenic and fragrance-free.
Healthy Skin All Year Long
No matter what the season, the three basics of healthy skin care remain the same. Only the emphasis and prioritization need change. They are adequate sun protection, appropriate moisturization, and proper cleansing.
In the autumn and winter, with cold chapping weather outdoors, and drying heating indoors, you need to focus on keeping your skin well-lubricated at all times. This means remembering to apply your favorite moisturizing lotion at least twice daily, and best immediately after a gentle washing and drying, while the skin is still moist to wet. This helps to lock in the moisture soaked up by the skin during washing. Look for heavier creams and moisturizers as these will better protect your skin from the elements.
Spring and summer, when the sun is overhead and at its strongest, shifts the emphasis to sun protection first and foremost. You must apply SPF 30 or higher products when out golfing, playing tennis or swimming. And you should reapply them as often as every two hours, especially during the hours of 10am-2pm when the sun’s rays are the most direct and most damaging. You should never leave yourself unprotected. Use products with at least an SPF 15 even for short walks between building or your ten minute coffee break outdoors.
Learn more about Healthy Skin All Year Long, Keeping Nails Healthy, and Caring for Sensitive Skin from Nelson Novick, M.D. of New York City.
Improving Your Complexion
Exposure to the elements, sun damage, and aging all take their toll on the skin. Easy to use at-home, topical products can rejuvenate your skin and promote a more healthful, youthful appearance. In addition, new advanced techniques can help eliminate fine lines, uneven pigmentation, and brown spots.
Six Steps to a Better Complexion
While skin color, sensitivity, and skin texture are part of who you are, skin imperfections can be improved upon or eliminated with proper skin care and certain cosmetic or laser procedures.
Skin care regimens should be kept simple keeping in mind that the skin should never be scrubbed with an abrasive cloth or rough sponge. The following steps can help to improve the look and feel of your skin:
- Wash with a gentle soap or cleanser twice a day.
- Use a moisturizer with a sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or higher in the morning.
- Use oil-free makeup that is non-comedogenic, so that it will not block pores.
- Eat well, maintain appropriate body weight, and get plenty of sleep.
- Use a biologically active cream containing ingredients such as alpha (glycolic) or beta hydroxy acid or antioxidants (Prevage) once or twice a day.
- Use a topical retinoid cream (Retin A, Renova, Tazorac, Avage, or Differin) or another vitamin A derivative (retinol) nightly.
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