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WINTERIZE PREPARE YOUR SKIN FOR WINTER

Published in "Exclusive" magazine Solihull, Birmingham

Winter months are cold weather can be harsh on your skin. During the winter months the combination of lower temperatures and reduced humidity extracts moisture from your skin. Your skin needs moisture to stay hydrated and healthy. When moisture evaporates from the top layer of your skin your skin may look dryer, redder, flakier and older looking. As our skin is exposed the frosty wind this chips away at the outmost layer of the skin that serves a protective barrier , leaving our faces vulnerable. This barriers main function is to regulate the water balance in the skin, and when its compromised by the environment. Our bodies can naturally rebuild this barrier but as we age the process slows.

Not only is the skin the largest organ in the human body, it is arguably one of the most important as well. Diet and lifestyle changes have a potent effect on the appearance of your skin. Evidence indicates that proper nutrition health care and the daily application of a variety of agents play an important role in the preservation and rejuvenation of skin.

Lack of moisture and winter skin

The most common symptoms of winter skin are:

• Dry skin during the winter months dry air sucks the moisture out of your skin. If you have dry skin, try to limit your use of a harsh cleanser.
• Older looking wrinkles and lines in your skin are more apparent when your skin lacks moisture for you skin type.
• Redness when your skin becomes dry microscopic cracks can develop in the top layer of your skin. Cracks in the skin can make it irritated and red.
• Flaking when your skin is lacking moisture the dry dead cells on the upper layer of your skin will be more visible the dry cells clump together and form visible flakes.
• Itching the dryer the skin becomes the more itchier it may become.

TIPS TO KEEPING YOUR SKIN HEALTHY WITH THE COLD WEATHER UPON US

• Drink Plenty of water throughout the day
• Protect skin around the eyes with a richer cell replenishing eye cream
• Protect lips with a Lip balm
• Protect your skin with gloves and scarves
• Use sunscreen with at lease SPF 15 daily
• Moisturise, moisturize. moistrize

THE INSIDE STORY

Nourishing the skin with topical ingrediants is important but in addition it is essential that you feed your skin with nourishing food . The following are general considerations for nutritional optimization of skin function.

Remove all processed foods from your diet. There are 2 reasons for this. Firslty processed food tend to contain high levels of sodium, sugar, fat and other undesirables, such as colour preservatives. Secondly processed food usually contain less nutrition than whole foods.

• Eat foods that are natural and whole such as whole grains fresh and frozen vegetables, fruits nuts and seeds.
• Drink plenty of water at least 8 glasses per day
• Eat foods high in antioxidants for example spinach, berries calliflower sprouts etc..
• Remove sugar and saturated fats.
• Remove alcohol, caffeine and carbonated drinks from your diet
• Take a good multivitamin with an added antioxidant formula including Vit C, E Selenium and Zinc
• Vitamin A ( not if pregnant)

These provide even more intensive protection against damaging free radicals . The increased cellular energy helps the skin to repair renew and revitalise itself.

Food rich in antioxidants such as fruits, green tea help to protect against oxidant damage and free radicals attack all the body including the skin.

Fish, flax perilla oil provides abundant quantities of Omega 3 Fatty Acids.

If you tend to suffer from exzema, evening primrose or borage oil are essential nutrients to be supplemented.

ANTI OXIDANTS AND FREE RADICALS

Free radicals are high energy very unstable substances that are known to damage the skin cells proteins and essential fats in the body. Free radicals are generated during normal bodily processes.

Exposure to UV light , cigarette smoke and other environmental pollutants also increase the bodys free radical burden. It is thought that free radicals are involved in the process of inflammation, the aging process chemical damage degenerative disease alterations in immunity cardiovascular disease and possibly cancer.

Antioxidants are an important defence against free radical damage. Antioxidants are nutrients (vitamins and minerals as well as enzymes)

The good news is that a little TLC can help every inch of your skin!!!!!!!! So book an appointment with a skin care specialist for advice on skin care and nutrition to see how you can look after your skin during the winter months.

Take advantage of the Special Promotion for Skin Ceuiticals, CE Fleruric ( antioxidant) and Sunscreen SPF 20 with 20% off the winter skin care protection range.

For a Free UV Skin analysis contact Innercore quote Exclusive magazine and book an appointment with the skin specialist nurse.

If they are any topics you would like to know about please email your question to Innercore Clinics