People will often judge your age and even sex appeal solely by its appearance. The scientific evidence to date confirms that many people, unfortunately, abuse their skin, hair and nails. Women and men of all aging from every walk of the life, will take better care of their cars, then they do their own bodies. And the results couldn't be plainer than the nose (and skin) on your face! Unfortunately most people wait until there is a problem with their beauty and/or health before they do something about it. It is never too late or too early to be good to your body. The best and easiest way to maintain health and beauty is to take the steps necessary to prevent problems. Skin and hair problems start long before they are detected. Before you have acne, wrinkles, dry or oily skin, dull, brittle or balding hair, broken and weak nails, your internal health has determined the way your body will look on the outside. At the first signs of a beauty problem most people run to their nearest beauty supply or drug store for help. And judging by sales of skin-care products, many people are willing to spend an enormous amount of money and time in their quests for younger, cleaner and beautiful-looking skin. I have discovered that your first and foremost consideration should be to achieve healthy skin. Through all my years in the health field, my various experience with skin-care products, and all the latest research I have analyzed from the leading skin-care experts, I am going to teach you how to keep your skin and body healthy, beautiful and young.

     To fully understand why your face shows signs of aging faster than any other area of the body, you first have to understand the composition of the skin. The skin has the largest surface of any organ in the body and is also the heaviest. On the surface are the sensation papillae, and within are certain organs with special functions, the sweat glands, hair follicles, and sebaceous glands. The skin protects the internal organs of the body against infection, injury, and harmful sun rays. It also plays an important role in the regulation of body temperature. In other works, the skin is a outer shield for are body. Although the skin of an average-sized adult may weigh as much as twenty pounds, it is only paper thin in some places and not much thicker in others. The skin is composed of two tissues, an outer layer called the epidermis and an inner layer called the dermis. The surface of the skin, or the epidermis, consists of dead cells. Just below, in the dermis, the cells are very much alive. The cells of the dermis continually multiply to replace those cells that are exfoliate off. (This is why exfoliation, the sloughing off of dead surface skin cells, can turn dull, dry skin glowing and beautiful). The epidermis consists of four layers: the stratum basale, the stratum spinosum, the stratum granulosum, and the stratum corneum. The stratum basale is the deepest layer of the epidermis, consisting of a single row of columnar or cuboidal cells. The epidermal cells originate from this layer and new cells are continually being produced. This layer is also where the deep lines and wrinkles can be found. As the cells in this layer increase in number, they are pushed outward and become part of the stratum granulosum.

     The stratum spinosum is the middle layer of the epidermis between the stratum basale and the stratum granulosum. Cells pass through this layer and contribute to die, moving up to the stratum granulosum. The granulosum is the thin layer of epidermis, composed of only a few layers of cells just above the stratum spinosum. The cells of the stratum granulosum fill with keratin (protein) and then die as they continue upward to reach the top layer, the stratum corneum. The entire process takes about 30 days, and when the dead cells are exfoliated or worn off then the whole process repeats itself. The stratum corneum is technically the uppermost layer of the epidermis, the outer layer. This outer layer is important in determining how your skin looks and feels. It is composed of flat, dead cells which have lost their nucleic. The stratum corneum layers are constantly being sloughed off and may resemble dandruff. This layer is also the same layer that will give your skin that dull, and dry look and will contain those fine lines and wrinkles. Keeping this layer free of dead skin cells is important for the healthy look of the skin. Keratin, a protein found in hair and fingernails, is also found in the cells of the stratum corneum and prevents moisture evaporation. The dermis, is the thick, relatively soft inner most tissue of the skin. It shields and repairs injured tissues and is about four times thicker than the epidermis (outer layer of the skin). The dermis contains the support system for the skin--the system of collagen and elastic fibers that give skin its elasticity and youthful appearance. The dermis consists mainly of protein collagen, which builds scar tissue to mend cuts, abrasions, and skin damage. The dermis nourishes the epidermis with nutrients and contains nerve endings and blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood to the skin. The base of hairs are also located in the dermis along with sweat glands and oil glands, which produce sebum, a complex mixture of fats that, along with water moisture, and keeps your skin moist and soft.

     All of us know that our skin has changed since we were young. It passes through the soft and delicate characteristics of baby skin to childhood's smooth, velvety texture and resilient nature. The teenage years, no doubt, brought bouts with blemishes and oily skin. By our early twenties our skin finally look like it is shaping up. Then we get into our late twenties or early thirties, and our skin begins to show signs of aging with some dryness and few fine lines. By the age of forty, our skin is described as "mature," and we are experiencing the problem by aging skin. But should we just except that fact that because we are aging, so must our skin? I don't know about you, but I will fight it every step of the way, and if there is a product or something I can do to prevent just one little line or reverse the signs of aging, I'm am going to do it, try it, and work on it. For goodness sake I am a 60's child: I stood up for freedom, I fought for more rights, I burn my bra in protect, and now I am just expected to aging gracefully? I don't think so! And I believe most of you feel the same way because if you didn't you would not be reading this book. I am in my 45, raised 3 kids by myself, and I'm now the grandmother of 3 grandchildren. My life has just begun at the age of 40. Everyone is always taking about love and happiness, but it has taken me a while to learn what love and happiness is. Love and happiness is being out with your grandchild and someone saying "your child is so cute". Love is being young at heart, mine, soul and in physical appearances. I believe I can attribute my youthful looks to good health, good nutrient, exercise, and using natural skin care products. This web site will tell you why people age, and how to prevent it, and how to improve your looks and health. No matter what your age is,  it's never to late to prevent wrinkles and take care of your health.

     Of course, we have no control over our age, and as time passes, our skin is more prone to wrinkles. We also have no control over our heredity and the type of skin that we are born with. Thinner, fairer, drier - skinned people tend to wrinkle sooner than those with darker, thicker and more oily skin. I have all the first skin type so I natural prone to wrinkle sooner, just as my mother and grand-mother both wrinkled at an early age. However, no matter what your heredity is, there is much that can be done to establish youthful and great-looking skin. First, one has to establish positive skin care habits and replenish the nutrients that keep the inevitable telltale signs of aging at a minimum-and even reverse them. The skin responds very well to a healthy program designed to prevent wrinkles. On such a program it is possible to have soft, beautiful, radiant and young-looking skin for a lifetime. The health program consists of healthy eating habits, using natural skin-care products, and by following the suggestions below.

     Recent studies are now showing that alcohol consumption for even moderate drinkers (one to two ounces per day) can lead to liver damaged, a variety of cancers, and may contribute to osteoporosis. It is certain that anything which has this kind of effect on one's general health is going to affect the skin. Alcohol dehydrates the skin and impedes circulation, thus robbing it of precious moisture and vital nutrients. It can lead to broken or distended capillaries, especially over the nose and cheeks. Alcohol also depletes the body of vitamins and minerals needed for a healthy complexion. Hydrating Skin Nutriment is very important in replenishing and moisten vital nutrients the skin needs for a youthful and healthy complexion. Antioxidants, MSM and Vitamin C should be taken daily.

 

Cosmetics with inferior ingredients can actually harm the skin by drying it out, irritating it or clogging the pores. Beware of skin care products with large amounts of alcohol, oils, chemicals, and especially, artificial colors and artificial fragrances all which can contribute to free radicals damage. Some natural - ingredient products containing small amounts of natural alcohol such as benzyl, cetyl (use as a emulsifier or preservative) can be safe. You can tell by the string or drying of the face how much alcohol a product has. Using cosmetics of poor quality in many cases can be worse than using nothing at all. Look for products that contain natural ingredients such as vegetable oils, fruit acids such as glycolic and lactic acids, herbal extracts, micellized vitamins and essential oils such as fatty acids. Even though products containing natural ingredients are more expenses than chemicals or artificial products you will definitively see the difference in the way your skin looks and feels. Perfect Body Parts skin care are natural products just the way mother nature intended skin care product to be.

  

With age, illness and the lack of exercise, the blood supply that flows to the skin, nourishing it with nutrients and oxygen, diminishes - and you lose your naturally rosy cheeks and general healthy youthful look. Exercise and fresh air are very important not only in the health of your skin, but for the way your skin looks and feels. There are a number of reasons why exercise and fresh air are important.

     Another reason you lose your youthful glow and, perhaps, gain an uneven skin tone with aging is the dead cells at the top of your epidermis that are not being shed as effectively or as fast as they used to be. While young skin naturally gets rid of these dead cells and replaces them with fresh new cells within fifteen to twenty days, older skin requires twenty-five to thirty-five days for the same process. In plain language, what this means is that the dead cells remain on the surface of your skin too long; they clump together, clogging pores, causing an ashen, dull and sometimes a leathery - looking skin tone. Thus, the absolute importance of stepping up the exfoliating of dead cells on the surface of your skin as you get older for maintaining a youthful skin tone.

 

Your skin is a living organ made up of millions of cells. Every day thousands of cells die, fall off and are replaced by new cells from below. Unfortunately, as we age, this become a slower and more difficult procedure. Your skin becomes unable to shed dark blotches, sun damage, or a dull, lifeless complexion. Exfoliation or peeling off the top layers of dead and damaged skin cells is necessary in creating an even, controlled shedding of several layers of the skin surface. This exposes a new fresh layer of skin with a more even color and a smoother, cleaner texture. In addition, the exfoliation of dead skin cells stimulates new cells to grow, thereby tightening the skin, which decreases wrinkling.   Also see Home Peels and Facial.

 

Alpha hydroxy acids might be the anti-aging miracle workers of the '90's. These New Age, wrinkle -smoothers from plants, fruits and/or milk products also help clear blemishes, hydrate the skin and lighten pigment spots by loosening one to several layers of dead cells clinging to the skin's surface. AHAs are so powerful on the skin that cosmetic companies are putting them in everything from cleansers and creams to masks and lotions. In 1993 alone, over 100 new products containing some type of AHA hit store shelves or infomercial time slots from coast to coast. Today AHAs are in products sold everywhere including grocery stores, door-to-door, and mail order. Yet,  consumers complaint they did not know much about them except that they will take years off the skin in a matter of weeks. So here are eight facts to know before choosing any Alpha hydroxy acid product.

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