article by Nora Kuch

Forehead lines: horizontal lines, often called worry lines. These lines form mainly because the underlying frontalis muscle, which stretches across the forehead, moves when you make facial expressions. When you lift your brow—sometimes referred to as the “aha” or surprised look—the muscle contracts, which causes the skin that is covering the muscle to pull, wrinkle, and then return to its original position when you relax the muscle. Now consider the countless number of times you’ve used these muscles. As you age, your skin be­gins to lose its elasticity, it suffers from sun damage, and the constant contracting and relaxing of the muscle results in forehead lines. These can be eliminated using Botox or filler injections such as collagen or fat.

Frown lines: vertical lines, also known as glabellar lines, that appear between the eyebrows. These linescan make you appear serious, angry, or stressed even when you’re not. It is for the removal of these lines that the Food and Drug Administration gave approval for Botox in April 2002. These lines are best removed with Botox. If you’ve frowned a lot over the years and the lines are very deeply etched, you may also need wrinkle fillers (e.g., collagen, fat) to eliminate these lines. Your doctor will discuss your options with you.

Crow’s-feet: lines that radiate from the outside corners of the eyes. They’re also known as periorbital lines. If you have these lines, they’re most likely the result of smiling and squinting. If you look in the mirror ands mile or squint, notice how your muscles contract and cause your eyelids to nearly cover your eyes and how the muscles contract at the corners of your eyes where the lines appear. Crow’s-feet are best eliminated with Botox, plus adjunctive treatment such as collagen, chemical peels, or laser resurfacing.

Laugh lines: also known as smile lines or nasolabial lines, they are the two vertical lines that run from the out­side corners of the nose down to the top of the outside of the upper lip. Even though they are called laugh lines, gravity and aging are also factors in their development. They can best be eliminated using wrinkle fillers (e.g., collagen, fat, AlloDerm, Cymetra, Gore-Tex, or SoftForm).

Lipstick or smoker’s lines: the tiny radiating lines that appear above the upper lip and below the lower one. It seems as though everyone has a different name for these annoying wrinkles, which are best removed using laser resurfacing, chemical peel, microdermabrasion, or wrinkle fillers—tissue augmentation (e.g., collagen in­jections, AlloDerm, fat)—in addition to Botox.

Marionette lines: the often deep lines that run down from the outside corners of the mouth toward the chin. These lines develop from a combination of factors, in­cluding gravity (the cheeks tend to sag from the force of gravity) and thinning of the supporting tissue that comes with age. These wrinkles are best eliminated using wrinkle fillers or laser resurfacing. Another option is a face-lift, a complex surgical procedure.

  By Nora KuchN

What type of skin do you have? To have a perfect skin you have to treat each cell within perfectly. You need to know your skin type! You may think you know it already, but you need to remember, our skin changes with age, with seasons , with diet and even according to the time of the month.. So truly know your skin type, you have to reassess it regularly.

Is it dry?
Is it oily?
Is it combination skin?
Is it sensitive skin?
Is it maturing skin?
Is it stressed out skin?
Is it tiered skin?

In series of articles about skin types, you will be able to assess your skin type and take better care of your skin and hopefully have a healthy, glowing skin.

Dry skin.
What are the characteristics?
If you have dry skin, your face feels tight, never relaxed, dull and some times gray. It’s flaky and has lots of tiny fine lines. Dry skin occurs when the protective barrier of oil in the lower level of skin starts to break down and water evaporates from skin. The problem with dry skin is that it will make you look older. Getting those moisture levels back up to normal is therefore priority.

Dry skin care:
To take care for dry skin means making sure the products that you use contain no drying ingredients like alcohol or soap. Choose creamy or milky cleansers that will add moisture and leave a fine protective film. If you have to use soap, choose glycerin based one.

You need to exfoliate. One of the reasons why dry skin looks dull is that its cell renewal is slow. Using a cleanser with alpa-hydroxy acids can help to exfoliate. Apply them every day for a week, then stop for 2-3 weeks. In between use facial scrub to remove dead skin cells.

Use the right moisturizer. Moisturizers use two types of ingredients to hydrate the skin:
- humectants, which attract moisture to the skin
-emollients, which help reinforce the protective barrier.

Choose product, which include both. Look for ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and lactic acid, which are humectants and lanolin, which is emollient.

Choosing moisturizers high in water will also help the skin look and feel hydrated.

Apply moisturizer twice daily.

Top five tips for dry skin:
Cleanse your skin once daily (only once) at the end of the day. This will remove dirt and grime and will prevent further drying. In the morning, use some moisturizer.

Exfoliation is essential for dry skin. When choosing facial scrub, avoid any made from seeds or salt – these can have sharp edges which may tear dry skin , increasing moisture loss.

Never expose your skin to really hot water. It dries out parched skin. Never dry your skin completely. One of the best way to hydrate your skin is just to pat it with the clean towel after washing, then apply moisturizer to seal the extra moisture.

Increase your intake of oily fish or take a supplement of essential fatty acids.

Drink 8 glasses of water a day.

Cleanse your skin once daily (only once) at the end of the day. This will remove dirt and grime and will prevent further drying. In the morning, use some moisturizer.

Exfoliation is essential for dry skin. When choosing facial scrub, avoid any made from seeds or salt – these can have sharp edges which may tear dry skin , increasing moisture loss.

Never expose your skin to really hot water. It dries out parched skin. Never dry your skin completely. One of the best way to hydrate your skin is just to pat it with the clean towel after washing, then apply moisturizer to seal the extra moisture.

Increase your intake of oily fish or take a supplement of essential fatty acids.

Drink 8 glasses of water a day.

Nora Kuch is an author of many skin care and beauty care articles and owes website: http://www.beautyuno.com and her newest addition is http://www.beautyuno.com/skintype.html

As a baby boomer I try to avoid aging as much as possible. I try to buy every possible anti-aging cosmetics available on the market. But some ingredients are very confusing even for me, who is familiar with chemistry and biochemistry.

Lets start with some explanations.

Alpha-hydroxy acids: These slough off dead skin cells to reveal smoother, younger-looking akin underneath.Antioxidants: Ingredients like vitamin C, A and E, green tea, copper, grapeseed and kinetic help skin by neutralizing molecules called free radicals, that destroy your skin.

Aqua( water): Number one ingredient listings, is vital for you.Beta-hydroxy acids: These work in the same way as alpha- hydroxy acids but are less iritating to the skin. The most common one is salicylic acid, which also fights bacteria on the skin.

Botanicals: Ingredients from natural source(plants) believed to have some healing and regenerative powers on the skin, like aloe vera, gingko, and ginseng.Coenzyme 10: A nutrient found in every cell of our body, this is also a good wrinkle booster.

Emollients: Found in moisturizers, these help protect skin by reinforcing the moisture barrier in the lower layer of skin.Essential Oils: Most commonly used in aromatherapy, these are plant oils used to scent products, but also as ingredients-lavender or chamomile is commonly used in skin creams as it soothes irritation.

Humectants: Similar to emollients, this attract moisture to the skin from the air.Hypoallergenics: Ingredients shown to be least likely to cause allergic reaction.

Liposomes: These aren’t ingredients, but ways to deliver ingredients like vitamins deeper into skin. Mattifiers: Ingredients like witch hazel or cornstarch, that soak up oil on the skin.

Non-comedogenics: Ingredients shown to be less likely to block pores.Retinols: Another word for products made from vitamin A, these are powerful antioxidants and some ( the RX only Retinol A and Renova) have been ahown to dramatically reduce skin damage from ultraviolet rays.

Sun Protection Factors: The most important ingredient in any skincare product, they screen out harmful and aging UV rays. So here you have it explained. This should help you by choosing the right anti-wrinkle skin care product for you.

Nora Kuch is an author of many skin care and beauty care articles and owes website: http:www.beautyuno.com

Confused with all anti-aging ingredients in skin care products?

Article deals with the short explanation of anti-aging skin care products ingredients and their short description.

Nora Kuch is an author of many skin care and beauty care articles and owes website: http:http://www.beautyuno.com

Natural Health, April 2002 

I found this article very interesting.With all of us worried about wrinkles,and this article sounds as a good advise.

1. BLUEBERRIES Blueberries and other berries are packed with powerful antioxidants called polyphenols. Eat one or more 1/2-cup servings daily; because berries are typically treated with a lot of pesticides, choose organic if possible.

2. KALE Like other greens, kale is rich in the antioxidant lutein and contains iron, which transports oxygen to your skin, and vitamin A, which helps prevent premature aging. Eat two or more 1/2-cup servings of kale or other greens a day.

3. RED PEPPERS Red or dark orange vegetables are loaded with the antioxidant vitamins A and E and bioflavonoids, which moisturize and heal your skin. Eat two or more 1/2-cup servings a day of red peppers, carrots, beets, or similarly colored veggies.

4. SALMON Salmon and other cold-water fish are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which hold off wrinkles by preventing inflammation and lubricating your skin. Eat a 3-ounce serving of these fish one to three times a week.

5. TOMATOES Tomatoes contain lycopene, a skin-friendly antioxidant that also reduces your cancer risk. Your body can better use lycopene if the tomatoes are cooked. Eat at least 1/2 cup of cooked tomatoes a day. –K.P.L.

Other Anti-Wrinkle Habits

* Drink four to six glasses of water daily.

* Wear sunglasses, a hat, and sunscreen when in the sun,

* Don't smoke.

COPYRIGHT 2002 Weider Publications
COPYRIGHT 2002 Gale Group

By Norah Kuch

When there is easy way to do your aromatherapy skin care at home, why do you have to do it outside your house. You can save money and you can treat your skin properly. You will look fresh and your skin will be healthy although you do it at home.

The important message is that you must not careless with your skin. Although you feel you have complexion and glowing skin, you must understand that’s not forever. You still need to care your skin in order to be healthy because the longer you allow your skin to go without caring, the longer it will get damage. Well, aromatherapy skin care is a good choice.

Why do skins get damage? There are different causes, but generally your skin gets damaged because of allergic, make-up you wear and the sun exposure you endure or maybe stress. In order to control your skin, better you do your aromatherapy skin care since early age so your skin will last you a very long time.

You can do it at home using your aromatherapy skin care or other natural stuffs. Without leaving the comfort of your own home you can relax your body and mind, and also makes your skin better and healthy. Let go of stress. Stress can show up on your face, no matter how well you take care of your skin. Escape from everyday stress with these great home spa ideas that promise to rejuvenate, and renew your natural beauty.

Okay, here are a few tips of aromatherapy skin care that you might want to try at home:

- Use herbs or essential oils for a scent-sational soak in the tub that will melt away your worries and get you ready for your day of pampering.

- Use skin softener and lubricant of sweet almond oil for massage or otherwise applied to the skin. It contains vitamins A, B1, B2 and B6 and some vitamin.

- Steam your face before you do treatment to your facial skin by just standing in the shower for an extra minute or two. This will help to open your pores and improve the effectiveness of your chosen facial treatment.

- Cleanse your face to remove bacteria with aromatherapy skin care that give you natural herbal scent.

- After you are ready, put masker on your face. There is one great fruit masker for all skin types, the papaya facial. You can just mash up a fresh papaya and sieve into a bowl. Pat onto clean skin, leaving on for 10-15 minutes and then rinse with warm water, followed by cold water to close pores.

- To relieve puffiness, reduce fine lines and revitalize the sensitive skin around the eyes, you are suggested to use cold compresses. Anything cool will work well.

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 I found this article very informative. Read it and then visit http://www.beautyuno.com/antiagingskincare.html for variety of antiaging skin products. 

 According to gerontologist (aging expert) David J. Demko, PhD, genes play a minor role in the aging process. Maintaining your youth is all about staying fit, both inside and out. Making these 2006 resolutions could add ten (or more) years to your life (without a minute of physical exercise or diet modification):

1. Have an annual physical exam
2. Volunteer on a weekly basis
3. Laugh and learn from your mistakes
4. Have a confidant who listens to your concerns
5. Engage in a daily mental exercise such as a puzzle or game
6. Get a pet
7. Join a religious group
8. Stop being afraid of growing old
9. Make friends of different ages
10. Open your windows and let in some fresh air

Demko outlines a simple, easy-to-follow strategy incorporating physical, mental, nutritional and environmental modifications that will slow the aging process. As Demko states, “He offers no “miracle” cures or dietary supplements, just pure common sense combined with scientific proof”.

Demko, a Florida professor and aging researcher claims to have developed the “Original Death Calculator” while completing his PhD from the University of Michigan in the mid-70’s, just prior to receiving a US Administration on Aging scholarship for advanced studies in aging. Since then, he has refined his calculator and presented his findings to the National Council for the Aging, the American Society on Aging and two Presidential White House Conferences. According to Demko, “The key to a long a healthy life is more than smart genes and dumb luck.”

“His readers and their ilk may well be the beneficiaries of a newly elastic attitude about what defines age and attractiveness.”- The New York Times

Barbara Kimmel is an award-winning book publisher, publishing consultant and publicist. She is the publisher of David Demko’s new book, Live Well Now: Dr. David Demko’s Anti Aging Plan to Youth’n Your Life.

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by: Nitin Jain

Antiaging skin care’ is a very poplar concept in today’s world. Today everyone wants to hide their age using antiaging skin care procedures (and a number of people are successful too). However antiaging skin care is not achieved by any magic potion. ‘Antiaging skin care’ is about discipline. It is about being proactive. Antiaging skin care is retarding the ageing process. Here are a few tips for proactive antiaging skin care:

1. Maintain healthy eating habits: A well balanced diet is the key to maintaining a proper body metabolism. Eat a lot of fruits and vegetables (raw), they are the best source of fibre and have a very refreshing effect on your body. Avoid oily and fatty food; not only do they lack in essential nutrients but also cause obesity and other diseases which aid the aging process

2. Beat stress: This is probably the most important antiaging skin care measure. Stress disturbs the body metabolism and accelerates the aging process. Sleep, exercise and a relaxing bath, are all good ways of beating stress. Aroma-therapy is also known to bust stress.

3. Drink a lot of water: Antiaging skin care can’t be any simpler than this. Water helps in flushing out the toxins from the body, hence keeping it clean and making it less prone to disease. Around 8 glasses of water (per day) is recommended by all doctors.

4. Regular exercise is a wonderful antiaging skin care procedure. Besides toning your muscles, it also helps in cleaning the skin by flushing out the toxins in the form of sweat. Exercise should be followed by a warm shower in order to completely remove the toxins.

5. Avoid the use of strong, chemical based products on your skin. Natural skin care products are a good option. Use of organic skin care products (home made or commercial) can be a very effective antiaging skin care measure.

6. Do not overuse skin care products. Excessive and harsh application, both are harmful.

7. Do not ignore skin disorders; it can lead to permanent skin damage. Try over the counter medication and if that doesn’t help, immediately visit your dermatologist and seek his/her advice.

8. Vitamin C based skin care products are very popular means of antiaging skin care. However, these seem to oxidise very quickly (which makes them harmful for the skin). So store them properly. If the product turns Yellowish brown, it means that vitamin c has oxidised and the prodct is no longer suitable for use.

9. Protect your skin against UV radiation ; UV rays are known to speed up the aging process. So, a good sunscreen lotion should be a part of your antiaging skin care routine.

About the Author: Alicia for http://www.ultimate-cosmetics.com . Learn how to treat cracked heels.

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This article by Johneen Manning I found on the internet, and I found it interesting. Good to know more about age defying products, but olso about the right diet to defy aging. My personal opinion is : sugar is not good for you.

It would seem that sugar’s bad rep goes beyond tooth decay and the battle of the bulge. Research indicates that sugars can damage your skin in a process that scientists dub ‘AGE,’ forming a harmful waste that can prematurely age skin.

The fitting acronym ‘AGE’ stands for Advanced Glycosylation End-products what does that mean, and why should you moderate your sugar intake?

Skin cells are supported by a network of protein fibers; in healthy skin these fibers are resilient and elastic, allowing your skin to move, stretch and return to its soft, smooth, crease-free structure.

Wrinkles form naturally over time as a result of UV damage and reduced elasticity. When you consume too much sugar, excess sugar molecules stick to the protein fibers, binding them together, producing harmful wastes – AGE and free radicals – stiffening fibers, reducing the pliability associated with youthful skin.

AGEd skin is more vulnerable to sagging, wrinkling, inflammation and further UV damage, considered by dermatologists to be the leading cause of premature skin aging.

So, Sugar is Out?

No, unlike some hardcore low-carb weight-loss plans, this doesn’t mean you have to eradicate all sugar from your diet. In fact, you body requires moderate amounts of sugar as a source of easily accessible energy. Moderate. Excess sugar accumulates outside cells where it interacts with the protein matrix that lends skin its resilience.

While scientists do expect to see a certain amount of AGE formation starting after age 40, the process has been observed in the body far earlier in recent years, most likely due to our society’s high intake of sugary foods, creating an AGEing diet in more ways than one.

AGE Creators

Excess Sugar – starch and other complex carbohydrates fall into this category because they are broken down into sugars during digestion.

Too Little Fiber – consuming more fiber allows your body to process more sugar because you absorb less of it.

Too Much Processed Foods – foods that combine sugar with protein at high temperatures contain ready-made AGE since this reaction is similar to the one that produces AGE in the body.

How Much is Too Much?

We are all unique, so the amount of sugars absorbed by our cells varies from person to person. Until researchers define specific guidelines correlating AGE formation to excess sugar formation, it makes good sense to practice common sense: reduce added sugars from your diet by making informed diet choices.

Did you know that ½ cup of vanilla ice cream contains less sugar than the same serving of apple sauce, and nearly half the sugar of ¼ cup of seedless raisins?

On average we consume 12 teaspoons of added sugars each day – try reducing that by one-half or one-third. Many foods that aren’t typically ’sweet’ are high in sugar or are broken down into sugar in the body (such as carbohydrates). Read nutrition labels to find out how much you consume; 4 grams of sugar equals one teaspoon. And pay attention to serving sizes.

Also, learn to identify sugars on the ingredient list – code names include sugar, brown sugar, cane sugar, honey, corn syrup, barley malt, fructose, molasses, and sucrose. While they all have different names and may be listed separately on an ingredient list, they all have the same AGEing affect on the body.

Don’t forget that proper nutrition is an essential part of staying healthy and looking your best.

Johneen Manning is Editor-In-Chief of http://www.gkfa.com, a hip, savvy and fresh online women’s magazine for the ‘Sex and the City’ generation. For more interesting and entertaining articles and to enter contests visit http://www.GKFA.com today.

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As we grow older and are constantly exposed to the UV rays of the sun our skin starts to appear dry and dull. This is the result of the outside layer of the skin getting excessive build up and is not exfoliated on a regular basis. Build-up is especially noticed after we have spent the summer in the sun. It’s more apparent to women since we realize that our make-up doesn’t look as fresh and our foundation begins to fade within a couple of hours. Our make-up and foundation is actually being absorbed into the accumulated dead skin cells, which gives a very tired and unhealthy look to the skin.

To keep your skin vibrant and healthy on a regular basis, you must have a regimen that incorporates exfoliation and nourishing the skin. Your regular skin care program does not have to be a department store or drug store solution. You can prepare an all nature skin care program right from your kitchen table and manage to get the same results if not better results that your store bought product promises.

Exfoliation:

You should exfoliate at least 2-3 times per week (daily is even better) to keep the skin’s healthy glow. One solution for exfoliating the skin in an in expensive way is to use sugar. Yes, Sugar! Glycolic acid which is found in most AHA (alpha hydroxyl acid) products is from sugar cane. You can benefit from glycolic acid by using sugar for exfoliation.

Simply mix ½ to 1 teaspoon of sugar in with a small amount of your favorite skin cleanser. Wet your face and massage the cleanser/sugar mixture over your face for 1-2 minutes. Rinse your face with lukewarm water to remove this mixture and you will instantly feel a difference in your skin.

Nourish:

Give your skin a refreshing drink with a simple nourishing facial mask. The ingredients are powerful and can be found in your kitchen. Combine one or more main ingredient with a liquid ingredient for to make a wonderful facial mask. Base your ingredient choices on the health properties of each item.

Base Ingredient:

• Honey – It is a humectant (which draws in moisture) and it has antibacterial qualities that also stimulates and smoothes the skin.
• Mango – Provides natural fruit enzymes which also exfoliates the skin and the oil in mangos help moisturize.
• Avocado – A naturally rich moisturizer has essential fats and oils.
• Oatmeal – Moisturizing and slightly exfoliating

Liquid Ingredient:

• Milk – Enzymes and Lactose acid to exfoliate and milk fat to condition the skin.
• Aloe Vera Gel – Healing and softening.
• Egg White – tightening and conditioning.

You will want to follow your treatments with your favorite hypoallergenic moisturizer. For best results, these treatments can be done 2-3 times a week to help keep your skin youthful and vibrant.

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