Facts About The Skin.

                            Preserve...Protect...Nourish

   Take a minute and think about your organs. Now, see how many you can list. Of those that you listed, which one is the largest? Did you include your skin in the list? Maybe not, most people don't. If not then you also may not know that the skin is your body's largest organ. Most people never give much thought to their skin until it starts to give them problems. We get a rash, a breakout, or maybe an insect bite and something that we rarely thought about begins to be all that we think about.  

  Skin is so fascinating to me. But it is very complex. And what's amazing is that once you understand how skin works it becomes easy to care. Here are some basic facts about the skin.

     The skin is your largest organ. Alright, did you get that? Now lets start taking care of it. Remember these 3 words...Preserve....Protect....Nourish.  If you are doing anything to your skin that would not fall into one of those 3 categories, then stop doing it.

     The skin is thickest on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet. This is why we get calluses instead of blisters. God knew what He was doing didn't He.

     The skin is thinnest around the eyes, especially on the eyelids. This is one reason why most women first begin to see the signs of aging in the eye area. It is easily damaged. Keep eye cream or moisturizer on this area at all times. Wear sunscreen and sunglasses whenever you are in the sun.

     The skin contains one-half of your primary immune cells. So for those of you that think your skin is there to tan so that you can look more attractive, that's not it's purpose. It's there for protection. When your skin is comprised, so is your immune system. 

              Agree to Disagree 

      I can't tell you how many books I've read that say, Healthy skin is slightly moist, smooth, soft and free of lines and wrinkles. I soon realized after I began working in this field that any pigmentation or freckled skin was also low on the list of healthy skin. My primary focus is on preserving, protecting, and nourishing the skin. So when I read what the experts say about how healthy skin should look, I somewhat disagree. Yes it should be slightly moist, smooth and soft. It's the part about free of lines and wrinkles, and freckles that I think is a little too much to ask. How many women take really good care of their skin but are unable to afford cosmetic services or maybe choose not to have them? Sure they have a few fine lines and wrinkles or perhaps a brown spot here and there. I personally know quite a few women like this. And they are some of the most beautiful women I know.

      As an Esthetician, I always felt pulled to look a certain way. So I bleached my freckles, I filled my forehead and crow's feet with Botox. Although  I loved that my crow's feet would disappear, I do not like the way Botox makes me feel. I sometimes would look at women who did not do these things and think to myself, good for her. It has taken me a while but I am now one of those women. I have decided my freckles are just fine, I try to stress less about my crows feet, well I do have a love-hate relationship with them, but we'll work it out. Exfoliation, this is the secret. It keeps my skin smooth and soft. Exfoliation also keeps my fine lines and wrinkles from becoming deep lines and wrinkles. Aging is inevitable. And if our skin shows our age, that's ok. My definition of healthy skin is that it is slightly moist, smooth and soft, un-tanned and free of diseases or disorders.

 

       I Believe......

                                   It's how we treat others. It's showing others that they matter.
 

                                               Kindness and respect, that's true beauty.