Moisturizing

As women get older, their natural sebum production slows. Thus your skin needs inner and outer hydration to maintain is strength, flexibility and integrity.   Moisturizers also reduce the risk of mechanical damage to the skin, by reducing friction and reducing the chance the skin will be stretched or torn by contact.

So how can you protect your skin? Well, you can protect and moisturize in one step by using an all-inclusive skin lotion that provides vitamins C, E, and A, and oils to moisturize and a sun block. Sun block is a must as it helps to repel the harmful UV rays that can cause premature aging of your skin, wrinkles, ugly darkened spots etc. You can also provide your own antioxidant protection by applying solutions of nutrient vitamins/herbs to your skin, then using a moisturizing sunscreen. 

Check out Shills Botanical Emulsion and SHILLS EX Whitening Sun Block

How To Apply Moisturizer
Always apply moisturizer lightly to face in outward motions.  Similarly, always apply the moisturizer to the neck in upward motions.  Be careful not to pull or stretch your skin. For daytime, if your moisturizer does not already contain sun protection, apply a grease-free sunscreen to your face, throat, as well as all body skin exposed to the sun.

Exfoliate

This is another very important step in your skincare regime to keep your face supple and youthful. As your skin grows and repairs itself, the outer layer of dead cells slough off. To expedite this process and get to the fresher, newer cells below, it’s recommended that you exfoliate your skin at least once a week. 

There are basically two ways of doing this - one is mechanically and the other is to chemically exfoliate.

For mechanical exfoliation, look for a good skin scrub which can be a microdermabrasion cream or a loufah pad. For a chemical exfoliation, you can use one of the common acidic exfoliating preparations, glycolic acid peels, lactic acid peels, alpha-hydroxy, etc.  There are also some skin cleansers that come with this step in built in the cleansers. So how often should you exfloliate? It really depends on your skin type. Your skin type will determine how often you should exfoliate and which method you should use.

For example, if you have an easily Irritated skin which often breaks out with acne, eczema or rosacea, then it is not recommended that heavy scrubbing of mechanical exfoliants be used. A much more gentler chemical formula is in fact more suitable and should be used only once in a while as it may still be irritating to such a sensitive skin. If you are older, with a highly sun-damaged skin, then you may require either or both methods, perhaps you need to do the exfoliating more often, in order to remove the layers of damaged skin. Besides it also help stimulate the production of healthy collagen structures in the deeper layers of the skin.

Check out Shills Magic Bubble Peeling which is recommended in one of the Nurenwozuida programs.

Whatever formula you plan to use, exfoliants should be applied similar to cleansers.  If you are using a chemical peel, avoid “scrubbing” your skin, let the chemicals do the work.  If using a scrub, apply VERY light pressure, and work in tiny circles.  Again, be careful not to pull or stretch the skin. 

Most exfoliants will require some time to “work”.  Applying exfoliants right before showering is a good idea, because you can rinse them off under the shower, which helps in removing any residue.

Once you have "tone" your skin, you must take this action to protect your skin : protected from harmful UV rays daily.  This is a MUST if you want to prevent pre-mature aging. “Protecting” is a two-step process.

The first part of the process is providing your skin with antioxidants and ingredients that will help it protect itself by maintaining natural protective enzymes.
If you are going to use a vitamin/nutrient antioxidant solution or serum, you can soak a cotton ball with your solution and apply to face, patting your “problem areas” first, then gently wiping over the rest of your face.  Otherwise you can consider using some mask.

The second part is providing it with sunscreen protection. Apply to neck in upward motion.  If using a commercial antioxidant serum, follow manufacturer’s directions.

This is probably another replay of the SARS outbreak if we do not take the proper precautions. We must learn how we can protect ourselves and our family with the correct knowledge like how to put on the mask, how to wash your hands, what to eat to prevent H1N1 virus. Let Lan Jiao Zu and Professor Pan from Nurenwozuida test out the knowledge of the participating contestants on how to protect from the H1N1 flu virus. 

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