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Skin Care Oils

  • Posted on June 7, 2010 at 10:00 am

We are all looking for ways to keep our skin looking and feeling as young and healthy as possible, and skin care creams have always been a tried and trusted way to do so. However, it is not just cream that can keep your skin youthful and supple, certain types of oil have been shown to keep skin feeling and looking amazing, it’s just a case of finding the right one for your skin.

One of the problems with many creams and lotions is that they consist mainly of water. This means that they are readily soaked in by dry skin, and as the water is absorbed, the skin plumps up. When the water evaporates though, the skin then looses it’s plumpness. This is a kind of vicious circle when it comes to skin creams, which is why once you start using them there really seems to be no going back. However, there is another form of skin care that you can use that will actually improve the structure of your skin long term, as opposed to just improving the appearance in the short term and this is oil. Many people are too scared to use oil on their skin for fear of clogging pores and ending up with outbreaks of spots, which if you use the wrong kind of oil is a possible outcome. If you decide to use oil on your skin you have to choose carefully, and a good rule to follow is that if you wouldn’t put it in your body then you shouldn’t put it on your body.

Coconut oil is one of the best oils you can use on your skin, but you have to be sure it is unrefined so that it retains all it’s natural goodness. Refining oil strips the antioxidants from it, which means the oil is more likely to generate free-radicals and these are exactly what you need to fight to keep your skin young and healthy looking. Coconut oil is known to have powerful anti-bacterial components, along with excellent healing and soothing abilities making it perfect for all skin types.

If you don’t like the idea of using coconut oil, then you may prefer some of the specially made skin oils such as Bio-Oil or Rescue Oil, both of which are blends of carefully selected oils that combine to create an excellent skin nourishing treatment. Both oils are effective at not only moisturising even the driest of skins, but also have the ability to even out skin tone and reduce the appearance of scars and stretch marks. If you are looking for a new skin care cream, but would like to try something a little different, then trying out a skin oil could be the perfect solution.

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Why do I need to use skin cream?

  • Posted on July 29, 2009 at 5:45 pm

Our skin, especially the skin on our faces, is exposed to the elements on a daily basis. Wind, sun, rain maybe even snow and of course pollution. central heating and air-conditioning bombard our facial skin non-stop. If we don’t offer our skin a helping hand in the fight against these things with some TLC and a good skin care cream then the aging process will more than likely happen at an accelerated rate, leaving us looking older than our years.

There are other factors that can add to us having a less than rosy complexion, such as smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, dehydration and lack of sleep.  All these things attack our skin not just from the outside but the inside too. Dehydrated skin is going to look thin and dull, and this can’t be cured with any kind of miracle cream, drinking water is essential to the health of our skin.

If you are making sure you have a good diet and are drinking plenty of water then your skin is going to be in good condition on the inside, you can then focus on helping your skin look it’s best by giving it some extra care on the outside. Many creams contain vitamins and anti-oxidants that can help smooth the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and can boost the appearance of your complexion, or if you feel your skin needs a little more help there are some brilliant skin oils that can give dry skin a much needed boost.

It is important to understand there is a difference between dehydrated skin and dry skin. Dehydrated skin cannot be made better with any kind of cream or oil as it needs moisture from the inside, it it the actual cells that form the structure of your skin that are in need of moisture which can only come from inside i.e. drink water. Dry skin is skin that has suffered at the hands of the elements and pollution and can be helped with skin care creams as it is the outside of the skin that needs help.
Using a good skin care cream that matches your skins needs is a great step towards helping slow the aging process, making sure you look and feel great about your skin and how it is representing you – after all your face is one of the first things people see when they interact with you.

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