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SAVING FACE SUMMER TIPS to Keeping Your Skin Healthy Written by Dee Dee Serpa-Wickman Whether it’s from entertaining outdoors or sunshine rays pouring through your sunroof, it’s almost impossible to avoid sun exposure in coastal California. There is no question, we need the sun and its benefits. It is essential to our mental health and provides us with vitamin D for strong bones. What we don’t need are the negative effects that come with it. Exposure to the sun causes free radicals to form in the skin. These free radicals attack the skin causing major changes including collagen breakdown, loss of elasticity, hyper pigmentation, wrinkles, and even skin cancer.
Here are 10 tips to keeping your skin healthy
hoose a non-comedogenic full spectrum SPF 30 physical block which is protection against the entire UV spectrum. C There are 2 types of UV rays: UVA and UVB. UVA rays penetrate through clouds and glass and 30-40 times deeper into the skin. UVB rays burn the skin. Physical blocks includes zinc, titanium oxide and micronized titanium. Wear long sleeves during prolonged exposure to sun.
Wear at least a 4 1/2” wide brimmed hat. There are companies that make hats with UPF protection.
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Wear sunglasses with a 1”-1 1/2” wide temple to protect the side of your eye area where crow’s feet develop.
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Tint your vehicle windows.
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Keep hydrated! Drink an extra glass of water for every cup of coffee, black tea or alcoholic beverage.
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Eat more antioxidants, which are molecules than can safely terminate the oxidation chain reaction before cells are badly
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Cleanse your face every evening, not only to remove makeup and sunscreen, but also environmental particles which cause
damaged. They are found in blueberries, goji berries and leafy greens, to name a few. These nutrient rich foods will help combat free radical damage. premature aging.
9. Choose result oriented products with these essential ingredients in your home care protocol.
Vitamin C & E are intertwined in their activity and are important in protecting and treating the skin from sun damage. Vitamin A is an essential ingredient to prevent, restore, normalize, and repair damaged skin. Peptides are highly efficient in stimulating the healing process, building and repairing the dermis. Growth Factors is a super antioxidant. It also resolves inflammation and stimulates the proliferation of epidermal cells.
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Get regular clinical facial treatments with a result oriented skin practitioner. There are a variety of modalities to treat
skin conditions, such as oxygen therapy (healing windburn, sunburn), firming and toning, lightening pigmentation, and intense hydration.
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