Over 70% of women claim to have sensitive skin. True sensitive
skin is usually very dry, and reacts to many externeal disturbances
by becoming red, blotchy, itchy, flaky and uncomfortable.
Research has now identified stress as a major factor in the
incidence of sensitive skin. In response to emotional stress
and exhaustion, nerve endings in the dermal layers have been
found to trigger the secretion of certain chemicals which
causethe skin to be sensitive. This in turn causes the skin
to age prematurely.
UVA-light
and UV-rays
Your
genetic make-up plays a major role in the way your skin ages.
This is almost always in relation to its natural melanin content,
because the single most influential cause of premature skin
aging is exposure to UVA light. This insidious, accumulative
form of energy wreaks its havoc on your skin's structure on
both summer and winter. The lighter your skin is the smaller
your melanin cells (called granules, the skin's natural defence
against the sun) are, allowing UV rays to penetrate deeper
and have a greater adverse effect. UVA light comes from the
sun in the form of UV rays. But UV rays can also come from
many other sources, such as computer screens, TV screens and
lamps.
Super
Glandin® Skin Care - the cells best friend
The
melanin, collagen, elastin fibres are all formed by cells,
it is these cells themselves that are beeing attacked by free
radicals from UVA-light and UV-rays. Low humidity in the skin
then ads extra danger for the skin to degenerate. The Gamma
Linolenic Acid (GLA) in the Super Glandin® is the only
scientifically known, substance that can penetrate the skin,
travel to the skin cells and surround each one of them as
a soft embrace, making sure all skin cells are penetrable
and elastic enough to recieve nourishment from the blood but
also tough and strong enough to withstand attacks from free
radicals. Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA) is the cells' best friend,
guard and healer.
There
is no cream on the market today which has a larger content
of Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA) than the Super Glandin®
Skin Care Creams and this is why it is the world's best anti-aging
creams.
Wear and Tear of The Skin
There
is a theory that if you stop cleansing and moisturising your
face, it will eventually reach an equilibrium; cleansing and
moisturising itself. This may have been the only option for
our ancestors, but in the modern world skin is exposed to
a cocktail of pollutants, from a vicious sun to inner-city
fumes. A strategic skin care routine is therefore an essential
part of life in the modern world.
Premature
aging
There are two kinds of aging: the natural aging and the premature
aging. Natural aging is an inescapable fact of life that comes
to all of us. When aging "symptoms" occur before
the age of 40, then your skin can be said to be aging prematurely.
This is a phenomenon caused by environmental factors. No matter
if the aging occurs natural or premature there are certain
factors we can protect ourselves against. We can try to eliminate
smoke, pollutants and stress but above all we must protect
ourselves against the biggest obstacles: UV-radiation and
dehydration of the skin.
UV-radiation
UVA-light
and UV-rays exposure triggers the activity of free radicals
in the skin: these are aggressive cells that are incomplete
at a molecular level and have a progressively negative effect
on neighbouring cells. In the skin, this phenomenon leads
to the gradual erosion of structure, as both collagen and
elastin are broken down, resulting in the formation of fine
lines, larger wrinkles and loose, sagging skin. Another effect
of UVA-light an UV-rays exposure is hyper pigmentation, also
known as "age spots" or "pigment spots".
These darkened patches of skin are a direct result of UVA-light
and UV-rays exposure. The areas of your body, exposed more
frequently are face and hands, and this is why the skin in
your face and on your hands can look considerably older than
other parts of the body.
Loss of water
External
factors affect the skin mainly because it is permeable. This
means that it can absorb moisture from the outside (in the
form of face and body creams for example). However, it is
permeable in both directions, so it can also lose moisture
when humidity in the atmosphere is low. This natural phenomenon
is known as tran epidermal water loss. While general health
will determine the extent to which tran epidermal water loss
affects you, the unpredictability of the modern world ensures
that most people suffer from it to some extent. Depleted moisture
content leads to the breakdown of collagen function, and the
weakening of elastin fibres.
How does our skin age?