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Skin Care Tips for Health & Beauty

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Although your skin is durable and adaptable, it undergoes massive stress and damage on an ongoing basis from a hostile environment. Because your skin is the main protective barrier between you and the outside world, it is very important to maintain the health of your skin every day if you want to retain its youthful beauty and suppleness.

The skin consists of 70% water, 25% protein and 2% fats. The outer layer of your skin is called the epidermis. The dermis is a deeper layer containing elastin and collagen, both of which are responsible for your skin’s flexibility and firmness. Laying beneath the dermis is a thin layer of fat cells. It is the largest organ in your body and performs many necessary functions responsible for your health.

Your skin is a large protective covering which forms a barrier between you and the outside world. It is the largest organ of your body. it protects your body from invasion by potentially deadly microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, ultraviolet radiation and toxic chemicals from pollution.

Your skin is also the primary organ responsible for your tactile sense. We need to be able to recognize things such as heat, [...]

Skin Care Tips: Dry Brushing

Skin is the largest organ of your body, responsible for eliminating up to 2 pounds of toxins and

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waste every day. This accounts for about 1/4 of all the body’s detoxification needs. Skin requires 1/3 of all your blood to function properly. Your skin is so important that it is sometimes referred to as the “third kidney.” Because skin is so important to the natural detoxification of the body, keeping it healthy is good for your liver and kidneys, which have less of the burden of cleansing your blood of toxic substances that assault us every day due to pollution, stress, etc.

You may have noticed it is difficult to treat skin conditions by taking medicine orally: that’s because nutrients reach your skin last, and it is often difficult to get enough nutrients or medicine that are orally ingested to the outer reaches of the skin. Therefore, nutrient deficiencies often appear first in your skin’s appearance. That’s why skin creams and topical application is so important when treating many skin conditions.

Therefore, it is important to care for your skin properly. Consumers spend over 1 billion dollars a year on skin products, to reduce wrinkles, moisturize [...]