Looking After Your Skin As You Get Older
Skin produces its own natural grease to protect the skin, and to prevent it from losing moisture. As we get older, our skin becomes more fragile, especially in sun-exposed areas, so it desperately needs the greasy protection. Unfortunately, older skin produces less grease, and every time we wash with soap we strip away the natural oils. Bubble baths contain detergent to make the foam, so they also remove oils from the skin.
Here are some hints to keep your skin in good condition.
* Use a sunscreen every day. This will prevent further ageing of your skin.
* Give up smoking.
* Avoid overwashing. As your skin does not sweat as much when you are older and does not produce as much grease, body odour is not such a problem as in younger people. Obviously, you want to be hygienic, but consider bathing or showering on alternate days instead of daily.
* Use a ‘cream bar’ or ‘cream body wash’, rather than a soap.
* Avoid foam baths (bubble baths).
* After bathing or showering, apply a body cream. This is better than using a bath oil, which can make the bath or shower dangerously slippery.
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