Nature's Natural Skincare ProcessBy Natalie SchunkerThis information is brought to you by Wrinkle Free In 1 Night at:http://tinyurl.com/ylqoefjHow does natural skincare work?Skin is an amazing living organism and is the largest organ in our bodies. We washit and put products on it but do we really understand how it works and the needfor natural skin care to keep it protected and looking naturally beautiful? Ourskin is made up of three distinct layers. The top or outer layer is called theepidermis. The second layer is called the dermis. This contains blood vessels,nerve endings, hair roots and sweat glands. The third layer is the subcutaneousfat layer containing larger blood vessels and nerves. It is of course the toplayer that acts as the barrier to the elements and all the day to day pollutionthat it is in contact with. It is this layer that we should look after with aproper washing regime and using the right moisturizing creams.When our skin is dry it often feels rough and flaky. This is because it does notcontain sufficient moisture. This top layer or epidermis plays a key role inhelping contain moisture within the skin and normally consists of around 15% ofwater. When this moisture content falls below 10% the skin starts to dry out andthat is when we complain of dry skin. It starts to appear flaky, it comes off insmall white flakes and as the drying continues, the skin can crack ultimatelyleading to itching, irritation and even soreness. Some skin types are more proneto dry skin than others and most of us suffer from dry skin in the cold wintermonths when the sweat glands that are secreting moisture into the epidermis areless active. The skin has a constant process of rejuvenation, growing new cellsand shedding the old dead cells. This natural process of exfoliation can usefullybe aided by creams but they should not be so abrasive as to destroy healthy tissueor remove too much of the skin's natural defenses.Advertisements for skincare products often refer to the skin as being 'plumpedup'. What this refers to are the tiny amounts of fat, salts and amino acids andliquid particles which are packed between the individual cells. This is nature'snatural skincare process acting as a natural moisturizer for the skin, reducingmoisture loss and keeping the cells plumped up visually, reducing the tiny linesthat can detract from our skin's natural beauty and it is these lines that arevisually ageing. However, we can easily destroy the skin's natural moisturizerthrough washing with caustic soaps and through exposure of the skin to theelements, with all the toxic chemicals that are around in today's environment.Altering the skin's natural balance can also effect its efficiency in cellregeneration and if new cells are not being grown the old ones will not be shed asefficiently leaving the skin looking dull and lifeless.Helping nature's natural skincare processToday's busy lifestyle means that our skin takes a battering from the elements andfrom all the chemical contaminants that we unavoidably come across at home and inthe workplace. Recent research showed just how many unwanted chemicals we now havein our bodies. Some of these undoubtedly have been absorbed through the skin andmost of these chemicals did not even exist 50 years ago. Unfortunately our questfor ever more cost effective cleaning, beauty and garden products has meant theintroduction of new chemical concoctions, some of which are now being identifiedas potentially carcinogenic and dangerous and others as toxic. Our grandparentslived lives where natural skincare was the norm and undoubtedly skincare is morecomplicated today. But if we take time out to study the ingredients in ourskincare products and chose them carefully we can chose the best natural skin care
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