Welcome to the first of my skin
blogs. As many of you are already aware skin
is my passion! I wanted to share some of the knowledge I have gained through
extensive seminars and training courses and now I have found a way.
At Euphoric we specialise in skin
care, striving to provide our clients with professional, results-driven beauty
solutions so that you can look and feel your best.
This first blog looks at why we
should care for our skin and will be followed by other skin related topics such
as skin and the sun, nutrition and its importance for the skin, teenage skin
and specific concerns such as pigmentation and rosacea.
I hope you enjoy reading them as
much as I am going to enjoy writing them!
Zoe Clark
Director - Euphoric
Your Skin
A Lifetime Investment
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Your skin is the first thing
people notice after your eyes so it is important to be aware of the right way
to care for it. Unlike most items of
clothing, you wear your skin every single day and will do for the rest of your
life so surely you should invest in it?
Firstly some skin facts:
- · Your skin is the largest organ of your body and the most complex
- · It is a physical barrier and acts to keep things both in and out of the body!
- · It protects us from toxins, heat and cold
- · It is waterproof
- · It provides us with sensory information
- · It removes toxins
II The skin is made up of two main layers, the Dermis and the Epidermis. These layers contain a the skins cells - Keratinocytes (the growing cells of the skin), melanocytes (produce melanin, responsible for giving your skin it's colour), Langerhans cells (responsible for skin immunity) and Fibroblasts (produce collagen and elastin).
The most common skin concern for both men and women is photo-ageing. Stress, pollution and sun are the
three main reasons for dull, damaged skin.
One way or another your skin gets battered and, before you know it,
premature ageing is staring you in the face!
Photo-ageing starts as early as the teens with 80% of photo-damage already
established by the age of 18. Look
carefully at the skin of the average person in their early twenties and you
will see evidence of sun damage, the beginning of fine wrinkles around the
eyes, freckles and clumping of the skin pigment.
Of course some people have the
worst skincare routine but still have good skin. These are the lucky few, blessed with good
genes. For most of us though, as with
many things in life, this is not the case.
You must make your own luck, or follow a great skincare routine with
products and technology suited to the skins needs.
But skincare is not just about
looking better. The world we live in is
no longer the friendly place it once was.
Industrial waste has polluted the atmosphere and contaminants directly
affect our skin. The thinning of the
ozone layer has subjected us to more intense ultra-violet irradiation and the
corrosive effects of free radicals (unstable molecules which cause ageing by attacking cells).
A delicate but amazingly
efficient organ, the skin is our only protection against this hostile
environment.
There has been a frightening
increase in skin cancer over the years so becoming sun savy is important now
more than ever. More information in my blog on sun and the skin
So what can we do about it? By implementing a good skincare routine and protecting your skin daily you can protect it skin and achieve healthy skin for life.
Environ is a pioneer in true skin
care. The creams are not just another
product introduced to fool people into believing that they will look
better. They have been formulated with
the current climatic condition in mind together with the increase in skin
cancers and most importantly they work!
Watch out for my next blog – Vitamin
A- Skincare’s Best Kept Secret
