Healthy
Skin
How
healthy and fresh your skin looks not only depends on the condition of your
epidermis layer but also on how well your skin can absorb and retain moisture.
Collagen and Elastin
The
dermis is the second layer of the skin and is the thickest comprising of a mesh of
collagen and elastin fibers. Elastin
is a fibrous protein resembling collagen that is the main constituent of the
elastic fibers of connective tissue.
Collagen
and elastin are both vitally important skin proteins. Collagen is important because it is responsible for structural support
and elastin because it helps the resistance or elasticity of the skin.
The
dermis contains tiny blood vessels, which are important for nourishing and
oxygenating the skin, and lymph nodes that help protect the skin from invasion
from micro organisms.
Also
found in the dermis layer are sebaceous glands, sweat glands, hair follicles,
nerve and muscle cells. Sebaceous
glands produce sebum, a waxy yellowish body secretion that lubricates and
waterproofs your skin and hair. When
the sebaceous glands do not produce enough sebum skin will become dry and more
inclined to wrinkle. On the other
hand, too much sebum production leads to greasy skin and acne.
As
you can see, the skin’s structure, elasticity and resilience depends on the
condition of the dermis layer. This
is also where wrinkles develop.
Wrinkle Creams
Now
it is easy to see that commercially produced creams designed as anti-wrinkle
treatments have little or no chance of success because any collagen and elastin
molecules these creams may contain are too large to penetrate the outer
epidermis. Therefore, these creams
will have little or no effect on skin wrinkles.
This
does not mean that you should stop moisturizing your skin because moisturizers are important.
Moisturizers
Using moisturizers will benefit your skin, but in a superficial way. They cannot change the structure or condition of your skin. Used on a daily basis they will help to keep your skin soft and smooth, a
bit like rubbing oil into leather, but they cannot nourish your skin by
delivering all the nutrients it needs to remain healthy and youthful looking.
In
addition, the act of moisturizing, when done properly, will give your skin a
facial massage. Massaging improves
blood circulation, re-distributes fat layers and gives your skin a more even
appearance. This process will help
to smooth out fine lines and shallow wrinkles.
The
massage itself produces results regardless of what type of cream you are using.
Continued:
Subcutaneous
Layer
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