Discover How to Look After Your Skin Throughout the Years
The Lucy Bee Skincare Guide covers the changes to the skin during puberty, in your 20s and looking after mature and menopausal skin, allowing you to have the knowledge to make confident changes to your skincare routine.
What happens to the skin during puberty and your teen years? Read our extract below:
“The first of these changes come in our teenage years, where puberty sometimes exacerbates pre-existing skin conditions. Hormonal fluctuations also cause visible changes to our skin.
Puberty occurs when the brain releases a hormone called gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH), and when this hormone reaches the pituitary gland (found at the base of the brain), the pituitary gland releases two other hormones: luteinizing hormone (LH); and follicle-stimulating-hormone (FSH). These hormones stimulate the production of testosterone and oestrogen. Both males and females have these hormones in differing amounts."
Is Anti-Ageing Skincare Real?
Found out more about whether there is such a thing as anti-ageing skincare or is it a fad. Below is an extract from our Skincare Guide on this.
“The ageing of skin is a natural process in which we find common changes including wrinkles, a shift in skin texture, loose skin, and pigmentation.
The primary causes of these changes are a decrease in collagen synthesis, and elastin production. The sebaceous glands, which produce sebum, also decrease over time, resulting in both dryness and itchiness.
Whilst the process is natural, there are some factors that act as catalysts for ageing skin. This includes exposure to UV rays from the sun, which cause a breakdown of collagen and elastin, whilst also damaging the skin’s DNA structure. Pollution additionally sees free radicals weaken the skin barrier and diminish the skin’s moisture retention. Smoking also accelerates the ageing process, where tobacco breaks down collagen and elastic fibres, which result in deeper wrinkles.
Although it isn’t possible to avoid or reverse the ageing of skin, there are some steps you can take to help with the appearance of the skin…”
This extensive guide has you covered for all your skincare questions. Find out the answers to the above and discover even more about your skin when you download our Kindle eBook today.
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