Skin Needs Moisturizer in the Summer Too

Summer can be rough on skin, especially if it gets burned in the sun. Sunscreen of SPF 30 or higher and protective clothing is recommended. (Shelbi Lynn Awabdy / Getty Images)

 

By Lily Dayton

 

For most people, sunscreen is a given in the summer, even year round. But many people neglect moisturizer when temperatures are high, and that's a mistake.

"A lot of people don't think they need to use as much moisturizer in the summer. They might feel like their skin is greasier, but they should keep up the same moisturizing regimen they use in the winter, especially if they spend time in an air-conditioned environment," says Ray Jalian, cosmetic dermatologist at UCLA Medical Center.

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Lily Dayton

Artificially dehumidified air dries the skin, which makes wrinkles and fine lines look more pronounced. Jalian recommends that people apply a noncomedogenic moisturizer (one that won't clog pores) to their face two or three times per day, all year round.

To keep skin looking its best, he also recommends that people use a sunscreen (SPF 30 or higher) that contains titanium dioxide or zinc oxide, that they don't smoke cigarettes and that they regularly use products containing vitamin A derivatives, such as retinol or Tretinoin. By increasing the rate of cellular turnover, these products exfoliate the skin, soften fine lines and improve skin texture and tone. With long-term use, they also stimulate the skin to synthesize new collagen fibers.

"It's perfectly OK to use these products in the summer, but the caveat is they do dry out the skin — and they make the skin more sensitive to the sun," says Jalian.

He tells patients going on a sunny vacation or to the beach "to skip it for a few days before and during the vacation, then start again when they return."

Likewise, such people should hold off on dermatologic procedures such as chemical peels and laser treatments until fall or winter. Not only do these treatments leave the skin more susceptible to sun damage, but the chance of discoloration following the procedure is higher with sun exposure.

He adds that people can still get injectable treatments such as Botox or dermal fillers. "These injections are deep, so they're not disturbing the top layer where sun damage occurs."

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How to Stay Pimple-Free This Summer

When heat and humidity collide, acne can erupt. Here’s how to keep those zits under control so you can feel confident showing skin.

By Grace Gold |

Those gloriously long, sunny summer days have one nasty drawback: the breakouts that sweat and sweltering temps provoke. And as if facial acne isn’t bad enough when the last thing you want to do is cake on makeup, body bumps on the chest, back and bum often emerge just in time for swimsuit season.

“Now that it’s summer, it’s time to put heavier products away and re-strategize your skincare,” says Doris Day, M.D., clinical associate professor of dermatology at New York University Langone Medical Center. “Pimples take a few weeks to form under skin, so you want to start your clear skin habits now to enjoy clear skin all summer,” she adds.

Don’t wait until you break out
“You’ll chase zits all summer if you only treat after acne surfaces,” says Dr. Day. A healthy skin routine should include daily cleansing and exfoliation with a gentle manual scrub or product with an active ingredient like salicylic acid, glycolic acid or benzoyl peroxide. The same goes for body areas, which can tolerate higher concentrations. “Don’t stop products altogether when you’re clear. You can scale back a bit but still continue in order to maintain your results,” adds Day.

Mind your hair productsDuring the summer, we all sweat from our scalp more, and that drip transfers hair products to your skin. “I see a lot of acne around the face in patients when it’s hot, and this is a common cause of forehead breakouts,” says Day. Switch to more natural hair care, or skip styling products altogether if you’ll be sweating heavily. And applying acne treatments more generously to the edge of the face can also help, says Day.

Skip spandex, stick to cotton
Between biking, hiking, working out and running, we all tend to be more active during the warm weather months. Trendy synthetic fabrics like spandex that don’t allow skin to breathe can breed acne-causing bacteria on your body. “Stick to cotton and other natural fibers that absorb and aerate sweat to prevent your body from breaking out,” advises Day. Cotton is also your best bet for summer pajamas, as overnight sleep sweat can also cause body breakouts.

Wear less makeupThick foundation and sweat are a pimple-causing duo. Celebrity makeup artist Julianne Kaye recommends using a mattifying primer to help blur imperfections and combat shine followed by a light mineral powder or BB/CC cream for weightless coverage. If you need to mask a zit, spot treat instead of wearing a whole layer of full coverage all over. “Apply a powdered puff in a rocking motion on top of the bump and then tap concealer directly on top so that it has something to hold on to,” explains Kaye. Then set with a final rock of the puff.

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Facial Massage

Facial Massage -- the ULTIMATE Anti-Aging Treatment

Head and neck de-stress massage brings relief to those who suffer stiffness around the neck and tight shoulders, migraines, stress, eyestrain and insomnia, greatly improving circulation! Aromatherapy combined with lymphatic and pressure point massage of the upper chest, neck and face brings relief of colds, congestion, blocked ears and sinusitis. Vital energy will flow freely as blood circulation is increased.

The face is full of small, sensitive muscles. Tension and age causes the connective tissue between the layers of the facial skin and the facial muscles to become less supple over time. Habitual expressions such as frown lines, rigid jaws and squinting eyes can become set.

The gentle and relaxing pressure of a proper facial massage can loosen up the facial muscles, soothe congested eyelids, smooth the eye contour and leave you feeling relaxed and refreshed! Circles under the eye and facial wrinkles are reduced, and your complexion will be toned and glowing due to the selection of proper active ingredients!

The face needs exercise. The stimulating effect of nimble fingers massaging the face helps stimulate, nourish, and firm the skin!

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Skin in America - Where Should You Live for Younger Looking Skin?

The Best (and Worst) States for Skin in America

By Laura Kenney 

For younger-looking skin, consider moving to Minnesota, Hawaii and New York.

Our Skin Age Quiz, taken by 28,000 women, found statistically significant differences in skin age from state to state. The quiz examines how factors like lifestyle, habits, genetics, nutrition and stress levels affect the look of your skin, using a proprietary algorithm to determine the results.

In the grand beauty-scheme, most of the nation’s skin looks a tad older than its age, but the east and west coasts fair the best, only looking about a year older. The states with the biggest areas to benefit, beauty-wise, are Wyoming and Oklahoma, where citizens have skin that looks, on average, three years older than its age.

What’s contributing to a higher skin age? Women in Wyoming and Oklahoma eat less fruit than the highest performing states, but the biggest factor seems to be sun damage. Fifty-five percent of women in Wyoming and 44 percent of women in Oklahoma reported getting blistering sunburns before the age of 20. In the youngest-looking states, this average was 28 percent.

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Beauty's Next Big Ingredient: Your Toilet Cleaner??

Researchers find surprising anti-aging powers in a popular household disinfectant.

By Grace Gold 

From sanitizing bathrooms to revitalizing dingy whites, most of us have relied on the potency of bleach at some point. But a November 2013 study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation suggests that the next place you may consider applying the DIY hero is on your face.

Dilute bleach baths have actually been used for decades to treat aggressive cases of eczema and recurrent abscesses. And the keyword is dilute—the prescription is typically a quarter to half cup of bleach in a full bathtub of water for a weekly 10-minute soak.

“Eczema patients commonly develop skin infections, and bleach baths can help reduce bacteria on the skin to minimize infection risk, as well as reduce itch,” explains Joshua Zeichner, M.D., director of cosmetic and clinical research at Mount Sinai Medical Center’s department of dermatology.

Scientists have previously attributed the medicinal effect to antimicrobial activity in bleach, but study senior author Seung Kim, M.D., Ph.D., and professor of developmental biology at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, had an intuition that bleach did more than just sterilize skin cells.

In the experiment, the researchers exposed both human and mouse skin cells to dilute concentrations of bleach, then evaluated the response of inflammatory pathways controlled by a molecule known as NF-kB. The bleach was shown to reduce NF-kB-related inflammation, which is associated with UV light exposure and can have premature aging implications.

Next, researchers tested the effect of a bleach solution on mice that had radiation dermatitis—a common sunburn-like side effect that cancer radiation patients can experience during treatment. These burns can be so painfully raw that therapy may be interrupted for skin to recover, which can impact the efficacy of treatment. Incredibly, mice that received daily 30-minute dilute bleach baths had less severe radiation dermatitis and better healing and hair regrowth than those bathed in just water.

Finally, the group tried the science on elderly mice. When bathed in the dilute bleach solution, the animals’ skin began to look younger, “from old and fragile to thicker, with increased cell proliferation,” describes Thomas Leung, the study's lead author. The effect wore off when the baths were stopped, implying that regular treatment is likely required to maintain the youthful results.

If shown to work similarly in humans, this cheap and widely available household chemical could provide a new way to treat skin damage, but until further study, all we ask is that you refrain from any sort of DIY bleach baths.

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Cold Weather Skin Therapy: How to Treat Dryness

Keep your skin soft and hydrated throughout the cold, windy months with this expert advice.

Thirsty. Parched. Dehydrated. There are a lot of different words for dry skin—and just as many undesirable symptoms that come with it. No matter what you call this common skin condition, it all means the same thing: Your skin needs more moisture.

What causes dryness?
Like most skin conditions, we often inherit dry skin from our family tree. (Thanks, Mom!) But rough, flaky and tight skin can also be caused by outside factors—one of which is weather. (Thanks, Mother Nature!) Cold, windy conditions can suck moisture out of your skin and leave it feeling chapped. Another dryness culprit is diet. If you don’t eat foods rich enough in fatty acids, it unfortunately shows on your skin.

All of these causes affect your lipid barrier, resulting in trans epidermal water loss. That’s when the natural water inside our skin creeps out through cracks and crevices, causing dryness.

How to treat dryness:

Just add water (aka moisturize). Products rich with moisturizing ingredients add a layer of moisture on top of skin, therefore reinforcing the skin’s lipid barrier and keeping water from evaporating. These ingredients include petroleum, natural oils, mineral oil, natural butters and vitamin E, and they offer instant relief.

In addition to moisturizing, you can also hydrate, which is more from the inside out. “Hydration is the act of bringing water to the skin either by stimulating components within the skin that hold onto water—or adding humectants on the surface of the skin to draw in water,” explains cosmetic chemist Ni’Kita Wilson. The most popular hydrating ingredient is hyaluronic acid, which is also the moisturizing substance found in our skin.

When picking out products to quench your skin, think thick and creamy. “Thicker creams are best, because they tend to contain more waxy or emollient ingredients that coat the skin and prevent moisture from escaping,” says Wilson. “Creamy face washes add emollients back to the skin, too, reducing the level of dryness typically associated with cleansers.”

Choose the right products packed with the right ingredients, and you’ll hang your dry-skin woes out to dry.

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What to Eat to Clear Up and Improve Your Skin

Expert Diet Tips for Acne-Free, Glowing Skin

Our crazy hairstyles may have stayed in high school, but unfortunately for many of us, our acne decided to tag along into adulthood. Most of us get at least the occasional breakout, not to mention deal with other skin issues like oiliness, dryness, etc. All of this can be so frustrating--especially when it seems that nothing works to clear your skin.

But when working to solve acne and other skin issues, we often overlook the important role our diets play. Lucky for you and your skin, we’ve put together a list of the top nutrients you should be eating for clearer skin and the foods that can deliver them. We’ve even included a few to avoid, to make sure you’re not canceling out your good eating efforts.    


Vitamin A
“Vitamin A is necessary because it prevents overactive sebum production,” explains holistic nutritionist and yoga instructor Princess Carey. Sebum production is that oily sheen your skin produces. In normal amounts, it helps protect your skin from bacteria, but as soon as it becomes overactive, it will create oily, acne-prone skin. To combat this problem, Carey recommends getting your vitamin A from liver, pumpkins and apricots, in addition to the superfood spinach.  

“Spinach can help increase blood flow for a good glow to the face,” adds registered dietitian Carlene Thomas.  

If you just can’t stomach the idea of spinach, reach for the sweet potatoes instead, which will load you up on vitamin A and vitamin C. Bake one and top it off with veggies for a healthier lunch option bursting with flavor--and pretty skin nutrients, it turns out.  


Vitamin C Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that not only boosts your immune system, but also produces clearer skin. The good thing about vitamin C is that there are numerous foods that you can eat to get your fix--even for those picky eaters out there.  

Packed with vitamin C, “strawberries and peppers are great for skin,” says Thomas.  

In addition to strawberries and peppers, Carey recommends pineapples, oranges, mangos and red peppers, which she says are all great sources of vitamin C. Sounds like the makings of a fabulous fruit salad, eh?    


Vitamin B
Just like vitamin C, vitamin B works as an antioxidant for your skin. “They flush out bacteria and help with the reproduction of new skin cells,” explains Carey. For your dose of skin-perfect vitamin B, she recommends including poultry, peas, beans and green leafy veggies in your diet. If you opt for poultry, lean chicken breast or turkey will provide a dose of niacin (a.k.a. vitamin B-3), which can help to strengthen your skin’s barriers.    


Zinc For clearer skin, it’s essential to make sure you’re getting enough zinc in your diet. “Zinc controls oil glands,” explains Carey. “Nuts, seeds, carrots, [and] poultry are great sources of zinc.”  

Quinoa is also good for getting your zinc, especially if you’re looking to multitask with added protein, fiber and whole grains. Yeah, quinoa is definitely one of those superfoods you should be eating.  


Omega-3 Fatty Acids
If you have combination skin that’s oily and dry at the same time, Carey recommends loading up on omega-3 fatty acids to set your skin straight. “Make sure you are eating foods that contain essential fatty acids like nuts, olive oil and fish to help improve your skin,” she explains.  

Omega-3 Fatty acids will not only help get you lovely skin, but they’ll also help boost your metabolism and keep your joints and mucous membranes lubricated for an overall healthier body. Lean white fish, salmon and flaxseed will all give you a dose of omega-3, in addition to Carey’s recommendations.  


Water
No, it’s not technically a food, but it’s an important part of your diet. Drinking more water will help to flush more toxins out of your body, reduce bloating, and increase your metabolism. “Water gives you energy as it hydrates the cells and allows the organs to function optimally,” explains certified personal trainer and health coach Katie Humphrey. “It also flushes toxins from the body and encourages a healthy digestive system.”  


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While you’re working to get glowing, clear skin, watch out for these complexion saboteurs. Remember that everyone is different: while these may cause breakouts in some, they may not in others.   

From a dietitian’s standpoint, Carey recommends removing sugar, caffeine, trans-fats and processed foods from your diet. And it makes sense that these foods would not only help your complexion, but your body overall. Really, when’s the last time you looked at a bag of chips or a plate of cookies and thought, “Surely this will make me healthier”?  

According to licensed esthetician and acne specialist Daniela Ferri, you should also look critically at your intake of iodine containing foods, sugar, and possibly dairy.   “There is ample evidence that iodine worsens acne in those that have cystic acne,” Ferri explains. If you’re concerned about iodine affecting your skin, she recommends watching your intake of iodized salt (check the levels in your snack food), seaweed, like the kind wrapping some sushi, and shellfish.  

You should also reduce your sugar intake (it sucks, we know). Ferri says there is new evidence linking insulin resistance and acne—and reducing your sugar intake can reduce insulin resistance. While concrete proof is still in the works, as Ferri says, “Sugar does so many nasty things in the body anyway, it may as well be avoided in order to give your body as much strength as possible to let your skin fight for itself.”  

The relationship between dairy and acne has not yet been proven, but if you’ve tried everything else, it might be worth seeing how cutting dairy out of your diet impacts your skin. “Speculation has been made that the hormones in dairy foods, either added or naturally contained in milk-giving cows, can contribute to the hormone fluctuations seen in acne conditions,” explains Ferri.  

She adds that acne may also be the result of inflammation stemming from a dairy sensitivity, which many people may not realize they have. “There can be a connection between sensitivity to dairy and the immune system in the body being bothered enough to cause sensitivity in pores,” she says. “Inflammation is more involved in acne than many people give credit.” So try going a few weeks without dairy to see if that helps cut back on acne flair ups.  

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