Ttexture, pigmentation and tone: these are the main parameters with which to evaluate the concept of skin quality, that is, the “quality” of the skin. This expression, stolen from aesthetic medicine, indicates the increasingly relevant consideration of skin health, priority over its perfection.
What is Skin quality and what does it depend on?
The appearance of the epidermis, its quality, depends on various factors. Genetics comes first. It seems, in fact, that the predisposition to age more or less visibly is inherited from the maternal axis.
This was confirmed a few years ago by both the Karolinska Institutet be the Max Planck Institute: a at a cellular level, in fact, the aging process can be read from the mutations that occur in the DNA of the mitochondria: their genetic makeup is passed on to the children exclusively from the mother. So, first element for beautiful skina lucky one inherited maternal “skin quality”.
Food, stress and habits that ruin skin quality
To affect the Skin Qualityalready starting from the age of 25, other factors take over: primarily environmental and exogenous ones such as nutrition and habits of life.
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Smog and pollution are two of the main causes that accelerate cellular aging, causing inflammation, often invisible to the naked eye, truly harmful for the purposes of Skin Quality.
Some foods and drinks with inflammatory potential on the skin are added: first and foremost alcohol, cold cuts, mature cheeses.
On the bad habits front, pay attention to smoke. This it damages the skin from the inside but also from the outside. What is exhaled, in fact, leaves fine particles on the surface of the face which, in the long run, cause oxidation and accumulation of free radicals.
Good skin quality ultimately also depends on sleep, ideally at least seven/eight per night. Going to sleep and waking up regularly, at the same time every day, helps the skin to synchronize with circadian rhythms and carry out its functions correctly.
Skin Quality: how to improve it?
To improve the quality of the skin it is therefore essential to start from an analysis of your lifestyle. And a dermatologist, to help, will be able to recommend the most appropriate beauty routine.
It will be an essential product an antioxidant serummaybe at C vitamin; helps to illuminate, regularize texture, minimize blemishes. In the evening, after a delicate but effective cleansing, it can be recommended a retinoid-based product, able to stimulate the production of collagen and reduce discolouration.
During the day, consequently, a will be indicated Sun protectionespecially for preserve the benefits of the application of vitamin C, alphahydroxy acids and retinol which, depending on the skin, can also be photosensitizing. In fact, the sun’s rays pass through many barriers. Even in winter. They calmly overcome clouds, window glass and even some of the fabrics.
What are Skin Savers?
To improve your own Skin Qualityafter a certain age, you can also resort to Skin Saver: injectable aesthetic treatments, based on hyaluronic acid and glycerolcapable of stimulating skin regeneration and the production of new collagen.
However, these are never definitive solutions. At home, however, the skin should always be treated with care and with the right beauty routine. And the visible quality of the skin, thank you.
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