Skin Care: From an Inner Radiance to an Outer Glow
When we were young, our mothers may have told us to take care of our skin, but did we listen? Or did we spend our summers baking in the sun and our winters bracing against the cold and frost with nary a sign of moisturizer? Even if we abused our skin in our youth, the good news is that it’s never too late to begin a good anti-aging skin care regimen. Just like we’ve made it a habit to watch calories and get regular dental check-ups, we can develop the habit of good skin care. When we do, our inner radiance will be reflected in our outer glow.
Cleansing
The first element of a good skin care regimen is regularly cleansing our skin. That doesn’t mean scrubbing your face with a bar of soap in the shower; it means treating your skin – all of it – to the pampering it deserves.
For the face, it’s important to use a mild cleanser, and to use it at least twice a day, morning and night. Aveeno, Olay, and Biore, for example, all offer cleansers for various skin types that are gentle. They even have cleansing cloths, which makes developing a twice-daily cleansing routine even...