Why
Choose Natural Skin Care?
Information on Natural Skin Care products - To most people, good health
and well being are generally 2 of the most important things
people consider, when it comes to taking care of
yourself. Everyone wants to feel healthy, and everyone
wants to look good. In todays fast moving world, many
people are becoming more interested in eating healthy
foods, getting regular excersice, and using natural
products. This is because modern technology is alowing
us to discover more and more about ourselves, and what
the consequences are if we do not take care of our
bodies. People are looking to purchase more natural
products, both for what they eat (hence the huge rise in
the organic market), and the products they use on thier
body and around the home. Everything we need for beauty
care to cleanse and take good care of our skin is
already produced for us by mother nature. Healthy skin
and true beauty comes from healthy growth of quality
cells in the dermal layer of the skin. This can be
achieved with a balanced dose of nutritious diet,
regular exercise and plenty of rest, relaxation and
play, as well as natural skin and body care such as the
skin care we provide.
A good way to look at it is -
Would you eat your Skin Care?...if the thought of
that makes you cringe, you probably should not be putting
it onto your skin. Up to 60% of products we apply to our
skin gets absorbed into the body, so if you can not bear
the thought of eating it, you should feel the same way
about rubbing it onto your skin.
Our
Skin - what is it made of?
The skin is made up of the epidermis and the
dermis. The outer or upper layer of the skin is the
epidermis, a tough, waterproof, protective layer. The
Dermis, or the inner layer is thicker than the epidermis
and gives the skin its strength and elasticity. In the
epidermis are keratinocytes, about 90 percent of the
cells named because they produce a tough, fibrous
protein called keratin. This protein provides many of
the skin’s protective properties. Arranged in layers,
the oldest cells in the upper layers, and with the
youngest cells in the lower layers.
The dermis, unlike the epidermis, is richly
supplied with blood vessels and sensory nerve endings.
The skin’s main strength comes from the main structural
component of the dermis, a protein called collagen.
Elastin, another protein in the dermis, is the main
component of elastic fibers. These proteins give skin
its elasticity and the ability to return to its original
shape after stretching. Elastin and Collagen are
produced by cells called Fibroblasts, which are found in
the dermis.
