Why Your Skin Care Philosophy Should Not End at Your Face and Neck
Did you know that a good skincare philosophy is one that will care for all of your skin and not just the skin on your face and neck? It is true that these areas need special care for a number of reasons, but true beauty is full body beauty.
If the skin all over your body is cared for and pampered, you will feel, and look, better as a result.
Why is face and neck skin the focus of so much time and attention? There are a few reasons for this.
One is that this is the area of the body that is seen most often and so many women put their time and energy into trying to look their best.
When something has to give because of time, that something is most often the skin on less visible areas of the body.
The second is that the skin on your face and neck is affected most by factors such as UV radiation.
The skin below your neck is not in as much danger of being hit by UV radiation when the weather is cooler, but your face is on display year round.
If you concentrate solely on your face, you are doing your body and your overall appearance a disservice.
Take, for example, the skin on your feet.
Many women simply ignore it for most of the year and then spend time, money and tears on trying to get ready for "sandal season".
Suddenly, when warmer weather returns, we are acutely conscious of how the skin on our elbows, knees, legs and feet look.
Remember that your skin operates as an overall system, not simply individual parts of the body.
If you look at your skin in this way, you will see why it is important to practice a skincare philosophy that cares for your entire body, not just your face and neck.
You want to make sure that you are cleansing, exfoliating and moisturizing the rest of your body in addition to your face.
The products you are using are important too.
What good is using a natural product on your face and neck if you are slathering a chemical cocktail over the rest of your body? What is on the skin is in your system, no matter where on the body you are using that product.
A good skincare philosophy is critical, but you need a whole body approach.
If you start thinking about skincare as being important for your entire body, you will find you look and feel better as a result.
If the skin all over your body is cared for and pampered, you will feel, and look, better as a result.
Why is face and neck skin the focus of so much time and attention? There are a few reasons for this.
One is that this is the area of the body that is seen most often and so many women put their time and energy into trying to look their best.
When something has to give because of time, that something is most often the skin on less visible areas of the body.
The second is that the skin on your face and neck is affected most by factors such as UV radiation.
The skin below your neck is not in as much danger of being hit by UV radiation when the weather is cooler, but your face is on display year round.
If you concentrate solely on your face, you are doing your body and your overall appearance a disservice.
Take, for example, the skin on your feet.
Many women simply ignore it for most of the year and then spend time, money and tears on trying to get ready for "sandal season".
Suddenly, when warmer weather returns, we are acutely conscious of how the skin on our elbows, knees, legs and feet look.
Remember that your skin operates as an overall system, not simply individual parts of the body.
If you look at your skin in this way, you will see why it is important to practice a skincare philosophy that cares for your entire body, not just your face and neck.
You want to make sure that you are cleansing, exfoliating and moisturizing the rest of your body in addition to your face.
The products you are using are important too.
What good is using a natural product on your face and neck if you are slathering a chemical cocktail over the rest of your body? What is on the skin is in your system, no matter where on the body you are using that product.
A good skincare philosophy is critical, but you need a whole body approach.
If you start thinking about skincare as being important for your entire body, you will find you look and feel better as a result.
