3 Skin tips for looking younger

Your skin is the largest organ in the body, and while nature is a wonderful thing, skin can't look after itself to its best advantage. So, you need to be involved in maintaining a good skincare regimen to keep your skin in tip-top shape. But the question is, are you actually doing all you can?

Long before you notice the first signs of aging and wrinkles appearing, this needs to be a core of your daily beauty programme. Caring for the skin is not just about looking your best, and doing so will promote self-confidence, make you feel better about yourself and finally, certainly shows an outward healthy appearance.
Does your skin care programme ensure that the right treatment is being used at the right times?

When it comes to skin, beauty and anti-aging The Melrose Aesthetic Centre is the shining light in the murk of uncertainty. They can give you the best skincare regimens, products and tips, and apart form that, they offer a wide-ranging selection of treatments for before and after the aging process begins to show.

Here are 3 skin tips to keep your skin looking it its best for longer:

Moisturizing with the right products

You are one of many millions of women who have already learned the importance of using good mositurizers, and for best effects, different ones will be needed in the morning, or at night. For the mornings most experts will agree that something containing vitamin C is necessary, because of its ability to protect your skin during the daily routine filled with stress, sunlight, and pullutants that we are all exposed to. In addition, this compound helps to break down collagen, hence it is best applied in the morning. However, the night time care product should contain retinols, Believe it or not, retinol is the only scientifically proven ingredient that actually works on anti-aging. Thus applying it at night before sleep is most beneficial. Unlinke vitamin C, retinols will stimulate the production of collagen in the skin, but they cannot work in sunlight.

Block those harmful rays

The moisturizers you use should undoubtedly contain an effective sunblock. Perhaps you may not be as aware of that as you should be. It's really important. However, you may not be applying that moisturizer to all the places that really need sun protection, which you may not realize. Sunscreen is the answer: the same sunscreen you'd use at the beach.
Often the areas that are neglected are around the eyes, ears, on the neck and on the chest especially if summer dictates a low-cut or sleeveless dress. The arms and hands are equally important. Before you know it, leaving these areas unprotected, the signs of age will start to show there. Skin cancer is another risk you certainly don't want to be exposed to. In the event that damage may already be done, treatments such as hand rejuvenation and laser treatments can help to repair past damage.

Stop breakouts in their tracks

Very few of us escaped the scourge of acne in our teen years. But despite what you may think, acne is a problem for many people way past that stage. Adult acne breakouts are not uncommon. Typically, at least 50% of women will suffer an acne problem in adult life. However, treating this blight in adolescence and adulthood take on very different forms. What may be good as a teen will very likely be useless to an adult with a breakout, because the eruptions are caused by different issues. You will probably find that teen acne products dry your adult skin and the inflammation gets worse. Once again the laser comes to the rescue. Both for acne, and acne scarring, effective and uncomplicated treatments are available.

If you take the time to keep these 3 tips in mind, and use them, you will not only improve the appearance and youthful look of your skin for as long as possible, but also help to slow the effects of aging.

Contact The Melrose Aesthetic Centre for further information, or options, no matter what your skin problem may be. They will have an answer.

Our Specialists

Dr Gordon Cohen

Dr Gordon Cohen, our leading Aesthetic Specialist, joined The Melrose Aesthetic Centre in July 2006.

He is a graduate of WITS Medical School, and after living in the United States for the last 11 Years, he recently returned to South Africa.

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Dr Mark Opperman

Dr Mark Opperman, recently joineded The Melrose Aesthetic Centre Professional team.

Dr. Opperman, a qualified Medical Practitioner, has been specialising in non-surgical treatments for a number of years, and now brings his own unique professional style and personality to the Clinic.

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Cherie Fraser

Cherie completed her O & A Levels with British International College. She went on to study at Camelot International and completed her Degree in Somatology.

There after she continued her education in the United Kingdom, where she completed courses in Chemical Peels & Micro-dermabrasion.

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