Taking Care of Your Skin
Taking care of your skin should seem like something that comes to most of us as second nature, right? Wrong. In fact, most of us are pretty bad at caring for our skin. I think that there are a lot of people who think that they are doing a great job of taking care of their skin when, in fact, they are doing just the opposite.
Recently, I had an appointment with my dermatologist. After chatting for a little while, she asked me what kind of facial scrub I used. I told her the name of the popular apricot scrub to which she then informed me that that was the worst kind of scrub that I could use on my face. Shocked, I asked her why and she explained that there were little pieces of sand that were uneven that were used in the facial scrub so that every time someone uses it on their face, it actually causes little micro-tears in your skin, which can (and does) really damage it. Who would’ve thought?!
There are also people who frequent the tanning salons with the hopes of having luxurious tanned, healthy looking skin like the celebrities. However, this isn’t good for your skin either. Going to tanning salons and/or getting extended periods of unprotected sun exposure damages your skin by causing the skin to age a lot more quickly. I guarantee that if you check back with these very same people who frequent the tanning salons in a few years, you will already begin to see the damage that it would have caused.
All in all, all of the damage that we cause ourselves, in turn, causes us to head straight to our dermatologists or cosmetologists. You shouldn’t find it surprising, therefore, to discover that plastic surgery cases are on the rise. Many speculate that plastic surgeries are up because people feel that they have this “image” to uphold to other people. This is that is truly at the heart of all of the tanning and cellulite creams and facials and waxes…At the end of the day, it really seems to boil down to how you view yourself as a person. Are you someone who wants to attract attention to yourself so that people will like you?
Regardless of your reasons or self esteem issues, your skin certainly has a role to play in everything. Just look at how many countless teenagers are devastated each year when they discover that they have severe acne. This can have tragic effects on someone’s self confidence growing up. After all, no one wants to look back at pictures of themselves when they were younger and see their faces marred by pimples and cystic acne scars. Unfortunately, this can also lead people into a lifestyle characterized by frequent trips to their dermatologist, who will eventually be more than happy to have another guinea pig to try out all of the latest products on. You should want to take care of your skin for the added health benefits that doing so can provide, but if you find that you are only taking care of your skin to fulfill a need to fit in, then you seriously need to reconsider your reasons.
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