Learn Basic Skincare Facts
Are you ready to learn basic skincare facts? It's fascinating how much is going on in one square inch of your skin. Looking down at your skin after reading these facts, you'll be amazed at how much is going on! Did you know your body has a lot of skincare secrets? Let's take a look at what is involved with skin. Your skin is made up of 3 main layers, the epidermis, the dermis and the subcutaneous layer. You'll sometimes here to this referred as the hypodermis or the adipose layer. Each of those layers has stuff going on inside! Your top layer (the epidermis) has 5 layers alone! While your dermis has two layers. That's getting technical, and you don't need to know all those details. For the sake of this page, we'll be looking at three layers.
Healthy skin should be smooth and moist, and slightly acidic. Did you know that about 15% of your body weight is skin? It weighs between 7-10 pounds! WOW! Your skin acts in different ways. It helps protect you, helps you maintain heat, and helps you absorb as well as secrete things. Here are some more cool skincare facts. Each one inch section of your skin contains: 15 feet of blood vessels 12 feet of nerves 650 sweat glands 100 oil glands 65 hairs millions of cells 1300 nerve endings
You will want to understand one more area of skin care, so that you'll understand why your skin is so different now that you're over 40. Your skin cell turnover slows down as we age. By the time you get to your 40's, it's moving S-L-O-W! When you're a child, your skin is turning over every 7-10 days, so it always has a fresh glow. As you reach your teens, it's now taking 2-3 weeks for that same process to happen. Imagine what happens as you reach adulthood. Yup, you guessed it, it slows down even more. Now that you're over 30, it's taking your skin from 30-45 days to renew itself. No wonder your complexion is dull! Don't worry, you'll learn what you can do to help it along! Now that you've learned a few skincare facts, you're ready to learn what to do to help your skin. If you're still looking to understand what your skin type is, follow the link to learn more.
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