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Skin aging is a process that affects the skin and internal organs, it is a progressive deterioration of functions of the skin at the molecular level that ends in cell death.

There are two causes of aging skin, skin that is intrinsic consequence of aging is associated with a decrease in the protective capacity of the skin and response to stimuli, and extrinsic aging is due to external factors like the sun, pollution and snuff, the first being the most aggressive and which produces photo-aging.

Intrinsic aging is characterized by distinctive features that differentiate it from a youthful, namely:

• Dry, pale and fine wrinkles
• Loss of elasticity
• Flattening cell junctional
• Reduced number of Langerhans cells and melanocytes
• Keratinocytes flattened and loosely adherent corneocytes
• Decrease in the stratum corneum hydration
• Loss of fibroblast
• Changes in the quantity and quality of collagen
• Increased production of free radicals that alter DNA repair as a result giving the photoaging
• Senile Angiomas
• Seborrheic Keratosis

For its part, the photo-aging is sun damage that accumulates over time, has the distinction of generating these alterations in the skin:

• Fine wrinkles that turn into deep grooves over time
• Spots
• Dryness
• Loss of tone
• Yellowing
• lentigines
• Ephelides
• Appearance stiff
• Decreased wound healing
• Telangestasias
• skin fragility
• Increase your chances of getting skin cancer pre-

These consequences depend on the amount of sun exposure you have had skin and skin biotype as the most sensitive skin to the problem are the clearest, who have lifestyles outdoors and living in sunny climates.

The sun’s UV radiation significantly affects keratinocytes, melanocytes and fibroblasts, causing age spots and solar lentigines that can become malignant.

Involutional skin shows noticeable changes in different skin layers. Besides all this, the skin can be distinguished involution two well-defined areas that are older skin hidden and exposed, each with distinctive signs. In older skin dryness occult moderate note, color yellowish-white translucent skin lifting and folding a slow rebound, seborrheic warts ruby nevi.

In older skin exposed can find an extreme dryness, peeling, wrinkles, deep furrows and folds, also a noticeable thinning of the skin and atrophy. Exposed skin has a yellowish opaque sample skin aging, skin rhomboid easy to bending and lifting a rebound too late and there is also hyperpigmented macules, achromic and purple scars, sebaceous hiperplascia, seborrheic warts, actinic keratosis and lentigo maligna.

Involutional skin shows two types of wrinkles: one is deep in areas that are exposed and the stretch will not go away, another surface that is noted in the areas of reduced exposure or decks, which disappears with stretching.

Smoking increases the aging process of the skin and gives more depth to the lines and wrinkles, which are higher relative to the number of packs of cigarettes are smoked annually.

The harmful effects of snuff have two mechanisms of action:
For effects on the vasculature of the dermis and epidermis and an increase of wrinkles perilabiales.

The rings are alterations in the color of the skin under the eyes that reveal a weariness not necessarily real and they ruin our eyes. Its causes can be varied: heredity, race, presence of dilated blood vessels in the area, age, certain diseases or hormonal changes (such as water retention, menstruation or pregnancy). Other factors like sun exposure, lack of sleep and fatigue, do not cause dark circles but the deeper, if they exist.
It is therefore important to try and get enough rest, take care of the sun (use sunscreen even more powerful for the area under the eyes), reduce salt in foods (to reduce fluid retention), and choose a diet that will help to improve circulation.

Dark circles Beauty: A sign of tiredness not always real.

While there is a whole line of cosmetics dedicated to cover or correct dark circles, and reduce medical treatments, there are some home tips to reduce your appearance naturally.

• Chamomile tea: chamomile tea compresses cold or the same bags, once used. Apply in the eyes, leaving them on for 15 minutes.

• potatoes and cucumbers, place a slice of potato or cucumber on each eye, and leave it for 10 minutes, helping to shrink the veins that are under the eyes.

• Mask with cucumber and lemon squeeze a cucumber peeled and left it in the refrigerator until cool. Squeeze a lemon, and mix it with cold cucumber pulp. Add to the mix two egg whites and beat well. Apply at the circles and leave it for 15 minutes. Retired with cold water.

• The apple boil an apple and walked. Once cool, apply it in their eyes and leave it for 40 minutes.

• Oils: every night before bedtime, dark circles apply in castor oil or almond and leave it. After two weeks, we will notice the difference.

• Carrots: pour 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil on a very fine grated carrot. Mix well and apply on the eyes. Cover with slices of cucumbers and leave on for 30 minutes.

• Tomatoes: Tomato juice mixed with lemon juice, and thickened (barely) with a little flour. Applied daily in the pouches, leaving it on for about 10 minutes.

If our dark circles are genetic, it is important to know that will be very difficult to eliminate completely, but it always helps if the overall result before applying any of these recipes, massaged around the eye by pressing gently with your index finger, starting at the tear and even back to him, about five times. We’ll see how little by little, our eyes begin to look more rested and full of Viad

The face is very important. The skin is weakened by the weather, our health, but our food or our fatigue. Here are some tips and recipes to help you keep good appearance, taking care of your skin so natural and economic.

Clay mask for normal skin:
Mix 2 tablespoons chopped fine green clay in an infusion of thyme or camomile. Add a few drops of sweet almond oil.

Moisturizing Mask for dry skin:
Mix 1 egg yolk with 1 tsp coffee almond oil, 1 tablespoon coffee cream and 3 tablespoons coffee almond powder. Apply this mask on face for 15-20 minutes.
Mask with almond powder for dry skin:
Mix 2 tablespoons of almond powder, 1 tsp Coffee glycerin, a drizzle of olive oil.

Uses and indications of Aloe Vera
* Minor skin burns.
* The aloe gel may improve symptoms of genital herpes and certain skin conditions such as psoriasis. Additional studies could help confirm these findings.

Apart from the care and protection of the skin, aloe is also used to:
* Supplement to the gastric system, from indigestion, irritable bowel syndrome and colitis have experienced relief taking aloe vera. The Aloe Gel is often confused with another part of the plant known as “aloe juice,” but the two substances are very different. Aloe juice (also known as aloe latex or aloe sap) is a bitter yellow liquid derived from the outer layer of the leaf of the Aloe Vera. Contains substances taken orally has powerful laxative effects. In a study of 35 men and women with constipation who took capsules containing “aloe juice” and other laxatives include psyllium (a natural substance high in fiber) experienced more frequent stools than those who received placebo. However, aloe gives painful cramps if taken frequently.

* Diabetes. Preliminary studies suggest that aloe juice may help lower blood sugar levels in the blood. Although further studies are needed to evaluate safety and effectiveness of aloe vera in the treatment of diabetes, it seems likely that this herb can be a useful additive to the diet, exercise and medication program called diabetes 2.

* Dental practices.

* Virus HIV. The use of aloe can boost the effectiveness of some medications used to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but requires a well-designed research trials to confirm these findings.

* In the future it could be used in eye drops for his ability to cover and protect from UV rays.

* Immune booster and anti-cancer effects. Animal and laboratory studies suggest that active substances contained in silver leaf (both gel and juice) may have immunological effects and anti-carcinogenic. This information has inspired the production of a substance for people with cancer combining aloe leaf, honey and gin. However, studies using this substance in people are rare and therefore the safety and effectiveness of the substance is not known.

* The Aloe is also being evaluated for the treatment of asthma.

If you did not know yet, pay attention. Because you care for your skin at base of flower essences.

How could you do it? these essences mingling with some of your favorite cream to give this an extra touch of components.

The development would be: you must put 2 drops of flower essence selected in 30 g of a cream that you own (base hydro soluble, gelled or gel).

To make a cleanser: The essences are the most convenient Crab Apple, Chaparral, Manzanita and Bottle Bush. This cream will help to eliminate toxins. Use once in the morning and evening.

To fight acne: you must mix your cream Chaparral, Manzanita, Pretty Face, Fairy Lantern and Spinifex. If you wish-fulfillment full beauty treatment, you can combine it with the cream that we discussed earlier.

If on the other hand, you want to achieve a toning lotion, you can make a base of mineral water: prepare it with aloe vera, Spinifex and Star of Bethlehem. Save it to your refrigerator and apply it with a spray on the skin when you want to use it.

Excess body soap, and scrub with force, not a good habit because it eliminates oily skin cloak: defensive factor against a number of fungi and bacteria. They should avoid, especially people suffering from seborrheic dermatitis.

Avoid using germicidal soaps that all they achieve is sweeping our natural defenses.

For dry skin suggests the use of moisturizers that provide comfort and prevent premature aging. We suggest choosing one with a proper pH for your skin or those containing ammonium lactactos to give it more moisture.

As for oily skin, there is no need to exaggerate in the use of moisturizing cream.

At skinned people recommend using a sunscreen throughout the year 15 (not greasy).

Remember that during the summer increases the need for sunblock and well as more protection, always according to skin type.

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Use a shampoo according to the characteristics of their hair. And remember that it is false that the hair falls out when you wash every day.

People with sensitive skin should avoid using creams, deodorants, cosmetics or any products containing fragrances because they can cause irritation.

A good ally of the skin are the antioxidant vitamins (A, C and beta-carotene). In addition to maintaining the freshness of the skin, increases resistance to certain variants of cancer caused by ultraviolet light.

Hipoalergénics products, common in cosmetics and lotions, reduce the ability of certain components of allergic inflammation. They can help if you are allergic to, but do not work in all cases.