Mature Skin, So Delicate, Still Lovely

As our skin ages, it can lose elasticity and its’ ability to retain moisture.  The signs of age may appear early or, if you are one of the “chosen few,” can come on more gradual.  Aging signs may appear including sagging skin, wrinkles, thinning skin, easily bruising and fine lines.

Mature Skin, so delicate, still lovely may happen when emphasis of skin care has been on nourishing and moisturizing the skin throughout the younger years.  Early prevention is one key to a healthier skin later on.

But, if you are like I was when I was younger, the love and zest for life was about all that there was on my mind.  Old age is what happens to “old people,” not to me.  On into my late thirties, I was still having to show ID to verify my age.  And so the thought that “my” skin might need more than just a wash cloth now and then was far from my mind.

But, as soon as forty hit, it is a whole different story.  I have to pamper my skin a lot in order to not have the “signs of the times” show more than they possibly have to.  Folks say thirty is the roughest age to go into.  It may be emotionally, but then forty always drowns that emotion out and we get to see how good we really had it.

When I see the pictures of the women in the 1800, I wonder if growing old was as emotional back then as it is now that I am faced with it.  That is, until I started researching and learning how I could slow down this process.

Mature Skin, so delicate, still lovely if the proper steps are taken at the first signs of changes in the skin.  There are regenerating herbs such as rose, comfrey, marshmellow and calendula along with Essential oils of rose, myrrh, olibanum, lavender, neroli and palmarosa that may be used in a number of combinations.

But, when you really think about aging skin, it is the elasticity that seems to be the thing we miss the most.  Decreases in collagen in the skin can do so much damage.  The levels of Hyaluronic Acid in the skin may also add to the decrease of skin tone.

Pennsylvania State University showed in one study that topical Hyaluronic Acid stimulated production of collagen-producing cells called fibroblasts. These fibroblasts may further reduce wrinkles and fine lines.

Of course, you can get the Hyaluronic Acid injections, but why if the topical HA gives so much relief and benefit to fine lines and wrinkles?

I have bee using a topical HA now for a little over three months and I have noticed a wonderful difference.  Of course, the Hyaluronic Acid is not the only relief I have been using, but I know it is making a big difference.

Hyaluronidase is an enzyme in the connective tissues and the skin that lowers the body’s natural HA production.  When using topical Hyaluronic Acid, the topical HA inhibits the production of the Hyaluronidase enzyme, so there are two benefits from using the topical HA.

The Hyaluronic Acid I use is called “Skin Eternal Hyaluronic Serum.“  This seems to be the most economical and still have the levels of HA that I want.

Thin, easily bruised skin can also be the result of using oral steroids for any length of time such as when treating Crohn’s disease.

By using an HA oral supplement, there may be some relief from the bruises. Oral HA supplements are made to promote skin health and generally contain Hyaluronic Acid levels the same as the HA supplements marketed for joint health.

Of course, just one supplement is not going to be the only thing that needs to happen to protect and regenerate healthy skin as it matures, but it is a start and a good one at that.

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