February 6th, 2008
Protect Yourself…..
As I approach my fortieth birthday, I find that I am increasingly aware of things I do - or fail to do - that may contribute to me looking my age. Isn’t it funny how vanity goads us into things we should be doing?
In the last year or so, I have become increasingly aware of the need to take better care of my skin. Long gone are the days when I go to bed without bothering to take off my makeup. Now, I have a regime that includes washing my face and applying moisturizer to my face….as well as special moisturizer to my delicate eye area.
The esthetician that has been doing facials for me over the last year has pulled a new trick to remind me that there is more I can do to take good care of my skin….and that is to use sunscreen on a daily basis. How? They did an ultravioloet photo of my face…showing me the sun damage to my face…..
Did you know that you can get as much sun damage to your skin on a cloudy days as you do on a sunny day? I bring this up because we are in the dog days of winter…..and the UV rays are incredibly damaging. So, your skin needs protection from harmful UVA and UVB rays. You put yourself at the risk of aging your skin…as well as risking skin cancer.
I have added the Sonya Dakkar 365 product to my daily regime. Each morning, I wash my face, apply the necessary moisturizing agents (like Omega 3 and HydraSoft lotion) and then I apply a pea sized amount of 365 before I apply my make-up. It protects my skin…and is warding away signs of aging. And I am amazed at how far a small amount goes…..
Like wrinkles. Who wants to deal with wrinkles? Not me, my dear. I want to look like I’m still 35…even though my drivers license insists I’m 40.
February 8th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
oh but that was just so that you could drive at 13!
thanks for the advice!
March 9th, 2008 at 8:44 am
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