Keeping Aging Skin Healthy During the Summer
Tags: Summer Skin Care Tips, Genucel, Chamonix, Skincare

Too little too late is a phrase that many people over the age of 55 think of when it comes to skin care. Younger generations take sunscreen for granted, as the first modern sunscreen wasn’t invented until 1938. Even then, that sunscreen only had an SPF of 2, nearly 28 points less than most people need to keep their skin healthy. Additionally, the SPF scale was not invented until the early 1960s, which meant that its ability to catch on was delayed even later than that. It wasn’t until the late 1970s that the FDA started using and suggesting the updated version of the SPF chart, which means that most baby boomers missed out on sunscreen application as an early form of anti-aging.

Despite many older people coming into sun protection later in their life, it is still essential to practice good skin care and keep your aging skin healthy during the summer. With the help of our latest Genucel product line and a few other good skincare practices, it is possible to keep your skin healthy and radiant this summer regardless of your age.

Hydrate and Moisturize

We all know drinking water is essential to staying healthy, but did you know that it also plays a role in the youthfulness of our skin? It’s recommended that women drink 8 cups of water a day (8 ounces per cup), though some sources suggest as many as 9 cups per day if you’re a woman. Drinking water at different times during the day is also known to be extremely beneficial for certain activities, such as drinking water right after you wake up to kick-start your organs for the day and drinking a glass of water before a meal to aid in digestion. Water intake also positively impacts the glow and youthfulness of the skin, allowing it to retain elasticity better and giving it a natural glow.

After making sure you’re hydrated, treat your skin with extra care by moisturizing it and allowing your skin to retain the moisture you’re giving it. Genucel XV is a moisturizing cream whose aim is to help the skin in your face retain moisture. With peptides, b-vitamins, and no mineral oils, this moisturizer is gentle on the face and good for the skin overall.

Apply an SPF-based Cream at The Beginning of the Day

It’s never too late to incorporate SPF into your daily skincare routine. Along with proper moisturizing, hygiene, and skincare routine, blocking UV rays from your skin is vital to preventing aging. Just make sure that you use an SPF product labeled as “broad spectrum” — this prevents your skin from receiving any of the damaging kinds of UV light and will do wonders to prevent new wrinkles from appearing on your face.

Wash Your Face Twice Daily

Chances are likely that if you’re reading this you probably already practice a face washing ritual. However, if you’re a one and done sort of washer, you should think again about your face washing habits. Washing your face twice a day is the best way to ensure that you are rinsing pollution and other free radical-causing agents off your face. Free radicals are caused by things like smog, air pollution, pesticides, smoke, and even fried food. While they have definitively been tied to aging, free radicals are also thought to play a factor in more serious issues like cancers and Alzheimer diseases.

Once you’ve washed the free radical-causing agents off your face, supplement your body by giving it antioxidants that help target and eliminate free radicals in the body. The Chamonix Line by Genucel offers several different patented serums, such as Genucel Plant Stem Cell Therapy and Eyelid Treatments that use antioxidant ingredients and target problem areas on the skin that are impacted the most by free radicals. Using these replenishing creams as well as maintaining good face hygiene is a great way to ward off age-related wrinkles and other aging issues.

Use Targeted Technology

If you think that the sun takes an equal toll on all parts of your skin — you’re right! However, the impacts that it has on aging are varied and affect different areas of the face in distinct ways. Places like your eyelids and your jawline are made up of susceptible and fragile skin, which typical anti-wrinkle creams might not target all that well. After washing and moisturizing your face, using a targeted wrinkle technology like Genucel’s Eyelid Treatment and Jawline Treatment allow different areas of your face to receive help in ways that are specific to them.

Genucel’s Eyelid Treatment is designed to give the appearance of firmer looking eyelids. Likewise, Genucel’s jawline treatment targets the jaw in the same way. Drooping eyelids and jaws are an issue among those of us who are older. As we age, the skin around our eyes and on our jawline becomes less plump and hydrating, and sun exposure exacerbates this. By adding nourishment to the skin around the eyes and jaw via targeted technology, you are promoting youthful, plum, and radiant-looking skin.

Stay Out of the Sun or Protect Yourself

You don’t lose the chance of getting skin cancer the older you get, so why not protect yourself while you can? When the sun gets hotter in the summer, prevent burns and exposure by wearing long sleeves and covering up when you can, wearing SPF-incorporated sunglasses, and broad-rimmed hats. While some sun exposure is good so that you can get that much-needed vitamin D, you’ll want to limit yourself to the exposure when you can. Garden, go for walks, and get to the beach, but your skin (and your overall health) will thank you for using your best sun protection techniques. Remember — you can look fashionable and still dress sensibly for sun protection!

Genucel by Chamonix is a line of anti-aging products designed to aid in your daily sun and skin protection best practices. For more information on our range of products, visit our website.