Think You’ve Had a Bad Day, What about Your Skin?
The carefully calibrated clock that controls our bodies asks a lot of our skin: At night when our minds and limbs take a rest our skin cells go into overdrive, repairing and rebuilding for the exposures they will face the next day.
A Day in the Life
Here’s the typical day in the life of one’s skin: Bedtime, cleanse away the impurities and pollution particles from your day. This is a good time for a nighttime skin care regimen to facilitate the production of energy for repair and boost.
The peak renewal time for skin is at night. While you rest your skin is freed of external damage and your skin cells can devote their time to rebuild essential components that were depleted throughout the day. While you sleep, there is an increase in cell renewal and other biological functions in the skin.
Early morning your skin looks its best, refreshed, renewed and ready for the day. As the morning goes, environmental assault begins. On your way to work, walking the dog or outside for exercise the skin is exposed to damaging elements such as bus fumes, pollution and ultra violet rays.
Even just a little UV exposure, the LEADING cause of premature aging, can harm the skin cells. Protect your skin with sunscreen all year long!
Late Morning: The EMF attack – your computer is generating electromagnetic frequencies which slow down your metabolic process. Anything that slows down your body also slows down your skin cell activity.
Around 3 p.m. A stressful, two hour meeting compromises the skin barrier function, resulting in skin that feels more sensitive and begins to show signs of wear and tear. There is a cause and effect relationship between your brain and your skin cells. Just like when you touch something hot neuropeptides send messages to the brain telling you to move your hand, when you experience mental stress, messages are sent to your skin cells to slow down repair which can cause pre-mature aging.
Evening: If you hit the gym or take your dog and or kids for a walk, your skin will reap the rewards. Exercise helps your body to release endorphins and gain oxygen which is ultimately good for your skin.
Bedtime: Your tank is empty and your skin’s energy reserve is low. Go to bed so your skin can go to work.
Credits to: Debbie D’Aquino & Clinique