Skin Hydration

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By Chuck Stebbins (originally posted 10/15/2009 @ http://tampogo.typepad.com/shopblog)

Most marketing literature in the field of skin care tries to convince women that in order to win the battle over skin dehydration all they need to do is to buy a particular expensive moisturizer and use it often. Wrong, wrong and wrong again!

The truth is that there are four critical elements for improving skin hydration and health.

First, drink plenty of water. Without adequate water intake, you are fighting an uphill battle against skin dehydration. Conventional wisdom holds that everyone should drink a minimum of eight to ten 8 oz. glasses of water daily.

Second, you should protect your skin against moisture robbing elements of the environment. Mainly speaking that means avoiding the sun which robs your skin of moisture faster than anything and avoiding excessively dry environments which can leech your skin, as well.

Third, go to the local drug store and buy an inexpensive moisturizer without artificial colors or fragrances. Remember the lesson I try to repeat over and over is that, the price of a product is a poor indicator of the quality of a product. Expensive products are not necessarily good products. In fact, often times, when it comes to moisturizers, inexpensive is often better.

Finally, you should think about taking a natural supplement product called Lutein. Lutein is one of over 600 known naturally occurring carotenoids and is found in green leafy vegetables such as spinach andkale. Lutein is a powerful antioxidant which is great for the eyes and for, you guessed it, maintaining skin hydration levels.

Skin hydration is more than buying some “Holly-weird” supported product that costs $150 or more an ounce to buy but, in reality, is really as simple as following these four simple steps.

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