Very often, the concept of appearing beautiful is presented as masking, or altering our appearances. Make-up is one of those ways that we can conceal our apparent age, and with the surge in popularity of contouring, it was possible to look like a completely different person!

We’ve seen a growing acceptance of plastic surgery over the last decade as well. It used to be that plastic surgery was distrusted and had sort of a stigma to it; at least it did a long time ago. Maybe you are old enough to remember that! Now plastic surgery is so commonplace, you can order botox injections for your house!

But at Skin Actives, we’re not concerned with merely masking our age, or artificially confounding our appearance. We’re about living in a healthy way, and aging gracefully. We’re about giving your body the right vitamins and nutrients that it needs to prevent the signs of aging, and to reverse what damage has already been done.

So today’s tip for maintaining an appearance that is not a day older than you deserve: 

Don’t forget about your neck and hands!

Neck and Hand Care

One of the classic ways to suss out how old someone is: look at their neck and hands. We get so caught up in the region between the peak of our browline and the tip of our chin, we are sometimes wont to forget about everything else!

But don’t worry. Now is the time to start a new routine that will address these spots you might have been overlooking. If you are young, you’ll be heading lines and wrinkles off at the pass. If you’re older, some of the damage that you’ve accrued can be reversed.

Let’s begin!

5 Ways to Take Care of Your Neck and Hands

1. Commit to a Routine! - the first step in any skincare routine is committing to it! But here’s the thing, you are only going to be adding a couple of extra steps in the morning and at night. The extra seconds per day will add up, but so will the incremental improvements you are seeing!
2. Exfoliate! - You already know the power that a good exfoliation can have for your face, or feet. Now take that knowledge and apply it to your hands. As always, be gentle with yourself, the skin of your neck is thinner than other parts of your body. A little bit can go a long way, so exfoliate a little more gently in this region.
3. Moisturize! - You are probably already moisturizing your hands, so you can check that one off your list, but if you’re not, it’s time to start. Meanwhile, share some of that moisture with your neck! What we’re going for here is absorbing and retaining moisture. This will go a long way towards achieving those adjectives people want used for their skin like: “plump” or “radiant”. No one wants their neck to be thought of as leathery. Skin Actives’ Every Lipid Serum is a great way to get, and stay moisturized. A little bit goes a long way as this oil based serum gives you the lipids your skin craves.
4. Wear Sunscreen! - We say it all the time, and we’ll never stop: don’t forget your sunscreen! Exposure to the sun causes skin aging. When you are putting sunscreen on your face, save a little for your neck. When you apply sunscreen to your arms, make sure you rub those last remaining bits into the backs of your hands and fingers, especially if you drive a lot!
5. Focus on Nutrition and Elasticity! - Your skin needs food to do its job properly. Part of its job is to hold in moisture, part of its job is to keep out harmful pollutants. As we age our ability to produce the chemicals needed to keep our skin healthy and elastic depreciates. Our best selling Advanced Ageless Collagen Serum with Apocynin and ROS* BioNet™ is perfect to feed your skin the material it needs to keep working. Stimulating the production of collagen increases elasticity which decreases wrinkles. Meanwhile it’s packed with antioxidant scavengers that will purge these pro-aging chemicals from your skin. It’s a win-win!