Women’s health

There’s not much you can do about the skin type you’re born with. But by taking care of it properly, you can control and maintain texture and radiance from your 20s right through to your 50s and over.
The key to healthy skin lies beyond which soap you use. It depends on what you eat, whether you exercise, how much stress you are under and even the kind of environment in which you live and work. 

What type of skin do you have?

To create perfect skin you have to treat each individual cell within it perfectly. You need to know if the cell needs more water, less oil – or just leaving alone to calm down and stop getting hot and bothered. The only way you’re going to do this is to know your skin type.
There are five basic skin care types: oily, combination, sensitive, dry and sun-damaged. Your skin type is determined by how much or how little oil your skin produces. Genes, diet, stress level, medication and even your skincare regimen all determine how much oil your skin produces.
For starters, skin types change with age, so oily skin in your teens doesn’t mean oily skin in your twenties, thirties or forties. Skin types can also change with the seasons, as temperatures affect the levels of oil and water in the skin; they can change with your diet, and even according to the time of the month.
Let’s see on these types:
Type 1: Oily.  Oily skin has a coarse texture. Usually oily areas tend to shine. Oily skin results from overactive oil glands; the oil helps retain dead skin cells in the hair follicles. Pores tend to be larger. The dead skin cells may darken with exposure to the air, forming blackheads. Often, individuals with oily skin have a tendency to develop acne in their teen and middle years, and overgrown oil glands, or sebaceous hyperplasia, in the middle and late years.
Type 2: Combination/normal.  Normal skin has an equal balance of water and oil, making it naturally well moisturized. The pores are medium-sized. When you pull the skin away from the bony structure, it springs back to normal position. Lines and wrinkles are appropriate for age. Combination skin is a mixture of dry and oily areas of differing degrees. Usually the T-zone – the forehead, nose and chin – is prone to oiliness, whereas the cheeks and neck tend to be dry. More people have combination skin than severely dry or oily skin. Ideally you would need to treat these two areas separately.
Type 3: Sensitive. Sensitive skin tends to be thin, delicate with fine pores. It flushes easily, is prone to broken capillaries, is frequently allergic.
Type 4: Dry.  Dry skin has a rough texture and may become flaky. There are no shiny areas; in fact, the skin looks dull. Pores tend to be smaller because less oil is produced. Without adequate moisture, dry skin can easily become chapped. As dry skin ages, it’s more likely than other types to become wrinkly.
Type 5: Aging or sun-damaged This skin also feels tight with visible wrinkles, slack skin tone, especially around the cheeks and jawline, with leathery texture and broken capillaries.

How to help your skin look healthy?

Good skin care can help delay the natural aging process and prevent many skin problems. These simple skin-care habits will help you protect your skin to keep it healthy and glowing for years to come.
The best way to take care of your skin is to protect it from the sun. Ultraviolet light — the invisible but intense rays of the sun — damages your skin, causing deep wrinkles, dry, rough skin, liver spots, and more serious disorders, such as noncancerous and cancerous skin tumors.
Don’t smoke – smoking can accelerate the normal aging process of your skin, contributing to wrinkles
Wash your skin gently – cleaning is an essential part of caring for your skin. Use warm water and limit bath time. Avoid strong soaps – they can leave your skin dry. Avoid irritating additives. If your skin is sensitive, avoid products containing perfumes or dyes; hese can irritate your skin and may trigger an allergic response. Carefully remove your eye makeup and after washing or bathing, gently pat or blot your skin dry with a towel so that some moisture remains on the skin.

Women from past generations did not know how to properly take care of themselves for many reasons. The most prevalent reason that women did not know how to take care of themselves was simply a lack of medical research and general knowledge about female health at the time. However, contemporary women’s health research has resulted in women being much more aware of how to take care of their bodies. Contemporary Women’s Health and Exercise has always been a popular activity amongst women, but nowadays women are flocking to the gym more and more often to sculpt their bodies and keep their moods enlightened.
Contemporary women’s health means that women have the option of joining private gyms just for women, which makes the sometimes uncomfortable process of getting in shape more tolerable, since everyone is there for the same reason. Gyms offer a variety of options for getting in shape, and the great thing about contemporary women’s health when it comes to exercise is that there are lots of different workout classes that allow women to express their sexuality too. For example, there are some dance classes that use a stripper pole, which is a great and creative way to tone the legs and the upper body. As for contemporary women’s health and nutrition now, more than ever before, women are becoming more aware of how to take care of their bodies since cholesterol and being overweight is an increasing problem amongst many females. Whereas before women often indulged in starchy foods, there have been more diets out on the market that use the glycemic index, which allows a woman to eat things like chocolate, but also to keep her carbohydrate intake in check.
Also, the increase in organic food markets has also gotten women thinking about eating healthier, since these all-natural foods look more appealing (especially in the case of fruits and vegetables). The idea of eating food that has not been chemically altered in any way would appeal to anyone, and to have it taste just as good and be healthy is of course an added bonus. Knowing the facts women need to keep in regular contact with their doctors about what is best for their lifestyles, and they should also sometime read medical journals to see the latest updates on any health matters that they might have questions about.