Skin Care Tips to Jumpstart 2024
Can you believe it? 2024. I am one of the nerdy people that love a new year, goal setting, making plans and hoping to see them through. I’m here to give you a few easy suggestions to jumpstart and maintain your skin for 2024.
Check your skin at home- Check your skin in the shower or bath once a month and have someone check the areas you can’t see well. The older I get, the more I understand the importance of having someone help. As vision changes, we often can’t see as well as we’d like at home. Often I recommend picking a day of the month for a skin check – the first of the month or the day of your birthday are easy ones to remember.
Have a full skin check by a dermatologist once a year- Now, I know its sounds like I’m just trying to keep myself busy, but it really is essential. This is especially true for those with an increased risk of skin cancer. Increased risk can be associated with having a prior skin cancer or precancer, transplant, rosacea, psoriasis, prior tanning bed use and history of blistering sunburns just to name a few. Schedule your yearly check early, so you don’t miss it. Skin cancer is less life-threatening when caught and treated early.
Apply Sunscreen to Exposed Areas Every Day – Every Day? Yes. All year round. I put on a zinc-based sunscreen every day- rain or shine, indoors or outdoors, summer or winter. Every Day. I prefer Colorescience Tint Du Soleil as a one stop moisturizing, tinted sunscreen. For men, I recommend ISDIN Eryfotona Actinica for its light feel and DNA repair enzymes. It comes tinted and untinted.
Apply a Retinoid to the Face Every Night-Retinoids are medications in the family of RetinA. They are excellent for acne, rosacea, and anti-aging. They can range in potency and often the more potent the more irritating so start low and slow. Differin Gel OTC is a great place to start.
Moisturize after showering – Many scientific studies have shown that moisturizer and other topicals are best absorbed when the skin is warm and wet. So, apply moisturizer right out of the shower if possible. Good choices are Cetaphil Cream and Cerave Cream. I often also recommend Eucerin Roughness Relief Lotion or Cetaphil Rough and Bumpy for those with lots of dead, dry skin. And for those who tend to be itchy, Cerave Itch Relief Cream or Lotion.
Hope you put these tips to good use. They’ll keep your skin in great health for 2024 and beyond!
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