Like the heart, stomach and brain, your skin is an organ. In fact, it is the largest organ in your body; although it is easy that most of the time you do not even realize that you have it. Unless you have a problem, you may not think much about your skin. But the skin plays an important role.
The skin constantly protects us. Prevent many infections from entering your body, preventing you from getting sick. If you take care of your skin, you will help it to perform its function. And if you take good care of yourself now, you will help prevent future problems through red light therapy, such as wrinkles and skin cancer. It is important to know how to take care of your skin. It may not be a good idea to take skin care advice from a company that is trying to sell you a product. However, there are skin care resources online that provide education without the intent of marketing a product.
A CLEAN SKIN IS A HAPPY SKIN
An easy way to take care of your skin is to keep it clean. Keeping hands clean is especially important because hands can spread germs through the skin of other parts of the body.
When you wash your hands, use water at a pleasant temperature, warm by pulling warm. First wet your hands and then lather them with a mild soap. Soap and rub all parts, including palms, wrists, between the fingers and under the nails. Rinse thoroughly, dry thoroughly with a clean towel, and that’s it!
You should also use water at a pleasant temperature, that is, warm, when you shower or bathe, as well as mild body soap. Don’t forget to gently rub your armpits and behind your ears! Do not neglect the skin of the face, especially when you enter puberty and you become fatter. It is a good idea to wash your face once or twice a day with warm water and a mild soap.
ALLERGY TO SOME SKIN PRODUCTS
Sometimes, when you use a new type of soap or a new brand of any other skin product, it may irritate you, or you may have an allergic reaction. If you get a rash or your skin begins to itch, it dries out, it gets hot or itches, tell an adult. Stop using the product and don’t forget that it caused a reaction.
To try a new product, put a little on the inside of the wrist or arm. See if any redness or irritation appears during the next 24 hours. If you get irritated and / or redden the skin, do not use the product. Sometimes, the skin has no reaction to a product the first time or the first time it is used, but later it reacts with redness and / or irritation. If this happens to you, stop using the product as soon as you get irritated and / or redden the skin.
PROTECT YOUR SKIN FROM THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF THE SUN
There is a product for the skin that everyone needs: a sunscreen. Even if you have dark skin, you need to use sunscreen cream. If you protect your skin from the sun’s rays, you can prevent sunburn, which, apart from being painful, injures the skin. Sun creams also help prevent wrinkles that come out when we age and reduce the risk of skin cancer, a disease that is caused by exposure to harmful sun rays.
Choose a protective cream with a sun protection factor of 30 or 45, and apply it evenly and thoroughly on all skin exposed to the sun. Try not to leave any part of the body unprotected, such as the neck or the central back area. Ask a friend, your father or your mother to put cream on the places where you do not arrive. Follow the instructions that come with the cream, which usually recommends repeating the application, especially after wetting or sweating.
HEAL HURT SKIN
Every once in a while a scratch or a cut in the skin is made. When this happens to you, be sure to wash the area with warm water and mild soap. Ask your father or mother if you should wear an antibiotic cream or ointment. These products serve to kill the germs that may be in the place of the cut and avoid possible infections. Covering the cut with a bandage or Band-Aid helps keep it clean.
SUPER SKIN!
We’ve been talking about the problems you may have on your skin, but don’t forget how “super” your skin is. The skin has an amazing healing ability. Do you remember the last time you made a cut? What happened next? Let us guess – the skin regenerated, the wound healed completely and now there is no trace of the cut or just a small scar. Don’t you see how we are right? Your skin is fantastic.