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Did you know that the skin is considered an organ? Not just any organ either. It is the largest organ on our body and so it has some very specific job duties such as keeping our internal organs safe from the elements, keeps everything in place, protects the internal organs from disease and infections and acts as an indicator to health problems that may occur internally. Your skin does so much for you that you probably never think twice about and so today is your day to start treating it right.

Now that you know the basic reasons why your skin is such an important organ, you really need to take a deeper look into how much exposure and damage that happens daily to it. With each new day, your skin is exposed to many environmental elements such as sun, wind, heat, cold, smog and water. Now you might be thinking that these elements do not sound so bad but in fact they can be very bad for your skin. They will dry out your skin by removing natural moisture, oils and replacing them with toxins.

Your skin is made up of millions of skin cells. Every day you naturally lose thousands of dead skin cells and so the skin is constantly working to replenish the dead ones. Over time the cells get damaged and damaged skin cells is what ultimately leads to damaged skin which results in sagging of the skin and wrinkles.

If you watch TV then you have probably seen a slue of infomercials and regular commercials advertising products that swear to zap wrinkles or repair damaged skin even from years of sun damage. Now I am not saying that these products are falsely advertising or that their products do not work. There are many products on the market that have been found to be effective on wrinkles and prevention of new wrinkles but with so many products that are absolute scams, you have to be careful. many of these products on TV offer cleansers and moisturizers that have natural herbs which are very common in just about every skin care product world wide.

Did you know that for thousands of years people have taken care of their skin by using homemade herbal products? Back in 3000 BC, the Egyptians started using fenugreek and roses on their skin for preventing wrinkles. many herbs like Aloe Vera have been found to be very good for the skin. Aloe Vera is a tried and true herb because it has many beneficial properties such as it is anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and has recently been found to have immune-stimulating agents.

Most people are not ignorant when it comes to skin care. They know that the sun is harmful to the skin and so they may throw on sunscreen for outings to the beach or a day at the park but it is commonly disregarded that everyday you are getting sun exposure while commuting in your car to and from work. You also have sun exposure just walking from your office to your car for lunch. You should be applying either a moisturizer that contains SPF or some sort of make up product that also contains SPF.

Gabbie also likes writing on skin repair, wrinkle repair and methods used for wrinkle repair such as laser for wrinkles and laser wrinkle removal.