Market research studies have shown that French girls between 15-19 years of age are already using anti-wrinkle creams. Beauty and skin care secrets are lessons learned young in France and never shared or discussed with men, not even spouses. Makeup is kept to a minimum with the ideal being to look as natural as possible. French women feel part of the secret to beautiful aging is to not get fat. If they gain a pound or two they scale back on their food intake by dieting and pound the pavement. Exercise at a gym is generally not done - they walk!
The French woman's motto is "natural is better" and that starts with beautiful skin. A French woman doesn't have just one jar of skin cream in her medicine cabinet - she has a whole arsenal of them - with and without sunscreen, for lines and wrinkles, for hydration, and so on. French women spend about $2.5 billion a year on skin care facial treatments; as much as Spanish, German and British women put together.
French women also get facials often, however, French estheticians are far more gentle with the skin than their American counterparts. AHA's (Alpha Hydroxy Acids) are not as trendy in France as they are in the U.S. American estheticians are more aggressive with the skin, embracing the newest anti-aging technologies even if it's not yet tried and true.
You too can have great younger looking skin. Follow these guidelines for beautiful ageless skin care:
- Use good quality products at home--products formulated for your skin type.
- Use sunscreen every day. 70% of how you skin ages is NOT genetics, it is how you treat it.
- Don't smoke. Smoking robs skin cells of oxygen, resulting in dull, sallow, tired-looking skin without a healthy glow.
- Employ a full skin care regimen - cleanse, hydrate and treat for anti-aging.
- To keep skin glowing stay hydrated. Drink 8 glasses of water daily and use moisturizer both day and night.
No comments:
Post a Comment