With time, changes happen in your skin and this changes you skin texture. Before looking into the many changes our skin will experience over time, you need to understand about skin structure. Your skin is divided into three main layers. The outer layer is called the epidermis. Skin color is seen here.
The middle layers, named Dermis and it contain oil glands, blood vessels, and hair follicles. The layer beneath the dermis is the subcutaneous layer and it has sweat glands, fat and blood vessels.
Each of these layers has a connective tissue that has collagen fibers elastin fibers to provide
flexibility and strength. Skin changes due to aging have the following effect:
Skin starts to show wrinkles and lines. This is one of the most obvious effects of aging.
Skin becomes thin and translucent as the epidermis starts to thin out.
Skin becomes more fragile as the blood vessels located in the dermis thin out
Skin cannot hold moisture since oil glands produce less oil Skin as a result becomes dry and itchy.
Skin loses firmness as connective tissues collagen and elastin no longer have youthfulness.
Skin is susceptible to bruising because blood vessels in the skin have become fragile and as a result they are more likely to rupture and leak into the skin.
Sweat glands produce less sweat and skin becomes more prone to heat strokes.
Tags, warts and blemishes start to appear in the skin.
Fat layer in the skin starts to thin out and as a result the skin is not able to give the necessary insulation against cold weather, the result of which is hypothermia.
Skin melanocytes reduce, making skin more susceptible to harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation.
Skin loses elasticity, as the result is dropping skin around facial features such as eyes, cheeks, and neck.
The effect of aging cannot be minimized with the use of anti-aging skin creams and lotions. Eating foods rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidant is a way of counteracting the effect of age and keeping skin and body healthy for longer.
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