Causes for skin damage :
Illness
Stress
Poor diet
Lack of proper sleep
Step 1
Adjust your diet. Doctors at Craig Hospital advise their patients to eat a diet of lean proteins, carbohydrates and foods that provide the mineral zinc as well as vitamins A and C. These food choices will provide your body with the building blocks it needs to promote healing, replenish elasticity and restore skin strength.
Step 2
Drink lots of water. The body’s water needs increase when it’s in repair mode. According to the doctors at Craig Hospital, a body healing from a wound or open sore can use up to a liter of water a day. Because of this increased use, you need to drink even more than the standard 8 cups of water each day.
Step 3
Apply aloe vera gel to your damaged skin. The University of Maryland Medical Center notes that aloe vera gel has natural anti-inflammatory properties and has been shown to help burn patients heal approximately nine days sooner than patients who did not use aloe vera gel. You can apply the gel directly to your skin from the plant or you can purchase aloe vera gel from most drugstores. Avoid applying aloe vera gel to an open wound.
internal ways to encourage skin repair:
Fortunately, there are ways to help repair and even reverse skin damage. The key is to take steps both internally and externally to support the skin’s own reparative systems. A few things you can do in your diet and lifestyle include:
Eat vitamin-C-rich foods like citrus fruits, mustard greens, spinach, and peppers. Vitamin C is essential for the production of collagen, which shores up skin structure and increases firmness.
Eat more protein: Protein is key for rebuilding cells. Try fish, lean meats, eggs, tofu, beans, and nuts.
Turn up the zinc: Zinc aids the body in synthetizing protein, helps generate collagen for skin-tissue repair, and supports the immune system. Try fish, soybeans, whole-grain pastas, mushrooms, and egg yolks.
Cut out the junk: Junk food isn’t good for your body, which means it isn't good for your skin. Too much sugar, salt, and trans fats all contribute to dryness and cell break down, resulting in premature aging and skin damage. Healthy foods show up on your skin!
Dandelion tea: This helps detox your system, and fewer toxins means fewer outbreaks of acne and other unattractive skin issues.
Drink plenty of water: Your skin needs it to stay hydrated from the inside out.
Reduce the chemicals: Check your foods and cleaning products for potentially harmful chemicals, and choose natural and organic items as often as you can to lower the toxic buildup in your system.
Exercise daily: Exercise is just as good for your body as it is for the rest of your skin, as it gets the blood pumping nutrients where they’re needed for skin repair. Plus, it naturally gives you a healthy glow.
Try meditation: Meditation, yoga, journaling, tai chi, art therapy, time with a pet, or whatever works for you to calm the body and mind.
external ways to encourage skin repair :
What if you’re doing everything right as far as your diet and lifestyle goes, but you still have skin damage? (Most of us do, by the way!) Then, you need to turn to topical solutions to help reduce that skin damage and encourage skin to repair itself.
Fortunately, research has shown us that certain natural ingredients are stars when it comes to repairing, healing, and reversing skin damage. We’ll be talking more about these in future posts, but for now, here’s a quick glance:
Plant stem cells: These are truly on the cutting edge of new science in skin care. Research has found that some plant stem cells have the capacity to help stimulate the proliferation of human stem cells. That means that when they’re applied to human skin, they help stimulate new cell growth. These new cells then go to work repairing and restoring damaged tissues, creating smoother, softer, younger-looking skin!
Superoxide dismutase (SOD): This is a powerful enzyme found in skin that is key for the formation of “fibroblasts,” which are the cells that produce collagen and other connective fibers that give skin it’s shape and firmness. SOD is also a powerful antioxidant, and helps tame inflammation, which is one of the main things we need to do to make skin look younger.
Vitamin C: This is anti-aging vitamin works externally as well! Not only is it a powerful antioxidant that protects your skin from damage, but it also is critical in the formation of collagen, which helps smooth wrinkles and firm skin.
Lavender: This herb has shown in studies to encourage healing in skin, as well as to be effective against the bacteria that cause acne—both things that can help heal and prevent damaged skin. It’s also been shown in studies to inhibit the type of free radicals that cause damage from UVA/UVB radiation.
Sandalwood: This oil is a natural anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and astringent, which helps support skin repair and rejuvenation. It also has been shown to help fade age spots and reduce the appearance of wrinkles—and preliminary studies indicate it may help fight against skin cancer.
Uva Ursi: Also known as “bearberry,” this plant has been shown in studies to help shrink and tighten membranes in the body—which means that pores appear smaller. In turn, it helps reduce inflammation and fight infection (less acne). Even more exciting, however, is that this is a natural source of hydroquinone—a powerful lightening ingredient to help fade dark spots.
Licorice Root: Studies have shown that this herb is effective in treating rosacea, dermatitis, psoriasis, and other skin eruptions because it’s so good at reducing redness and irritation. It’s a powerful anti-inflammatory, helping to control swelling, and can also provide a natural lightening action, reducing the appearance of age spots and hyperpigmentation.
Amla berry: This berry is a great source of vitamin C, which means it helps protect skin and repair oxidative damage. Amla berries also calm skin, shrink pores, and reduce acne breakouts, but most exciting is its ability to stimulate collagen production and restore skin firmness.
Seabuckthorn berry oil: This oil naturally relieves dry patches of skin, and is full of fatty acids that help restore plumpness and smoothness. It also has a reputation for helping to promote cell tissue regeneration, which is perfect for healing old wounds and restoring new skin tissue.
Illness
Stress
Poor diet
Lack of proper sleep
Step 1
Adjust your diet. Doctors at Craig Hospital advise their patients to eat a diet of lean proteins, carbohydrates and foods that provide the mineral zinc as well as vitamins A and C. These food choices will provide your body with the building blocks it needs to promote healing, replenish elasticity and restore skin strength.
Step 2
Drink lots of water. The body’s water needs increase when it’s in repair mode. According to the doctors at Craig Hospital, a body healing from a wound or open sore can use up to a liter of water a day. Because of this increased use, you need to drink even more than the standard 8 cups of water each day.
Step 3
Apply aloe vera gel to your damaged skin. The University of Maryland Medical Center notes that aloe vera gel has natural anti-inflammatory properties and has been shown to help burn patients heal approximately nine days sooner than patients who did not use aloe vera gel. You can apply the gel directly to your skin from the plant or you can purchase aloe vera gel from most drugstores. Avoid applying aloe vera gel to an open wound.
internal ways to encourage skin repair:
Fortunately, there are ways to help repair and even reverse skin damage. The key is to take steps both internally and externally to support the skin’s own reparative systems. A few things you can do in your diet and lifestyle include:
Eat vitamin-C-rich foods like citrus fruits, mustard greens, spinach, and peppers. Vitamin C is essential for the production of collagen, which shores up skin structure and increases firmness.
Eat more protein: Protein is key for rebuilding cells. Try fish, lean meats, eggs, tofu, beans, and nuts.
Turn up the zinc: Zinc aids the body in synthetizing protein, helps generate collagen for skin-tissue repair, and supports the immune system. Try fish, soybeans, whole-grain pastas, mushrooms, and egg yolks.
Cut out the junk: Junk food isn’t good for your body, which means it isn't good for your skin. Too much sugar, salt, and trans fats all contribute to dryness and cell break down, resulting in premature aging and skin damage. Healthy foods show up on your skin!
Dandelion tea: This helps detox your system, and fewer toxins means fewer outbreaks of acne and other unattractive skin issues.
Drink plenty of water: Your skin needs it to stay hydrated from the inside out.
Reduce the chemicals: Check your foods and cleaning products for potentially harmful chemicals, and choose natural and organic items as often as you can to lower the toxic buildup in your system.
Exercise daily: Exercise is just as good for your body as it is for the rest of your skin, as it gets the blood pumping nutrients where they’re needed for skin repair. Plus, it naturally gives you a healthy glow.
Try meditation: Meditation, yoga, journaling, tai chi, art therapy, time with a pet, or whatever works for you to calm the body and mind.
external ways to encourage skin repair :
What if you’re doing everything right as far as your diet and lifestyle goes, but you still have skin damage? (Most of us do, by the way!) Then, you need to turn to topical solutions to help reduce that skin damage and encourage skin to repair itself.
Fortunately, research has shown us that certain natural ingredients are stars when it comes to repairing, healing, and reversing skin damage. We’ll be talking more about these in future posts, but for now, here’s a quick glance:
Plant stem cells: These are truly on the cutting edge of new science in skin care. Research has found that some plant stem cells have the capacity to help stimulate the proliferation of human stem cells. That means that when they’re applied to human skin, they help stimulate new cell growth. These new cells then go to work repairing and restoring damaged tissues, creating smoother, softer, younger-looking skin!
Superoxide dismutase (SOD): This is a powerful enzyme found in skin that is key for the formation of “fibroblasts,” which are the cells that produce collagen and other connective fibers that give skin it’s shape and firmness. SOD is also a powerful antioxidant, and helps tame inflammation, which is one of the main things we need to do to make skin look younger.
Vitamin C: This is anti-aging vitamin works externally as well! Not only is it a powerful antioxidant that protects your skin from damage, but it also is critical in the formation of collagen, which helps smooth wrinkles and firm skin.
Lavender: This herb has shown in studies to encourage healing in skin, as well as to be effective against the bacteria that cause acne—both things that can help heal and prevent damaged skin. It’s also been shown in studies to inhibit the type of free radicals that cause damage from UVA/UVB radiation.
Sandalwood: This oil is a natural anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and astringent, which helps support skin repair and rejuvenation. It also has been shown to help fade age spots and reduce the appearance of wrinkles—and preliminary studies indicate it may help fight against skin cancer.
Uva Ursi: Also known as “bearberry,” this plant has been shown in studies to help shrink and tighten membranes in the body—which means that pores appear smaller. In turn, it helps reduce inflammation and fight infection (less acne). Even more exciting, however, is that this is a natural source of hydroquinone—a powerful lightening ingredient to help fade dark spots.
Licorice Root: Studies have shown that this herb is effective in treating rosacea, dermatitis, psoriasis, and other skin eruptions because it’s so good at reducing redness and irritation. It’s a powerful anti-inflammatory, helping to control swelling, and can also provide a natural lightening action, reducing the appearance of age spots and hyperpigmentation.
Amla berry: This berry is a great source of vitamin C, which means it helps protect skin and repair oxidative damage. Amla berries also calm skin, shrink pores, and reduce acne breakouts, but most exciting is its ability to stimulate collagen production and restore skin firmness.
Seabuckthorn berry oil: This oil naturally relieves dry patches of skin, and is full of fatty acids that help restore plumpness and smoothness. It also has a reputation for helping to promote cell tissue regeneration, which is perfect for healing old wounds and restoring new skin tissue.
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