Skin Hydration

Water is the essence of life as we know it. The more our body has access to it…the more our cells can drink in fresh, clean water…the better our cells will function, reproduce and look. Water affects every major function in our body particularly the transportation of nutrients and oxygen into our cells, and the removal of the cell’s metabolic wastes. This is vitally important in the body’s largest organ…our skin. The more moisture our skin cells have access to...

...the healthier our cells will be and this health will be reflected back to us in the mirror as younger looking skin. The skin does not just appear younger because experts now report that the effective age of the skin is largely determined by its access to and retention of clean water. Skin specialists tell us that the secret to youthful and elastic skin is quite simple…just increase the skin moisture content and effective age of the skin will be reversed.

Unfortunately as we grow older, because of constant exposure to chemicals, toxins, and the sun, our skin becomes more resistant to hydration and its aging accelerates. When we are young children our skin cells are round, plump, and fully hydrated. That is what gives babies such soft and supple skin. As we get older, our skin cells become resistant to the transmission of water and become flatter and less flexible. This ultimately produces cells that are less pliable, and wrinkles and lines appear. Skincare companies have tried for decades to get around the skin’s growing resistance to moisture by adding various essential oils that give the appearance of increased moisture, but really don’t. Instead, these oils can actually reduce moisture content further and adversely affect the health and age of the skin.