Want To Have A Smoother Skin? Check Out 6 Tips To Eliminate Crepey Skin

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JAKARTA - A person's age can be seen from the condition of his skin. As you get older, your skin will slowly relax. However, if the skin feels thin like paper or krepe, maybe age is not the only factor that affects it.

Launching the Byrdie page, Friday, July 4, cropey skin or thin skin occurs when the skin loses collagen and elastin, a protein that functions to ward off fine lines. According to Ranella Hirsch, MD, crepey skin does not only occur due to age factors, but can be caused by exposure to excess sunlight that damages elastin.

Jika Anda sudah mengalami crepey skin, berikut VOI sumkum beberapa tipsnya.

Sunscreen with SPF 30 not only helps ward off sunspots, skin cancer, and age-related wrinkles. But it can also keep the skin young by fading fine lines and wrinkles.

A dermatologist, Joshua Zeichner, MD, recommends using a broad spectrum sunscreen with SPF 30 to protect the skin from sunlight. In addition, don't forget to re-implement sunscreen every two hours because this will help prevent damage caused by sunlight.

The combination of cropey skin with dehydrated skin is a major disaster for the skin. But Dr. Hirsch recommends looking for products that lock the natural moisture that the body has produced. Use hyaluronic acid, which functions attractively and adds moisture to the skin, so that it keeps it serialized and smooth longer. If the skin is under plumpy or dull, hyaluronic acid can also help restore moisture.

According to Dr. Zeichner, retinol stimulates collagen and helps thicken the base layer of the skin, so that fine lines and wrinkles are not too visible. Retinol products can be used in any part that appears wrinkled, including hands, neck, elbows, and face. Since retinol-based products can cause peeling skin, it is better to apply moisturizer on them. Retinol is known to be disabled by sunlight; therefore, it is better to use it at night.

Choose an elastin stimulator such as an ingredient that increases the skin's ability to fight aging. Dr. Zeichner recommends looking for ingredients such as blackberry and dill extracts that have been shown to stimulate elastic fiber production and improve skin appearance and texture.

"There is a natural process in the upper layer of the skin where the cells at the bottom lose the core of the cell and become flat as they grow," said Dr. Hirsch.

"When cells change with stimulation, the process will increase, so that the upper layer of the skin becomes more regular," explained Dr. Hirsch.

He explained that the cause of dull and aging skin is sunlight that disrupts this process. But by using materials that rearrange the process, the skin can appear to be better clinically. Niacinamide is one of the ingredients that allows better cell metabolism, including cell turnover.

If you are still not satisfied with the methods above, you can follow the last method, namely treatment at a beauty clinic with the microneedling method. This is a procedure involving the use of small needles that penetrate the upper layer of the skin to stimulate collagen and elastin production. Microneedling can help tighten the skin and reduce the appearance of the skin crepey.

In addition, there is a laser. Laser treatments such as fractional CO2 lasers can target deeper layers of the skin to stimulate collagen and improve skin texture. It can also help tighten the skin and reduce wrinkles.