Aging and your skin

What are the signs of aging skin?

• Age spots – These are darkened spots which appear on skin, mainly hands and face . They enlarge in size and number with aging.
• Rough and scaly patches
• Lax skin – As we age the collagen and elastin in the body gradually reduce. Collagen and elastin keep our skin firm and full. This leads to skin getting loose and its fullness reduce.
• More prominent blood vessels – when the skin becomes lax and fullness reduces the blood vessels underneath become more visible.
• Changes around eyes – crow’s feet, dark circles, drooping eye lids. Changes around mouth – more prominent laugh lines, thinning of lips
• Wrinkles – First fine lines appear on skin, skin is very dry and visible lines appear, wrinkled skin may look like crepe paper. These are more apparent in hands, neck etc.

• Brittle nails – The nails become weak and easily breakable Loosing hair, Greying of scalp hair and body hair