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• Find a good retinoid. Derived from
vitamin A, retinoids boost collagen
production in the skin to stimulate
blood vessels and unclog pores.
SEEING INTO THE FUTURE
Makeup-removing wipes are a quick
way to at least get a majority of
products off your face.
• DO: Be sure to wipe down your
cell phone. Bacteria can live on the
surface and cause major breakouts on
your cheeks and chin if not properly
sanitized.
Prevention Years
As a young adult, it’s important to
continue good habits of caring for your
skin. This is the prime age to prevent
unwanted wrinkles that you may start to
face in the next five to 10 years. Now is
the time to take charge by:
• Wearing eye cream. We have seen
the commercials about preventing
wrinkles. But when do you have to
start? NOW! The skin around your
eyes is very thin and just a short
amount of sunlight could cause lasting
wrinkles.
• Applying SPF products to face, neck,
and hands. Skipping the protection
of an SPF could throw off your entire
routine. Find a good moisturizer that
combines protection with moisture
and apply it to your face, neck, and
hands. The neck and hands are often
overlooked, but prime spots for the sun
to hit and cause wrinkles.
• Quitting bad habits. Now is a better
time than ever to kick the bad habits
you formed in high school and college.
The number of benefits to canceling
your package at the tanning salon and
quitting smoking would take up this
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Twenty-first century children will be
looking beyond genetics as a cause for
needing corrective eyewear, according to
the American Optometric Association
(AOA). In the Digital Age, children
are exposed to electronic devices their
whole lives as an integral part of social
and educational practices. Teachers are
continuing to increase the amount of
digital technology used in the classroom,
and it is expected that computer
simulations will account for much of the
learning style in the future. Both teachers
and parents are finding that children are
entire article, but for skin’s sake, give
adapting well to the use of technology
them up!
in the classroom, making learning
Treatment Years
more interactive and current than most
Now is the time to treat the years of
textbook learning.
damage that the sun and other elements
The AOA’s 2015 American Eye-Q
have caused to your skin.
survey stated that 41 percent of parents
• Put the right nutrients into your
say their kids spend three or more
body. It’s important to make sure your hours per day using digital devices,
body is getting all the nutrients it needs and 66 percent of kids have their own
on the inside for radiant skin on the
smartphone or tablet. As technology
outside. This includes lots of water!
becomes more of an essential part of
• Take cover when heading outside.
modern life, it is important for parents to
SPF products shouldn’t be skipped at
facilitate balance in their children’s digital
this age either and should be applied
usage. Electronic devices, including
daily. Try adding a hat and cover your
televisions, give off blue and violet
skin to prevent overexposure to the
light that may affect vision by causing
harmful rays of the sun, even in the
eyestrain and discomfort. If your child
cooler months.
has to do homework using a computer or
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