by Tonia
“Never trust an
anti-aging cream with an expiration date.” - unknown
As I face 60,
I’m facing my face. Old age is accosting me like an unwelcome intruder breaking
down my damn door. So I’m trying to get some inspiration. Recently I looked at some
celebrities turning 60 (their lives are just like mine, right?). I found an
article about Christy Brinkley’s secrets to looking young. Her advice? Much
like her marital advice: Exfoliate, exfoliate, exfoliate.
Exfoliation
is not a new concept. Ancient Egyptians made exfoliation products out of alabaster,
honey and sour milk. Sour milk?? OMG,
if I put SOUR milk on my face my brain would go into high alert, signaling for
evasive actions – like puking. No thanks, Cleopatra.
The Egyptians
also used finely ground sand to rub off dead skin. Is that the original
sandsoap? It gives a whole new meaning to having a sandy complexion (sorry,
couldn’t resist).
Under
normal (i.e. younger) circumstances about 30,000 skin cells fall off our bodies every hour – but,
as we age, this process slows down. And guess where those dead
skin cells go - they turn into dust and settle all over the house. Bits of our former selves everywhere – kind of like ‘Mini-Me’s. But,hey, if this process
is slowing down, shouldn’t my house be less dusty?
Now days
there are so many choices for exfoliation, most designed to sell a product
rather than actually do anything. But, in case you were wondering, exfoliation
falls into two (2) categories: mechanical and chemical. One involves scrubbing
and one involves, well, chemicals. It’s important to know your skin so that you
use the right products. Otherwise you’ll end up looking like Samantha from Sex in the City after her chemical peel (see the scene on YouTube HERE).
So, for your
next girlfriends’ get together, bring out the scrubs, the alpha hydroxyl acids and the moisturizers
and give each other facials. Serve apple martinis. Apples are good for you, right???
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