Letter from the Editor: Spring Cleaning … Your Skin
Ready to dust off those winter blues and welcome the new season? Spring is here and that means it’s time for a good old-fashioned spring cleaning. This March, as you whip out your duster and attack your blinds, baseboards and windowsills, here is some food for thought: 90 percent of house dust is actually dead skin cells.
That’s right … the epidermis, the outermost layer of our skin, can shed up to a million dead cells every 40 minutes. That adds up to a whopping 1.5 pounds of skin cell dust a year. By the time you reach age 70, more than 100 pounds can be lost—and that’s without a diet. Unlike a snake that completely sheds its skin every year, humans do it on a continuous basis, creating as many as 1,000 brand-new skins in a lifetime.
In an average young person, skin cells turn over every 28 to 30 days, which means the epidermis can renew itself every month. It’s why young skin always looks so fresh and rosy. Problematically, this process slows over time, so much so that by the time you’re 40, it could take 50 days or more for the skin to rejuvenate. When dead cells don’t slough off as rapidly, your skin gets thicker, appearing almost stale, and dead cells pack into your pores, making them look larger.
Tune in to Derm RF all month long to learn how to spring into great skin and reveal a younger-looking complexion, just in time for summer. Keep an eye out for tips, tricks and chances to win, and, if you haven’t already, subscribe today to get all our updates.
Sincerely,
Your Derm RF Support Team
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