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The Sun’s Role in Aging our own individual skin care routines before going to bed.
Will all this effort indeed prove to help me preserve a more
youthful appearance later in life? It’s worked for women,
While many people occasionally use sunscreen to prevent so I think the odds are in my favor. In any case, I’ll let you
sunburn during extended periods in sunlight, most do not
use sunscreen on a regular basis. This is unfortunate since know for sure when I turn 50.
the aging process is directly linked to sun exposure. The
sun breaks down the collagen and elastin that provide sup-
port and structure for our face’s skin cells, and also damag-
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there are several items to be careful of when selecting
products to use.
12 Johanna Feiner recommends avoiding products Advertise in San Diego Woman
that do not have a money-back guarantee, products that
don’t produce fairly quick results in how your skin looks and With 91% of all purchasing decisions made
feels, and products that are seemingly over-priced. You by women, why not go right to the source.
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and harmful to your body in the long run than expensive Letters from our readers
cosmetic surgery (which is also another increasing trend
among older men). Remembering the new adage that “pre- make us smile!
vention today will keep the plastic surgeon away” should be Share your thoughts on our articles and
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and dragging him in to meet the esthetician in your life.
And, you never know – he may actually like it. Diego Woman is your magazine, we want
So, now the pungent odor of P-50 emanating from to hear from you!
our bathroom every evening has become as commonplace
as the smell of toothpaste, as my wife and I each undergo