• A Healthy Complexion

A Healthy Complexion

Some people use a tanning bed in the winter for a healthier complexion. I believe that it is not a tanned skin that makes you look healthy but rather the condition of your skin. If you look after your skin (and don’t have too much stress) it can always look good, whatever time of year it is.

The colour of skin and perceived health

A little while ago I came across an article on nu.nl which stated that yellow and pink skin colours make a face look more attractive. After a little “research” I managed to find the article. Participants in the study were tested on how healthy they thought someone looked by the colour of their skin (perceived health).

 

Suntanned skin as the ideal image

How do people measure a sun tanned skin? Is a darker suntanned skin really a sign of good health?

The conclusion was the opposite: the participants infact associated a light skin colour with good health. And light skin with both a rosy and a yellowish undertone proved to be attractive.

A rosy complexion is mainly due to good circulation of the blood in the skin. If you have lots of dead skin cells ( for example through exposure to the sun) it is more difficult for the red colour to be visible through the top layer of your skin. Your skin gets a pale and dull look and is no longer light reflective. So it is time to exfoliate; do this preferably with glycolic or salicylic acid. Exercise also stimulates the blood circulation. Most importantly, I advise against acquiring a rosy colour by burning…. According to the investigation a yellow skin tone is mainly caused by the amount of carotenoids in the skin. These are anti- oxidants and are, for example, found in carrots.

 

Good intentions

If you take the results of the article seriously the way you can achieve a radiant complexion is by staying out of the sun, regularly exfoliating and having carrots on the menu every night!

Jetske.

(Dr. Jetske Ultee-Research Physician Cosmetic Dermatology)

You can read more about:
‘A Healthy Skin’.
And if you still want to be brown then choose a self tanning cream.

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