SAVING YOUR NECK

It may surprise you that millions of women, who care for their facial skin so beautifully – taking time to cleanse, tone, hydrate, exfoliate, and anti-age serum their faces everyday without fail – completely neglect the neck!  When in reality, the neck is one of the first areas to show the signs of aging.

“The neck is a dead giveaway,” writes Nora Ephron in I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman. “You have to cut open a redwood tree to see how old it is, but you wouldn’t have to if it had a neck.  The neck never lies.”

 

Ms. Ephron is right. While the face is supported with a nourishing cushion of subcutaneous tissue that is rich with blood vessels and oil glands, this build in protection ends at the jaw line.  As a result, skin scientists report that the neck area more quickly shows signs of aging – dryness, premature wrinkles and horizontal lines or creases…..charmingly known as ‘turkey-neck.’

Without the extra facial flourishing support – the neck is more susceptible to the assaults of time, sun, and irritation.  The neck tends to recover more slowly from damage and also to scar more easily.  And to add insult to injury, if you have neglected your neck in the past at all – you are literally putting your neck on the line – the wrinkle line!

So if the skin on the neck ages less gracefully without even trying, what steps can you take to keep your neck looking as young as possible, for as long as possible – and avoiding – what I call “Neckular Deterioration?”  Here are my easy three steps:

* First – If not already included, immediately (AKA Today!) add your neck to your daily AM and PM skincare regime – daily.

* Second – Remember to slather on the sunscreen to the neck as well as your face.

* Third – Add a treatment product specifically targeted for neck area to ensure the fastest results.

My personal favorite – I have used this wonderful cream with great success for years, as well as 100’s of my clients – and as a fabulous bonus, it is also the best eye cream – talk about multi-tasking!  http://www.susiegalvez.com/sp_eye_throat.php

I thought since this is Thanksgiving week, it was the perfect timing to send out a SOS (Save Our Skin!) for our necks.  Enjoy your holiday and your younger skin!

And……I can’t wait to I get my hands on the rocket (AKA skin) scientist’s neck who EVER thought, for even a nano-second, that ‘charming’ and ‘turkey-neck’ went together!

Surround yourself with beauty!

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Armed with quick wit, years of professional experience and more get-pretty tips than a beauty pageant coordinator, Susie Galvez is an internationally-known beauty expert and a leading consultant in the spa industry. The founder of a day spa in Richmond, VA, Susie is an esthetician, makeup artist, cosmetic product formulator, and author of eight books on beauty and lifestyle.  Her latest book “The Thrifty Girls Guide To Glamour – living the beautiful life on little to no money,” launched internationally September 2006. Inspired by the thrill she gets from helping women rediscover their beauty on a daily basis, Susie is dedicated to giving women tools to help them accept themselves and realize that each day is another chance to be beautiful. To contact Susie: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it www.SusieGalvez.com