The Skin Basic Functions Skin reacts to negative

The Skin Basic Functions: • Skin reacts to negative and positive influences of our environment • Skin is an active organ that responds to many factors • Skin is the largest functioning organ

The Skin • Skin is approximately 18 square feet • Skin weighs 5 – 8 pounds You want to take care of your Skin

The Skin Important Functions: • Protection • Temperature regulation • Sensation • Secretion • Absorption • Control of evaporation

Each Square Inch of Skin Contains: • • • 65 hairs 95 -100 sebaceous glands 78 yards of nerves 20 yards of blood vessels 650 sweat glands 9, 500, 000 cells 1, 300 nerve endings (records pain) 19, 500 sensory 78 sensory apparatuses to record heat 13 sensory apparatuses to record cold

Skin structure

Aging Process • Collagen production • Elastin production – Between the ages of 28 & 80 – drops 65%! • Collagen & Elastin help give strength to skin • Thickness of skin decreases 6% every 10 years – Thin skin has poor ability to hold and retain moisture

Aging Process • Intrinsic factors account for 10% of the visible signs of aging • Actinic factors account for 90% of the visible signs of aging Protection & Prevention are Key!

Wrinkles In your 40’s • Elasticity diminishes • Skin loses memory • Repetitive movements form permanent wrinkles In your 50’s • Gravity • Collagen & elastin decreases • Skin and muscles sag

Aging and Skin Care • Cleansing • Important to have moisture in your skin • Water = Hydration • We want to increase the skin’s ability to hold water

Skin Care Products • Herbs and botanicals • Synergistic complexes • Active ingredients • Technology • Safety studies • Efficacy studies Pure, Safe, Beneficial

Skin Care Steps • Cleansing – lift dirt without stripping • Moisturizing - protect against water loss • Protecting – from environment • Masques – draw out impurities • Exfolients – remove dead skin cells Each Step Takes Key Ingredients

Cleansing preparations • R/ • Mineral oil • Bees wax • Borax • Water 450 160 10 380

• Procedure: • 1. Melt bees wax , then add mineral oil and heat the mixture up to 80 o. C on water bath. • 2. Dissolve borax in the amount of water, and heat to the same temperature. • 3. Add #2 to #1 gradually with trituration on water bath for complete emulsification. • 4. Remove from water bath and continue vigorously trituration.

Cleansing preparations • Mineral oil • Stearic acid • Lanolin • TEA • Water 500 100 50 13 337

Moisturizing cream: Stearic acid Lanolin Liquid paraffin Potassium hydroxide Glycerol Water 170 10 20 14 86 700

procedure 1. Melt stearic acid, luquid paraffin and lanolin on water bath at 75 -80 o. C. 2. Dissolve KOH in water-glycerol mixture, and heat to the same temperature. 3. Add #2 to #1 gradually with stirring on water bath for complete emulsification. 4. Remove from water bath and continue stirring until cooling. 5. Then add the perfume.