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Fall is here again and the summer winds are far from our thoughts. Cool weather is slowly making its entrance and as sad as this can be, it is finally time to store those cool, cotton shirts and colorful summer dresses.

The changing of the seasons can affect your skin but if you want your skin to look beautiful during fall, you must take note of a few things:

Change Your Body Cleanser

A creamy body wash will do your skin some good during the cold months. This will introduce some moisture on your skin to prevent it from drying. A milk bath will also do your skin some good. Popular milk based products include Dove and Milk Bath and Shower Cream.

Moisturize, Moisturize, Moisturize

Yes, you must moisturize. This will keep your skin from drying during fall. It would be best to moisturize daily to keep your skin in tiptop condition. Vaseline has a few products that are great for moisturizing and they are quite affordable too.

Skin Type Changes

Your skin type might change during fall or winter so be sure to observe what happens to your skin during these times. For people who have oily skin, their skin might become normal while those with relatively normal skin may feel dryness on their skin. Make sure that you use products that will nourish your skin during the colder times of the year. Cream-based products are always good because your main enemy in these months is dryness.

Hydrate and Exfoliate

Experts say that exfoliating is advisable all year round but since the skin also needs to hydrate, you may want to take a look at oil or cream based scrubs for your exfoliation regimen. There are different products available in the market and you may want to try a few to see which one will work best.

A lot of people –both men and women resort to buying different skin care products or go under the knife to make their skin look younger. But is the fountain of youth already out there? Is it botox or certain skin care products? Wrong. Some skin care products help the skin look smoother and younger-looking but not all of them are effective.

So what is the fountain of youth you say? There is no need to traverse the Caribbean or some other part of the world to look for the fountain of youth. The reason why we say this is that, it is already right in your refrigerator.

Milk you say? Alright milk proteins do a lot of good for the skin since they make the skin heal faster but what we are talking about specifically is water. Water replenishes the skin i.e. keeps it hydrated. If your skin is hydrated, it does not only keep itself smooth and young-looking but also makes it glow.

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If you are in need of a great moisturizer and anti-aging treatment, Skinceuticals A.G.E. Interrupter is both. It instantly nourished dry skin, making my skin look softer and dewey. However I have dryer skin, so I don’t know how it would effect oily skin. After a few days of applying A.G.E. day and night I started to see the fine lines around my eyes and mouth diminish.

I was hesitant to try this product simply due to its’ price point, $150, but I am an avid Skinceuticals user and I know their products work so I went ahead and spent the money. Totally worth it.

Here’s what the company says about A.G.E.:

A.G.E. Interrupter is specifically formulated to improve the creping, thinning appearance of mature skin caused by intrinsic or internal aging processes such as glycation.

Glycation occurs when excess glucose molecules stick to collagen and elastin fibers, eventually binding them together and leading to the formation of Advanced Glycation End-products (A.G.E.). Glycated collagen and elastin fibers lose the ability to function normally, and the body cannot break them down and replace them, which leads to severe wrinkling of the skin.

A.G.E. Interrupter is a unique treatment formulated with 4% Blueberry Extract, 30% Proxylane and 0.2% Phytosphingosine to help prevent the glycation process and correct severe signs of intrinsic aging in mature skin.

Benefits:

• Blueberry extract slows down the process of advanced glycation end-product (A.G.E.) formation, preventing the rigidification of collagen and elastin fibers.
• Proxylane stimulates GAG synthesis, restoring water and nutrients to the dermal epidermal junction.
• Phytosphingosine helps protect the skin's barrier to alleviate discomfort associated with dry, aging skin.

I can say, hands down, this is the absolute best moisturizing lotion for extremely dry skin. This lotion was given to me by my mother for my almost scaly, extremely dry skin, and within a few days of use it made my skin soft, with no dry patches. Although my skin is normal now, I still use it every day in conjunction with self tanner. It keeps my skin evenly moisturized so there or no streaks or darker patches when I apply the tanner.

Side Effects: The active ingredient is 12% lactic acid neutralized with ammonium hydroxide, and it can sting slightly the first few times it’s applied, especially if you have cracks in your skin, but it stings because it’s working, trust me. Caution should be used if applying it to the face, because irritation can occur, especially if you use any anti-aging or retinol products. It makes some peoples skin more sensitive to the sun.

Ammonium Lactate Lotion 12 used to be available only with a doctors prescription, but now you can get at various on-line stores. It ranges in price depending upon the store from $8 to $22. To be safe and make sure I’m getting a bottle that hasn’t expired I pay about $17 for a 14 oz bottle plus shipping. A little goes a long way with this lotion, so a bottle lasts me almost 3 months.

This winter avoid looking older by keeping your skin moisturized. For some of us it's not that easy, as it will make our skin look oily. So a great alternative is a moisturizing mask, used up to once a day. The one I use is Clarins HydraQuench Cream-Mask. It's a cream-mask that intensively re-hydrates and revitalizes my skin, keeping it from getting dried out in the cold winter months. It's a reasonably priced mask ($35 at Nordstrom.com) that lasts about 6 weeks if I use it every other day. I put it on in the evening, as if I do it in the morning my face looks a bit oily. Don't apply past the brow or eye bone or you could wake up with puffy eyes.

Also it was named a 'Consumer Choice' at Allure magazine