Improve Your Skin Health – By Understanding Your Skin’s Own Internal Clock

Have you ever wondered why your skin looks so fresh first thing in the morning and then not so hot by the evening? Being the body’s largest organ, your skin acts as a protective barrier. Just like your other organs, it has its own internal clock that can change hourly to regulate skin temperature, DNA repair, pH balance, oil production and repairing damaged/wounded skin.

Our skin cells are more active during certain parts of a 24 hour day/night cycle.  Some perform their functions during the daytime, while other skin cells like to work at night.  Understanding when and how your skin cells work can help you improve your skin health.

Daytime:

Dawn – 10 am:  Skin is at its best early morning.  Overnight, your skin cells have gotten rid of dead skin cells and replaced them with fresh ones, so your skin looks great.  Water content is at its peak, which plumps up the skin, so wrinkles aren’t as noticeable.

Your skin knows to activate its defense mechanisms first thing in the morning to protect its barrier function, keeping out pathogens, toxins, and shielding you from sun, wind and pollution damage.

As DNA repair in your skin cells occur in the afternoon and evening, your skin is the most vulnerable in the morning.  Protect your skin with daily sunscreen to ward off UV exposure that damages skin.

Did you know that burns and cuts heal faster when they occur in the daytime versus at night?  Our skin cells repair themselves faster in the daytime.

12 – 3 pm:  Your skin is starting to lose moisture, as much as a liter of water a day,  so help it out by drinking water in the afternoon for extra hydration.

Are you frustrated by T zone oil early afternoon?  Blame your skin cells.  Between 3 – 4 pm, oil production is at its peak.

5 pm:  According to your skin cells, this is the best time of the day to exercise for skin health.  Exercise increases blood circulation, which removes toxins and optimizes cell regeneration.

7 pm:  This is prime time for facial redness, so if you are prone to redness, you might want to skip or post phone alcoholic drinks.  Alcohol also dehydrates the skin.

Nighttime:

Bedtime:  This is a great time to GENTLY exfoliate your face, removing dead skin cells to prep your skin for the nightly cell regeneration that takes place after midnight.

The protective barrier is more vulnerable at night, resulting in more skin care ingredients permeating your skin.  Night creams and serums will be most effective when applied at bedtime.

People with Eczema and Psoriasis experience more skin irritation and inflammation at night than at any other time.  Your skin is more vulnerable at night; also, water loss can lead to dryness, which in turn leads to itchy skin.   Sleeping in a cool room will help keep your body temperature down.  Apply a soothing moisturizer for sensitive skin will also help with the dryness and prevent the itchies.  Many people have found relief with all natural, skin clearing minerals that work holistically to relieve eczema and psoriasis from the inside out.  Both Loma Lux Eczema Pill and Psoriasis were originally developed by a dermatologist for his own patients that wanted a more natural, steroid free treatment. Learn more at: https://www.lomalux.com/

Gerti Morell.