How to Care for Your Facial Skin

Good skin helps us 'face' the world with more confidence. It can even become a matter of good health.
Instructions

Step1 The first step in taking good care of your skin is to identify what kind of skin you have. Is it dry, normal, oily or have areas of more than one type?
Step2 For people with oily skin or acne, it is common to believe that constant washing will help. Unfortunately, this washes off the acid mantle that actually protects your skin and leaves it open to infection. Try for balance with you skin by using a toner.
Step3 As skin starts to age keeping it a consistent color will help it look younger. Increasing moisturizers, using pigmentation creams and increasing collagen and anti-oxidants will keep skin looking younger.
Step4 Sun damage is showing up at earlier ages than it used to. It creates a loss of tone. Melanocytes will normally start burning out in the skin in our 30's and 40's and these help protect from sun damage. Sunblock is important at any age, but becomes even more vital as our resistance to damage lowers.
Step5 Mature skin will have varying degrees of structural breakdown in loosing collagen and elasticity. Here come the wrinkles. Skin can also become dull and flaky so regular exfoliation will have a more noticeable impact. Retinoids and anti-oxidants can help rebuild skin somewhat. For major changes more intrusive methods can be used under the skin.
Step6 Everyone has their own skin type. It's part of each person's own 'look'. Try to appreciate your skin as it serves you well no matter how you judge it. So, whatever type of skin you have, it will look better and keep you healthier if you care for it well.