Did you know that the skin is your body’s largest organ? An average adult’s skin spans 21 square feet, weighs nine pounds, and contains more than 11 miles of blood vessels. (Discover Magazine) Are you as careful about what you put on your skin as you are about what you eat? Do you know what is in your body soap? Your moisturizer? Your makeup? It’s worth thinking about.

Your skin ages due to the action of free radicals. These free radicals are coming at your skin from several sources. The three biggest sources are sun exposure, air pollution, and skin care products.

You know the scoop on sun exposure. Minimize it! Wear sun screen, wear a hat, don’t get over-exposed. Air pollution isn’t so easy. While we can try to stay out of the sun, staying out of air pollution is more challenging. Good skin care products offer your skin some protection from pollution so always wear a good moisturizer, even if you’re indoors all day.

That brings me to skin care products. Some cleansers, moisturizers and make up products have ingredients that are actually harmful to your skin. Not what you need with all the other things your skin is fighting. Look for products that have natural ingredients and offer your skin some nourishment.

It turns out that your skin needs nutrients just like the inside of you does. Shaklee’s Enfuselle line of skin care products offers your skin the nourishment it needs while blocking free radical reactions. And the soap-free Enfuselle cleansers nurture your skin while removing the environmental pollutants.

Most of us start thinking about our skin more as we begin to develop those little lines and wrinkles. I want to encourage you to start taking care of your skin before then. It’s not just about how you look; it’s also about the health of the largest organ in your body.

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To learn more about your skin and its nourishment,

Visit www.LandofAnd.com/OurPlanet and watch the “healthy beauty” video.