Skin Care for seniors: A Closer Look
Posted on 07. Nov, 2009 by in Articles
Our skin tends to change as we grow older. A baby’s skin has a much thick fat layer and a much thinner epidermis. The presence of high percentage of hyaluronic acid makes babies skin more smooth and soft. Babies regenerate stratum corneum (the outermost layer where new skin cells are formed) in as little as 14 days, whereas the same regeneration process takes 37 days in a 50 year old.
As we grow old, it loses much of the underlying tissues that make our skin soft and supple. As time goes, collagen depletes from the dermis. Collagen depletion makes our skin thinner and less supple and causes it to sag. In addition to this, decreased blood flow to our skin results in slower healing.
Elderly skins are more sensitive to clothing fabrics, soaps, detergents and other items encountered in everyday living. Find out the cause of the itchiness or rash and get rid of the product may help reduce the itchiness.
Elderly persons tend to bruise more easily; this can be from the skin becoming thinner and losing the fat padding under the skin. Thus, blood vessels are less protected from injury. An injury inflicted by mild accident may result in a substantial bruise. Check with your physical to make sure that there isn’t a bleeding issue.
SKIN CARE for SENIORS
Keep the skin clean: Try always to keep the seniors skin clean. This applies especially to the feet, groin and armpits. People who sweat too much should wear loose, absorbent clothing that will soak the wetness away. If the skin stays wet too long it may prone to fungal infection and rashes.
Avoid hot baths: Try to avoid hot baths and frequent showering. This will dry out skin further. Bathing once every day is always recommended if the senior doesn’t get physically dirty.
Chemical Perfumes: Try to find a product that doesn’t have chemical perfumes and chemical dyes as they may contain harsh detergents that may cause rash.
Bed Bath: There are very good products in the market, which helps you, give a bed bath. You heat the pre-moistened cloths in the microwave and use them to wash your elder. There is also a shampoo cap, which you put on the person’s head and scrub away. You don’t have to rinse their hair or body with either of these products.
Hydrated skin: Elders with dry skin should always be hydrated to avoid potential problems like cracking, pain and itchiness. After shower, do not dry them off too much. After shower, apply a light coating of skin moisturizer or body lotion. If tour elder goes out during the day, apply a moisturizer with sunscreen.
Elder care always requires taking care of their skin. Treating elder skins isn’t hard, but it only requires good attention and getting in the habit of taking care of it.
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