How can you tell if your skin is talking to you? Would you know if you have been ignoring it? The way I see it, to know if your skin is talking to you, is simple. Look at it, see if you notice any symptoms such as acne, flakiness, chapping, brown spots, redness... I think you get the picture. Our skin talks to us, by exhibiting symptoms to tell us something is wrong. When we begin to see symptoms it is time to take action, this is what I refer to "listening" to our skin.

There are many actions you can take, but the one we tend to overlook is investigating the skin care products you use.

*acne,pimples
*oily skin
*dry skin
*brown spots, discoloration of the skin
*blackheads
*dull skin
*red, blotchy skin

Did you ever consider maybe the symptoms listed above are all caused by the skin care products you use on your skin everyday?

Well folks.......they are.

You may need to start listening to your skin, it may be talking to you...and you may be ignoring it. Your skin knows what it needs and you may need to start taking the actions to give it what it wants. Stop ignoring your skin and start listening to it. You will be very happy you did. Consider a change and try something different.

Alayna A. Fries, Licensed Esthetician

Author, If Your Skin Could Talk, What Would It Say?