BWS issue 34 July August 2015 | Page 40

38 BUSINESS WOMEN SCOTLAND lifestyle ask the expert JL FORMULATIONS • Tel: 0141 616 9010• Bonnylands, Newton Mearns, Glasgow G77 6XD Joan Robertson is CEO of JL Formulations and is a Skin Guru. Email Joan with your skin queries and she will answer in following issues of BWS magazine. e: [email protected] Summer Ready Skin How does skin change from Spring to Summer Skin renews itself every 28 days and takes longer the older we become. The epidermis, your top outside layer, is always shedding dead skin cells and now in the summer it’s at its optimum level of shedding. This means that skin is clearer, smoother and younger looking during the summer months. Woohoo! On the run up to your Holiday Another word for shedding is exfoliating so during summer you should still exfoliate on the lead up to your holidays. Normal to dry skins – exfoliate twice a week. Oily/acne skins – exfoliate every other day. Sensitive skin – no exfoliation on lead up to holiday. Ensure you use a gentle exfoliator and preferably pm rather than am. You shouldn’t go out after giving yourself a skin scrub as this can sensitize your face. Exfoliation keeps skin renewing at a good rate, makes skin look clearer,