1. Do not shower too long, let alone use the shower (shower).
2. If you must use warm water to bathe, wash as soon as possible by using a little soap.
3. Choose soaps with low pH or a lot of oil so as not to make the skin dry.
4. Sprinkle talc powder or a special oil that functions as a moisturizer into the water bath.
5. After bathing, pat dry the body by a towel-nepukkan only.
6. Do not rub the towel into the skin.
7. Apply oil or cream immediately after the skin dry.
8. Use oil-based moisturizer.
9. Avoid lightweight cream that easily evaporate because most contain water only complains.
10. Avoid using creams or lotions that contain alcohol.
11. Use a humidifier to keep the temperature inside the house cool.

Recognizing the problems of the skin with age and how to care for her, will make us able to maintain a youthful skin. For that you need to find out your skin type. Here’s an explanation of the types of skin according to skin and cosmetics expert, Dr. Arika M Andini of the House of Ristra :

1. Normal Skin
   Its features: soft and moist skin, visible pores, but not too large, and in the T looks oily. This skin type is often called a combination skin
2. Dry Skin
   Its features: pores barely visible, not flexible, loosely, fat production in the skin a little bit, scaly skin and a bit rough when touched. Aging lines also began to appear.
3. Oily Skin
   Its features: the oil glands in the face of very active (face looks smooth), the face of porous (similar to orange peel), blackheads a lot, perabaaan rough skin and acne often.

Our skin, especially on the face and neck, will change with age. In childhood, the skin will feel supple and resilient because the water content in the skin is 13 percent. As adults age, decreased water production, so the skin moisture content in the 7-13 per cent lived alone. Dwindle in number as we mature into adulthood, and only 7 percent.

With age, the more skin problems, including:

1. Children (<13 years): normal skin.
2. Adolescents (13-19 years): oily-acne (in the nose, cheeks, chin, chest, and back).
3. Young adults (20-30 years old): normal, oily or stained black pimples.
4. Adult (30-40 years): dry, stained black, aging occurs, the skin started to show the lines of aging, particularly in rural corner of the eyes, nose, around the lips, and forehead.
5. Beginning elderly (40-50 years): dry-stained black.
6. Elderly (> 50 years): aging and skin cancer.

Care for long term:

Phase I: Clearing
Soap is used:
* Non-alkaline, in accordance with the physiological pH of skin (pH Balanced).
* Clean the face twice daily bath time (morning and afternoon / evening).

Phase II: moisturize
* Prevent dry skin by using moisturizer and body lotion.
* Extra-dry skin use a body cream or body butter.

Stage III: Protect (from sunlight)
* Physical: Use an umbrella, hat, and clothing covered.
* Chemical: Apply sunscreen as the foundation to foundation.

Stage IV: Removing dead skin
Lifting the dead skin cells and impurities on the surface of the skin by scrubbing twice a week.