Few things make as much of a difference as healthy skin in elder care. Lake Sherwood, CA seniors certainly want to have vibrant, healthy, clean skin all year round. This means they need to maintain an excellent skin care and bathing regimen. This can become more difficult, however, without the aid of an excellent provider of elder care services. Lake Sherwood, CA has such a provider in Home Instead.
The caring, trained, licensed, bonded CAREGivers of Home Instead are dedicated to doing what it takes to keep our residential assisted living clients healthy and vibrant. This can include assisting with hygiene measures and personal cleanliness. That means helping to choose the right soap.
Our skin provides our body’s most important defense against harmful things in the environment. Also, of course, It is what the world sees when people look at us. However, it also endures the effects of things like pollutants in the air, and overexposure to sunlight.
As we age, our skin changes. It dries out and becomes thinner. This is how wrinkles happen. These changes mean more care must be taken when choosing which soap, we use at bath time. All soaps will clean the skin, but some can be more harmful than others, including drying out the skin even more.
Here are some things to look for that will help seniors to choose a better soap.
First and foremost, anything artificially scented should be avoided. The chemicals used to include artificial scents often have irritating or harmful side effects. They can leave behind a residue which may contribute to other skin problems, including, in some people, an allergic reaction.
Synthetic dyes are similar. They may make the soap look more interesting, but they do not provide any cleansing power, and may cause problems.
Apart from what should be avoided, here are some things to look for. The first is a good, natural plant-based oil. That may be olive oil, coconut butter, avocado oil, jojoba oil, or other natural oils. These will help lift away dirt and provide some moisture back to the skin.
For an extra moisturizing effect look for lanolin, this comes naturally from sheep wool, and it provides an excellent moisturizing effect. Another moisturizing agent is hyaluronic acid. The idea of looking for an acid may seem counterintuitive, but this acid is good. It penetrates the skin and introduces moisture in a healthy manner.
These are just a few things to consider when making the important decision about what soap to use at bath time. The skin is too important to use just anything. On the other hand, choosing the best elderly services near Lake Sherwood, CA is simple: just call Home Instead for a virtual or in-home assessment, 818-988-6848.
