Wrapped Up for Skin Care

By: Peggy Devries | Posted: 05th August 2010

For women, their skin deserves nothing but the best care their money can afford. Reasons of vanity aside, women's skin tends to be more prone to damage caused by prolonged exposure to sunlight and pollution in the environment.

In the human body, the skin is considered to be the largest organ. It protects the body against the effects of pathogens and excessive loss of water. Skin also helps insulate the body, regulate temperature, feel sensations, and synthesize vitamin D and B. Damaged skin heals by forming scar tissue, which is often devoid of pigment and discolored.

In order to take better care of their skin, people often go to skin care clinics to determine the best way to rejuvenate their skin. There are many different skin care specialists all over the world, and some of them can be found in California's San Francisco Bay area.

Often simply referred to as the Bay area, the weather in this area of San Francisco is affected by microclimates, so certain parts of the East Bay can be up to 15 degrees warmer than downtown San Francisco and San Jose, and as much as 20 degrees warmer than the area around the Golden Gate Bridge. With warm weather such as that it's not surprising that many have sought skin care services such as the Bay area or San Jose body wraps in order to keep their skin rejuvenated.

The body wrap is one of the most sought after skin care methods which are available in the Bay area. San Jose body wraps consists of various spa treatments designed to slim and tone the body, hydrate or firm the skin, or relax and soothe the muscles. Some mud wraps are even thought to ease inflammation, flush out toxins through profuse sweating, and relieve tired and aching joints.

The typical San Jose body wrap is popular not only amongst today's skin conscious society but also to those who believe in its weight reduction capabilities. Despite having no medical evidence of such effects, many still undergo body wrap treatments in order to shave a few inches off their waist painlessly.
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