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Do You Know How to Save Your Skin?

Willow Older
CONSUMER HEALTH INTERACTIVE

What's the best way to keep your skin soft, smooth, and supple? By staying out of the sun, of course. But that's not all there is to it. Take our quiz and find out what it takes to save your face.


1. The skin on your face ages faster than the rest of you because

a. It's exposed to the sun more often
b. You use it to communicate your feelings
c. It's exposed to cigarette smoke more often
d. All of the above

2. Twenty-year-old skin is naturally softer, moister, and more supple than 40-year-old skin. True or false?

True
False

3. Which of the following is not linked to cigarettes?

a. Decreased blood flow to the face
b. Vertical lines around the lips and eyes
c. Loss of Vitamin E
d. The production of free radicals, oxygen molecules that can damage skin cells

4. Using a sunscreen with SPF 30 will protect me from sun damage for twice as long as one with SPF 15. True or false?

True
False

5. Washing my face often with soap and water is the best way to keep my skin clean and healthy. True or false?

True
False

6. Stress and hormones can make acne as much a problem at 40 as it is at 14. True or false?

True
False



First published Sep 30, 1998


Last updated Aug 27, 2007


Copyright © 1998 Consumer Health Interactive, a CVS Caremark company