About Wrinkles

To understand wrinkles and why they affect your skin, it is important to understand how your skin functions and the important role it plays as part of the body.

Skin is the human body's largest organ. It is durable enough to resist breaking and tearing but soft enough to allow movement. Depending on the area of the body it covers, skin varies in texture and thickness (e.g. eyelids are thin and soft but the soles of the feet are thicker and harder). Skin reflects your general health and well-being. When you are unwell often people will notice because of your skin.

Skin has many functions. It cools the body and is our first defence against bacteria and other organisms. Skin also provides a waterproof covering for the whole body and houses all of the nerve endings that allow us to feel pain, pleasure, temperature and pressure.