Anti
Aging Skin Products And Their Effective Ingredients
Finding effective anti aging skin
products is no picnic. You’ve walked by the cosmetic counters
promoting their latest and greatest creams that eliminate the depressing
lines that have started to remain on your once smooth face. All
of them make promises to fill the lines, peel the lines, or just
make those lines disappear, period. But what do these anti aging
skin products contain? What exactly are you placing on the delicate
surface of your face and why is it supposed to work? There are several
“miracle” ingredients that are added to all the fancy
creams marketing baby smooth skin to baby boomers, but these are
the favorite additives to those anti aging skin products:
- Retinoid—one of the most popular retinoids
is tretinoin, and its use was first documented in 1986. Studies
noted that it helped reverse the signs of photodamage, which
is the premature wrinkling and roughness that the skin develops
due to extensive UV ray exposure. Doctors began to take notice
of tretinoin when adult women using it for acne didn’t
want to discontinue its use after realizing it was also treating
their fine lines and skin texture. Today tretinoin is used before
and after facial resurfacing treatments. Differin is a popular
acne cream that contains tretinoin.
- Antioxidants—Vitamin’s C, E,
and A are popular ingredients in anti aging skin products and
for good reason; antioxidants are key in fighting off free radicals
which are believed to cause harm against the body’s cells
and lead to premature aging.
- Collagen—is the most abundant protein
in the body. This protein makes up the skin, scar tissue and
blood vessels. It, along with fellow protein elastin, works
to keep the skin firm and supple. Although used in anti aging
skin products, it is said that collagen creams only work on
the skin’s surface and isn’t absorbed. For a more
effective use of collagen, most inject it into their skin.
There are many anti aging skin products on
the market today. Do your research and consult a dermatologist before
using any medicated creams.
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