Anti Aging – Anti Aging Skin Care

Archive for November, 2008

There are so many anti-aging products on the market today that is can be quite overwhelming trying to determine the right product for your specific skin care needs. Additionally, trail and error in selecting your anti-aging product can get expensive and frustrating.

Before your step out on your venture for the right anti-aging product, consider these tips.

First and foremost, know your skin type. Is your skin dry, oily, normal, combination (oily in the T-zone but dry otherwise), and/or sensitive? Knowing your skin type is a crucial step in selecting the right anti-aging product.

Secondly, make a list of what your anti-aging cream should do for your complexion. Are you battling dark spots and age spots, or it is it fine lines and wrinkles. Is your complexion troubled with an uneven skin tone? Once you have determined the skin care issues you want to address, select your product accordingly.

For instance, if dark spots or age spots add years to your complexion, look for creams that are rich with D3PA (Dithiolane-3-Pentanoic Acid). D3PA alias Dithiolane-3-Pentanoic Acid claims to be a fast-acting anti-wrinkle treatment, loaded with antioxidants and decreases hyper pigmentation. Additionally, you could try a product with Hydroquinone which lightens the skin in two ways – It inhibits the production of melanin (the pigment responsible for the darkening of skin and actual skin color) and it breaks down the existing excess melanin on the spots that require treatment.

If fine line and wrinkles are a problem consider creams rich in AH3 (Acetyl Hexapeptide-3). AH3 supposedly relaxes facial tension leading to the reduction in facial lines and wrinkles with regular use. This remotely resembles the effect of Botox, which reduces facial tension and movement by paralyzing facial muscles.

Just to name a few, some of the best ingredients in anti-aging products are: alpha hydroxyl acids – (read my article on which alpha hydroxyl is right for your skin type). Retinol – which is a Vitamin A based derivatives – Retinol speeds up cell turnover, which means new skin cells come to the surface. Additionally, it has been observed to reduce the size of wrinkles. Look for forms of retinol such as retinal palmitate in wrinkle creams. This ingredient works to give your face an overall youthful glow, however some people do experience sun sensitivity to retinol and should only be used at bedtime and a sunscreen should be applied in the a.m. Vitamins C, E, and K also prove helpful in anti-aging products.

There are many anti-aging creams available that contain artificial ingredients, whether they are better or not compared to natural ingredients is not the scope of this article. However, I do believe that synthetic ingredients in anti-aging products have unknown side effects down the road. Therefore, I am a firm believer of natural products made from botanicals, marine plant extracts, sea salts, and homemade facials with various common kitchen ingredients. When shopping for your anti-aging cream, look for natural ingredients such as aloe Vera, honey, or jojoba oil to name a few, all of these ingredients have nourishing properties. Consider clay masks or seaweed mask for extra nourishment or citrus masks for skin lightening.

Next time you purchase your next anti-aging product be prepared to understand what you are buying and know the side effects of the ingredients, if any.

Among the more effective anti-aging skin care products, we find Tretinoin, Retinol, and Retinyl Palmitate. These are all forms of vitamin A or derivatives thereof. The most significant of them is Tretinoin (retinoic acid). It is found in vegetables such as carrots and spinach. Tretinoin is used extensively in the treatment of acne and increasingly used in anti-aging regimens. Vitamin A is readily absorbed by the skin and stimulates production of new skin cells and as a result increases collagen production. Collagen being responsible for the fuller, firmer, and younger looking skin.

Being the strongest of the Vitamin A treatments, Trentinoin can treat some of the most stubborn skin conditions, but is also the most irritating of the products. When using any of these vitamin A treatments, if your skin becomes irritated, stop using the product to avoid further damaging the skin. Vitamin A in all its forms increases sensitivity to the sun. Don’t forget the sunscreen!

Retinol, while not as strong as Tretinoin is found mostly in anti-aging or skin rejuvenation products. It is found in the same vegetables as any other Vitamin A treatment, but is not as easily absorbed into the skin. Its popularity among anti-aging products is due to the fact that one can start with a mild form of it and gradually increase the dose, thereby avoiding the irritation encountered with the stronger forms of vitamin A.

Retinyl Palmitate has not been as extensively tested as the other two, but shows promise of being a preferred replacement for Tretinoin since it can be formulated as a non-irritating alternative.

It concerns me that so many of the available skin care products are irritating to the skin. It sounds like a loud statement in favor of the natural products. I have trouble using the terms “skin care” and “irritation” together. It seems to me the two should be mutually exclusive. Too many people have the attitude that it has to hurt to be any good. Personally, I think if it is any harsher than soap and water, it doesn’t need to be in contact with your skin. I know that when people are desperate to change something, they will try anything. Unfortunately, too many of the things they try are strictly experimental. Some of the experiments turn out to be beneficial, but all to often the results are unpleasant. That’s to be expected when acting without information.

Who does not want to look younger? Who does not want to delay the unstoppable age-cycle? Everybody wants! The market of cosmetics booms with anti-aging creams and lotions and there is much ballyhoo about how to look younger than you actually age. The betterment and advancement in medical technology has enabled us to delay the age-cycle and look much younger. Nevertheless, undergoing cosmetic surgery brings a lot of hazardous and unwanted side-effects and that is why, more and more people opt for a safe facelift option like ClearLift.

ClearLift uses natural collagen complex, peptides and argireline that cleanses the dermal layers and lifts up the face that look much younger. It is believed to be very effective in reducing the wrinkles that make you look older. In addition, active ingredients used in ClearLift naturally rejuvenate the skin cells and make them revitalized by replacing and replenishing collagen in the dermal layers. Also, it prevents the break-down of the natural collagen and hence found useful in ironing up the crow’s feet and also clearing up the dark circles around eyes.

If you feel dilemma using this product, get a ClearLift Free Trial! The ClearLift Free Trial comes at the costs of peanuts that you can certainly afford. Just paying $1.95 makes you eligible to get it at your doorstep. It includes shipping and handling cost so that the actual price of ClearLift is nothing! ClearLift Free Trial comes with ClearLift Ultra Anti Aging Face Cream that takes off all the worries you have regarding your look.

The formula used in ClearLift acts in two simple steps of anti-aging regime. The best part you get in ClearLift Free Trial is it works instantly and you do not need to wait for the results to come. After getting ClearLift Free Trial pack, you just need to apply it across the face to begin into first step of ultimate skin rejuvenation. This helps skin to look firmer with glow. Using ClearLift Free Trial pack, you can concentrate more on applying it around the eyes (called as Replenish Eyes) that combats the problems like dark circles and crow’s feet.

The users of ClearLift Free Trial pack say that they, just after one application, found that their skin looked much younger than before. They all have used ClearLift Free Trial pack to get rid of fine lines, wrinkles and dark spots and circles around eyes. Minimizing the age spots and boosting collagen levels was never so easy for an instant face lift before getting a ClearLift Free Trial pack, as said by its users.