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Finding Effective Skin Care Products
To know what to look for in an antiaging skin care product, it's
important to understand what causes deterioration in the skin over
time.
All aspects of aging, including slack skin, wrinkles and
uneven skin tone are the result of free radical damage at the
molecular level.
Oxygen molecules are the bad boys of the antiaging world. When
involved in a chemical reaction, they frequently lose one of their
electrons and then dash madly about trying to steal an electron
from another molecule. This can start a destructive chain reaction
of unstable molecules, called free radicals, dashing around
creating more unstable molecules.
Think of it like a radical mob building to riot force. Free
radical damage is also known as oxidation. On metal, it appears in
the form of rust. So when we say we are getting rusty, it's not
really far from the truth!
Fortunately skin has amazing regenerative abilities that help it
repair damage up to a point.
As well, nature has provided an
anti-riot squad called The Antioxidants. Antioxidants are found in
the human body and elsewhere in nature. They effectively block free
radicals from getting to other healthy stable molecules.
But there are factors that can accelerate free radical damage to
the point that the balance of power shifts in favor of the free
radical mob.
Current thinking categorizes the factors into:
lifestyle (meaning where and how
you live); the natural aging process; and
genetics.
Some of these skin risk factors can be changed and some can't.
As time and science march on, the
list of factors which can be
mitigated grows longer and longer.
Lifestyle changes are frequently
possible if you know what to do and are motivated to make the
changes.
Thanks to fairly recent scientific findings, the
natural aging process of skin can
be slowed and even reversed to some extent. That leaves only the
genetic factors of skin aging that we are stuck with. At least for
now.
UV protection, in the form of SPF creams, is the first topical
step to take for your skin's health.
The second is moisturizing.
The third step is assisting the fight against free radical damage
with antioxidants. Steps four and five are skin care products that
help remove old/dead/abnormal skin cells and those that promote
normal skin regeneration. Many ingredients shown to accomplish this
demolition and renovation are found in the latest generation of
face creams.
In addition to antiaging treatments that support physical health
and beauty, there are also antiaging skin care creams that address
cosmetic concerns like adult acne, uneven skin pigmentation and
lines of expression.
While no one dies from these conditions, it is widely accepted
that if we look better, we feel better. So though treatments for
these skin conditions are termed cosmetic , they frequently have a
mental health benefit in that they support a healthy self-image and
increased self confidence.
This article is for informational purposes only.
It does not
purport to offer medical advice. Consult a qualified physician
before using any of these products.
For a list of the most effective skin care ingredients and what
they do, visit
Effective Skin Care Ingredients.
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