| The craving to look young and healthy spurs both men and women to look for treatments that improve the appearance of their skin. While there's nothing unhealthy about wrinkles and sags - and many people move serenely through life accepting the way they look – let's face it: society of today demonstrates that beauty counts. And looking our best can build up self-confidence.
So if you have reckoned you have to accept wrinkled, sagging skin, here's an eyebrow raiser: skin care products and medical treatments can give skin a much younger, healthier look at any age.
How does your skin age?
Do you why some 40-year-olds boast great-looking skin, while others show signs of aging as early as their 20s?
Your biological clock, which is influenced by your generic makeup, and your exposure to the sun are the causes of skin aging. Overexposure to the sun, as well as smoking, pollution and tension, speed up skin aging. Your skin lacks moisture and collagen, the connective tissue which makes skin elastic and firm. Consequently, you have to deal with wrinkles, fine lines, sags and age spots, as well as an uneven distribution of fat.
Basic skin care
Daily use of moisturizing products and suncreams that protect the skin from ultraviolet rays, both UVA and UVB, is one of the best ways to prevent skin damage, rejuvenate skin and shield yourself from skin cancer. Opt for one with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 15. Begin using sunscreen when you are young.
Antiwrinkle solutions
There are a lot of no-prescription products for reducing wrinkles and fine lines. They commonly contain: alpha hydroxyl acid (AHA), retinoids, antioxidants, or tropical growth factors. There are also prescription retinoid creams.
AHA creams can be used alone or combined with a retinoid to treat mildly damaged skin. They may better the texture, make the skin firmer and more elastic by speeding exfoliation and stimulating collagen. Retinoids work best when applied with AHA products. If applied over a few years, they will continue to reverse skin aging, antioxidants and growth factors may also help reverse environmental damage to skin.
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