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How anti-aging face cream works

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The cosmetic market is full of products that promise wonders over night if you buy them. And there are commercials with famous actress that have a perfect skin and they tempt you to buy anti ageing treatments. Of course that it would be wonderful to have an anti ageing cream that really makes miracles (a skin face looking vivid and younger, with less wrinkles). But Anita Roddickhe, founder of the Body Shop, stated "there is nothing on God’s planet that will take away 30 years of arguing with your husband and 40 years of environmental abuse. Anything which says it can magically take away your wrinkles is a scandalous lie"(19 October 2000, The Times).

That doesn't mean that the anti-ageing face creams are of no good, but they cannot accomplish wonders: they just improve at some percentage the look of the skin, may slow down the deterioration and protect against other ageing signs. Basically a cream contains preservatives (like essential oils) which diminish the number of bacterias, emulsifiers (ensure a smooth consistency), humectants (water retainers), silicone (facilitate the application of the cream), sunscreens (protect against UV).

The secret of an anti ageing face cream lies in the anti ageing ingredients used when creating the cream. These ingredients should: help the skin regain its elasticity and the luminous look, get read of the dead layers of skin, make the wrinkles less visible, prevent forming other wrinkles.

Here are some of the most common anti ageing ingredients used in face creams:

retinoids (based on vitamin A) increase the production of collagen and after a period of time (between one and six months) the skin becomes brighter, the fine wrinkles are gone (but there is no effect on very noticeable ones); a cream based on them may cause at some pint itching, flakiness, redness.
Alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs - so called fruit acids) improve the skin elastin, permit a better moisturizing, increase the shedding of the dead skin layer. A normal face cream has less then 5% AHAs. For a better efficiency, the concentration should be between 5-10%, but the specialists believe that in time the skin can be damaged. When using products based on AHAs, sun protection is necessary (at least SPF 15). Similar to these acids (but they are less likely to irritate the skin) are Beta hydroxy acids (for example the salicylic acid).
Vitamins C and E are antioxidants that increase the production of collagen and protect the skin against the pollution in the environment. With the same effect there is also Alpha-lipoidic acid (ALA).
Coenzyme Q-10 regulates energy production in skin cells. It is used specially against the wrinkles around the eyes.
Tea extracts can protect against sun damages and have also anti-inflammatory properties.

When choosing an anti ageing face cream you have to look carefully what are the ingredients, if they have or not side effects, how long will it take till the results will appear, if your budget permits you to purchase it at least for couple of months.

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