Posts Tagged ‘anti-oxidants’
Aging and Wrinkles from Extrinsic Causes!
October 7th, 2009 | 
Author: In another post I told you about how wrinkles are formed. About the internal biological stuff that causes wrinkles over time, the intrinsic factors. But there are also a number of factors that are related to lifestyle and personal habits that contribute to wrinkles and just how soon you start seeing those wrinkles appear. These are extrinsic reasons for aging of the skin. And they are how we get those free radicals roaming around in our systems, like little “pac men” messing with all our healthy cells!! I really think the media itself has properly covered this. Articles in magazines and news show segments are always telling us what not to do!
But I am going to give you a little run down as a reminder. Because changing some of your wrinkle inducing habits could make a big difference. And help your skin care products do their job giving you a complexion nothing short of gorgeous!
Okay, Here we go!
#1: Do not smoke. Smoking is one of two of the biggest wrinkle inducing habits. And it isn???t just the toxins and restricted oxygen and blood flow that are the problem. The actual physical motion of pursing the lips to take a puff, well , where do you think those vertical lip lines come from? You will also earn the experience early degradation of collagen and elastin if you smoke. Read the rest of this entry »
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Anti-Aging Skin Care In Poor Packaging!
Have you ever put much thought into what type of packaging your skin care comes in?
Are you aware that certain types of ingredients in your products need to be protected from air (oxygen) and light?
Products that contain certain anti-aging ingredients can be greatly and very quickly compromised by the lack of proper packaging. Want to know the worst type of packaging for anti-aging ingredients? Jars, or bottles that do not have a pin hole squeeze top or pump. Manufacturers of skin care want to make money of course, so they put the products in packaging that will cost them the least giving themselves a nicer profit. Read the rest of this entry »
Anti-Aging and Peptides – What About Them?
Yes, what about those peptides? I mentioned peptides and the importance of having peptides in your products in a previous post “Collagen Cream, Ya Think?” .
Peptides are short chains of amino acids, proteins. These have the ability to penetrate your skin and have a positive effect on your skin’s fibroblasts. Peptides communicate with the fibroblast regrading loss of youthful function and degraded DNA (also mentioned in the referenced post above). Like I said before, have a little chat, a pep talk. Wow~ I just typed that and it struck me funny, a peptide pep talk! :-D Read the rest of this entry »
Skin Care Basics – You Better Be Doing At Least This!
The Rundown…
1~ Cleanse, of course! Do it thoroughly and use a gentle circular motion. Rinse well, pat dry.
2~ Toner. Toning removes any leftover residue from your cleanser if applied with a cotton pad. Some include cell communicating ingredients that contain wrinkle reducing properties.
3~ Serums. If you skip this, add it. Serums contain anti-oxidants in their most concentrated form and can also include pro collagen peptides. These are ingredients that slow and repair the aging of the skin. Allow this to sink into your skin completely. Read the rest of this entry »
