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So, you think because you are in your 20′s or 30′s you don’t need to worry about Anti-Aging Skin Care? You could not be more wrong! When I was at that stage in life I knew that one day I would have wrinkles. I moisturized, used good products, did what I could. Since I am an Esthetician I had access to some of the best skin care of the day. But none of them could prevent wrinkles from forming. The technology for those types of products did not exist. There were products that claimed to prevent wrinkles and reduce wrinkles, but they were just that, claims. Read the rest of this entry »

Want your skin to have that youthful snap back, or perhaps you want to maintain that snap you’ve still got?

Then let’s talk about Elastin. And no, it’s not the stuff that keeps your swimsuit on your body and not around your ankles!

But it does have a similar property. Elastin has ‘snap back’ to it, like your swimsuit, or like a rubber band.

Elastin will keep the skin tight. Elastin will keep the skin flexible. If there is enough elastin in your skin it will retain and return to it’s original shape after being pulled or stretched. Such as when you make a facial expression or when someone , I personally hate this, pinches your cheeks. Cheek pinching is for cute, chubby little babies, not grown women! Read the rest of this entry »

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 can’t believe I just typed that, a peptide pep talk? Cornyyy, but I’m leaving it. LOL. Read the rest of this entry »

Do you see family traits when you look in the mirror? Your mother’s eyes? Or perhaps your father’s smile? Or maybe the shape of you grandmother’s face, the dimples in your grandfather’ s cheeks.

We all carry genetic coding passed from generation to generation that determines our physical characteristics.

Did you know that we also carry genetic coding that determines how we age? Researchers have discovered a genetic marker in our DNA that pre-determines how fast or slow we age. Meaning how early the wrinkles and the sagging skin show up. And that is due to loss of collagen and whatever our skin cells and fibroblasts (the factories for collagen, elastin and hydration production) have decided to do or not do.

Some of us may look younger than our actual years while others may look quite a bit older than we are.

Yeah, so not fair! Bugs me, too! However there are things we can do to improve how we age if we choose the right lifestyle. And we can select products with a proven track record of results in anti-aging to help keep us wrinkle free.

Personally, I find it fascinating that there is a genetic marker in our bodies that makes this aging decision. Not saying I like it, just that it is so interesting to me that this particular part of our genetic coding has been discovered and research has been published. Because that means better and more efficient anti-aging, wrinkle reducing skin care is being (and will continue to be) developed!

Now that… is a very good thing Agreed? Of course you agree! You wouldn’t be visiting this blog if you didn’t agree!

Ever go to a spa for a facial and end up confused as to what may or may not be best for your skin? Many spas are offering long menus these days full of exotic treatments. What’s a gimmick and what isn’t may be very difficult for the average gal to figure out!

I found this great little article on WebMD. This should help you a bit when navigating that spa menu. And guess what? They do mention my personal favorite. Galvanic!

I will have a post up shortly going into more detail on that. It happens to be one of the best ways to get those cell communicating ingredients deep into the skin while stimulating collagen production and smoothing wrinkles, sags and bags!

Anyway, like I said, more on that later! For now, enjoy this article. Read the rest of this entry »