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Posts Tagged ‘peptides’

So you have been smart and either never smoked, or quit a long time ago. Yet, you still have developed or are starting to see little vertical  lines along your upper lip line. It’s frustrating, I know.

Guess what. It’s another one of those being female things. Yup, another little gender slap. They just keep coming, don’t they? Ah, life’s little challenges, right? Well, at least it’s only a skin care issue.

So, you want to know why those annoying little lip lines are there? The actual biological reason? I’ll tell. After that I’ll tell you what you need to look for in a treatment. There are things that will help improve the area, but as usual no miracles. 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 »

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 »

There are many products available claiming to replace the collagen in your skin. Some do the job. But most can’t, here’s why.

You need to look at the ingredients listed. Collagen as an ingredient itself is nothing more than an expensive moisturizer. A collagen molecule is much too large to penetrate your skin’s pores.  Simply adding collagen as an ingredient doesn’t stimulate collagen production in your skin. It only provides temporary plumping. Read the rest of this entry »