Anti-Aging Skin Care

Anti-Aging in Your 20s
Anti-Aging in Your 30s
Anti-Aging in Your 40s
Anti-Aging in Your 50s

Anti-Aging Ingredients: Retinol
Anti-Aging Ingredients: Peptide Syn-Tacks

Spotlight: Stem Cells Technology
Spotlight: Products Based on DNA and Nanotechnologies
Spotlight: Products with Botox-like Effect

Anti-Aging Kits
Anti-Aging Skin Care by Concern
Anti-Aging Gadgets
Anti-Aging Massage

In our mid- late 20s skin starts to lose its ability to retain water. By the mid/late 20s dry lines can start to appear. However, they are quite easy to treat by selecting and regularly using an effective moisturizer. According to skin experts, starting from the mid - late 20s there is 1/4 less oxygen in our blood and that is why less vital oxygen gets transported to the skin cells. Skin can start to loose its energy, healthy color and glow.

Remember, to prevent premature aging you need to use UV protection every day. Studies show that 80% of skin's aging happens due to UV damage. The right anti aging skin care can help you to avoid this damage.

As a result of the recent research, several products combining achievement of DNA and Nanotechnologies have been developed and are available on the market. Some of these products, such as Juvedical from Juvena (see below), can be used starting in your 20s.

Technology:
In order for skin cells to function and to regenerate well, they need:
1. best possible environment
2. DNA that functions well

DNA Nanotechnology allows to transport active substances directly into the cell nucleus, so that your skin cells have everything necessary for optimum renewal and functioning.

Juvedical anti-aging line from Swiss cosmetic company Juvena is based on DNA Nanotechnology.
We inquired at Juvena for what age they recommend Juvedical Line and received an answer that this line can be used at any age to achive "visibly better skin".

Another product also uses DNA technology to provide your skin with the best anti-aging care, but they approach it from a different aspect. Dermagenetics will custom-make a cream for you after you provide the necessary information about your skin by filling out a special booklet and using a kit for an "At-Home Skin DNA Test".
Dermagenetics, recommends to start using DNA UltraCustom Skin Care to protect skin cells' DNA early on: "but it is not recommended for children under the age of 13".

In 30s our skin starts to produce less collagene which causes formation of mimic wrinkles. Those are deeper than just dry lines and are harder to get rid of. Besides cells' turnover in the skin slows down. This results in a dull tired complexion. Some other factors contribute to all of the symptoms mentioned above include stress, free radicals, bad diet, not enough excercise or sleep etc.

Look for anti-aging skincare products that will provide the following
- moisturize and prevent dehydration
- improve radiance
- help cells turnover
- protect agains free radicals
- protect agains UV light

The following ingredients will deliver the effects mentioned above:
Hyaluronic Acid is considered nowadays a wonder moisturizer. It deeply hydrates the skin, plupmps it up, softens any existing lines.
Vitamin C - has amazing antioxidant properties it also helps cells' turnover and has light bleaching properties - so your skin looks more even, refreshed and energized. It is also believed to help reverse sun damage.
Glucosamine - is an amino sugar that is necessary for synthesis of lipids and proteins. It speeds up cell turnover and gives you smoother complexion and a radiant glow
Vitamins C and E - protect again free radicals. Vitamin E helps the skin to balance its hydration and improves skin's elasticity

- Protect during the day: sunscreen and anti-oxidants
- Repair at night: Retinol, Vitamin C, Peptides, Pro-Xylane etc

Anti-Aging in Your 20s
Anti-Aging in Your 30s
Anti-Aging in Your 40s
Anti-Aging in Your 50s

Anti-Aging Ingredients: Retinol
Anti-Aging Ingredients: Peptide Syn-Tacks

Spotlight: Stem Cells Technology
Spotlight: Products Based on DNA and Nanotechnologies
Spotlight: Products with Botox-like Effect

Anti-Aging Kits
Anti-Aging Skin Care by Concern
Anti-Aging Gadgets
Anti-Aging Massage

In the 40s skin becomes drier, thinner and as a result more fragile and susceptible to formation of wrinkles and damage by free radicals. Also due to photoaging some spots, discoloration or freckles may develop making the complexion uneven.
To prevent and treat these age related symptoms you need to look for products with the following properties:
- fighting loss of collagen and treating fine lines
- fighting uneven or dull complexion
- lightening age spots and preventing appearance of new ones
- keeping skin moisturized

Look for the following ingredients:
Retinol - increases cells' turnover, exfoliates, currently the only ingredients that showed effective reduction of wrinkles
Salicylic Acid - is a peeling agent that helps your skin to renew
Pro-Xylane-works at the epidermal-dermal junction to promote skin's youth,encourages intercellular communication, the key to a harmonious metabolism in the skin
Coenzym Q 10 - not only has antioxidant properties but also can provide important protection against UVA caused depletion of cell membrane
Creatine- organic acid that occurs naturally in our body. Creatine production decreases with age and becomes one of the causes of dry, dull skin. Creatine has shown to be an effective anti-aging ingredient

The decreased production of estrogen and progesterone will cause your skin to become dryer, thinner and more sensitive. It is believed that decreasing estrogen levels can cause increased collagen break down and as a result more wrinkles, loss of firmness and sagging. That is, unfortunately, the bad news. But the good news is that there is a lot that can be done about it.
Your goals are
- prevent dryness and balance your skin
- prevent and fight wrinkles
- counteract the effects of decreased estrogen levels

There are special topical products with estrogen that can help counteract the effects of menopause related estrogen decrease. Some brands also developed skin care products with phytohormones that are believed to be effective and have less side-effects.
According to Elle (Germany, Oc 07) some of the commonly used phytohormones are the following
- Phytohormone from soy and hop extracts
- Auxin - a growth-regulating substance
- Lignan - an estrogen-like chemical which also has anti-oxidant properties
- Isoflavone- type of phytoestrogen
Use of skin care with Phytohormones is considered by some sources controversial. That is why I encourage my readers to seek out as much information as they can about such products, and to consult a doctor who is an expert in this area.

Anti-Aging in Your 20s
Anti-Aging in Your 30s
Anti-Aging in Your 40s
Anti-Aging in Your 50s

Anti-Aging Ingredients: Retinol
Anti-Aging Ingredients: Peptide Syn-Tacks

Spotlight: Stem Cells Technology
Spotlight: Products Based on DNA and Nanotechnologies
Spotlight: Products with Botox-like Effect

Anti-Aging Kits
Anti-Aging Skin Care by Concern
Anti-Aging Gadgets
Anti-Aging Massage

Below you will find a list of some anti-aging skin care products that target certain age-related skin concerns:

- Age Spots

- Skin Sagging

- Loss of Firmness

- Wrinkles

Botox has proved to be very effective in reducing existing lines and preventing new from appearing. Before you decide to resort to Botox weigh pros against cons and consider risks you may be taking.

Click on the thumbnail below to watch a video about botox.

Do not get obsessed with fighting wrinkles. Aging is a natural process. We can do our best to look younger than our age but if we go to extremes in "fixing" signs of aging we will only make it worse. Stretched skin from facelifts, paralyzed face by botox injections, unnatural duck-like lips - do not make you look younger but make you look unnatural and desperate.

Take inspiration from some celebrities who look natural and beautiful for their age.
Here is the top 5:

1. Demi Moore (45)

2. Helen Mirren (63)

3. Halle Berry (42)

4. Michelle Pfeiffer (50)

5. Sophia Loren (74)

Photos: www.freshnews.in (1), www.freshnews.in (2), people.com (3,4), cache.daylife.com (5)

Anti-Aging in Your 20s
Anti-Aging in Your 30s
Anti-Aging in Your 40s
Anti-Aging in Your 50s

Anti-Aging Ingredients: Retinol
Anti-Aging Ingredients: Peptide Syn-Tacks

Spotlight: Stem Cells Technology
Spotlight: Products Based on DNA and Nanotechnologies
Spotlight: Products with Botox-like Effect

Anti-Aging Kits
Anti-Aging Skin Care by Concern
Anti-Aging Gadgets
Anti-Aging Massage

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