It seems there is no limit to the facial skin treatment advice and products available.
If you are looking to reduce crows feet around the eyes, you can be sure that you will find thousands of products available just for that.
The same goes for puffy eyes, fine lines, deep facial expressions, and so on.
The problem is, most products have different, and varying degrees of active ingredients, so...
What do we really need to know about the facial skin care ingredients out there? First, realize there are very few effective topical anti aging products on the market.
All the rest are not telling you the whole truth.
Clinically Proven to Be Effective Facial Skin Treatment Ingredients *Alpha-hydroxy Acids--These are a collection of related organic acids found in natural sources, or manufactured in the laboratory.
Commonly used in high strength form by dermatologists in chemical peels.
Also used in over the counter face skin care products in a much lower concentration, 5-15 percent.
Studies show that concentrations below 8 percent to be of no benefit.
*Estrogens--A study of the effects of estradiol and estriol topical treatments, resulted in a marked improvement in firmness and elasticity, along with showing less wrinkle depth.
Also, pore size reduced by almost 65 percent.
Many skin care professionals believe this may slow the aging process in pre-menopausal women as well, but studies have not yet confirmed this.
*Retinoids--Most popular are tretinoin, tazarotene, and adapalene.
Trentinoin aids in the building up of collagen, elastin, production of sebum, and also helps by slowing down the destruction of cells.
Tazarotene study results seem to be similar to tretinion, except a burning sensation had been noted for the first week of treatment.
Although adapalene clearly has wrinkle reducing properties, it is most widely used for acne as an alternative to the popular tretinoin, mainly because it causes less irritation to the skin.
*Vitamin C and derivatives--The beneficial uses of topical vitamin C against wrinkles and fine lines, is backed heavily by scientific evidence.
But under real-life usage, there is a problem.
It is a very unstable acid when exposed to air.
When topical vitamin C oxidizes, it becomes ineffective and possibly harmful, in that it can increase the formation of free radicals.
Many studies have been conducted in an attempt to counter-act the oxidation process.
Including adding vitamin E, or faulic acid, or both.
The bottom line when it comes to putting vitamin C on your skin, be mindful of the expiration dates, and store your skin care products as recommended.
A useful tip: if the product starts out white, be careful when it turns a yellow tint...
that is the C oxidizing.
Below, I'll just add a quick list of some hopefuls and populars.
Possibly Effective, but Still Need to be Proven Alpha lipoic acid Coenzyme Q10 Copper peptides DMAE (dimethylaminoethanol) Furfuryladenine (Kinetin, Kinerase) Green tea Hyaluronic acid Idebenone Lycopene MMP inhibitors Niacinamide Oat beta-glucan Palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 (Matrixyl) Progesterone Retinaldehyde Retinol / retinyl palmitate These are Popular but Unproven Acetyl hexapeptide-3 (Argireline) Beta-hydroxy acids Ethocyn Resveratol / Sirtuins When it comes to taking care of your skin, you are your best advocate.
You've got to search diligently for the products that are right for you.
If you are looking to reduce crows feet around the eyes, you can be sure that you will find thousands of products available just for that.
The same goes for puffy eyes, fine lines, deep facial expressions, and so on.
The problem is, most products have different, and varying degrees of active ingredients, so...
What do we really need to know about the facial skin care ingredients out there? First, realize there are very few effective topical anti aging products on the market.
All the rest are not telling you the whole truth.
Clinically Proven to Be Effective Facial Skin Treatment Ingredients *Alpha-hydroxy Acids--These are a collection of related organic acids found in natural sources, or manufactured in the laboratory.
Commonly used in high strength form by dermatologists in chemical peels.
Also used in over the counter face skin care products in a much lower concentration, 5-15 percent.
Studies show that concentrations below 8 percent to be of no benefit.
*Estrogens--A study of the effects of estradiol and estriol topical treatments, resulted in a marked improvement in firmness and elasticity, along with showing less wrinkle depth.
Also, pore size reduced by almost 65 percent.
Many skin care professionals believe this may slow the aging process in pre-menopausal women as well, but studies have not yet confirmed this.
*Retinoids--Most popular are tretinoin, tazarotene, and adapalene.
Trentinoin aids in the building up of collagen, elastin, production of sebum, and also helps by slowing down the destruction of cells.
Tazarotene study results seem to be similar to tretinion, except a burning sensation had been noted for the first week of treatment.
Although adapalene clearly has wrinkle reducing properties, it is most widely used for acne as an alternative to the popular tretinoin, mainly because it causes less irritation to the skin.
*Vitamin C and derivatives--The beneficial uses of topical vitamin C against wrinkles and fine lines, is backed heavily by scientific evidence.
But under real-life usage, there is a problem.
It is a very unstable acid when exposed to air.
When topical vitamin C oxidizes, it becomes ineffective and possibly harmful, in that it can increase the formation of free radicals.
Many studies have been conducted in an attempt to counter-act the oxidation process.
Including adding vitamin E, or faulic acid, or both.
The bottom line when it comes to putting vitamin C on your skin, be mindful of the expiration dates, and store your skin care products as recommended.
A useful tip: if the product starts out white, be careful when it turns a yellow tint...
that is the C oxidizing.
Below, I'll just add a quick list of some hopefuls and populars.
Possibly Effective, but Still Need to be Proven Alpha lipoic acid Coenzyme Q10 Copper peptides DMAE (dimethylaminoethanol) Furfuryladenine (Kinetin, Kinerase) Green tea Hyaluronic acid Idebenone Lycopene MMP inhibitors Niacinamide Oat beta-glucan Palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 (Matrixyl) Progesterone Retinaldehyde Retinol / retinyl palmitate These are Popular but Unproven Acetyl hexapeptide-3 (Argireline) Beta-hydroxy acids Ethocyn Resveratol / Sirtuins When it comes to taking care of your skin, you are your best advocate.
You've got to search diligently for the products that are right for you.
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