Common Anti-Aging Skin Care Misconceptions
Many skin care products contain a lot of useless
ingredients that raise the price of the product
without providing any benefits. Some companies
do it because a long list of ingredients justifies
a higher price in the eyes of the consumer; others
indirectly imply that these ingredients help skin
rejuvenation while unable to provide any real
evidence for it. Some of the most common examples
are given below.
Retinol
Many anti-wrinkle / skin rejuvenation products
contain retinol which is a form of vitamin A.
Many people confuse retinol with retinoic acid
(Retin A); a related but different compound proven
to help reduce fine wrinkles and improves skin
texture. Retinol, on the other hand, has no effect
on wrinkles or skin smoothness unless used in
very high concentrations.
Topical collagen and elastin
Collagen and elastin are important structural
components of the skin. Loss of collagen and elastin
in the inner layer of the skin leads to wrinkles
and facial sag, whereas replenishing these substances
in the dermis may partially reverse signs of aging.
Nonetheless, creams with collagen and elastin
are useless because these substances are large
proteins which cannot penetrate the skin deep
enough to have any effect. Fortunately, ways to
introduce collagen into the dermis do exist by
injections.
B vitamins
Whereas deficiency of B-vitamins may cause certain
skin diseases, excessive amount are of no use
for skin rejuvenation and wrinkle removal. If
you eat a balanced diet or take a supplement that
contains 100% RDA for B vitamins this can help
but topical B vitamins will produce no benefit.
Chamomile
Chamomile is an herb with mild anti-inflammatory
action, and therefore can help soothe irritated
or inflamed skin. On the other hand it is of no
use against wrinkles or other signs of aging.
Chamomile is related to Ragweed therefore can
be an irritant for allergy sufferers.
Know what you are buying.
People buy completely useless things for fun not
out of ignorance or misinformation. When buying
a product you should be able to spot beneficial
ingredients and also see if you are unnecessarily
paying for something of no proven value for preventing
or reducing wrinkles and skin aging. If it has
a fragrance or color, it has useless ingredients.
If it is in a cream, it has ingredients that are
added to keep the shelf life longer. You can soften
your skin with pure clean ingredients. Use Serums
and the best your money can buy with pharmaceutical
grade product. Get Regular Facials by a professional.
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