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Causes and effects of acne – understand your acne treatment
There are several acne care treatment methods that work well and are not very time consuming or expensive. Such techniques would be the treatment with alpha hydroxy acid or several forms of chemical peels that can do wonders for zit treatments....
SHED THOSE BLEMISHES AND REVEAL A NEW YOU!
Imagine a beauty so perfect that a single scar ruins every
detail of perfection by which a body has been known for.
Frustrating right? But should this scar disfigure a face
eternally? Not if you use BIO SKIN CARE cream, a great new
product that...
Use Essential Fatty Acid To Help You Eliminate Your Acne
To eliminate or clear your face of acne it will require you take a variety of health steps. The use of essential fatty acids is but one step. I have identified 10 different steps but will only discuss one step in this article - using essential...
Which Acne Blemish Treatment Really Works?
Acne comes with a great deal of responsibility. The truth is you have to do your research. You must obtain the required knowledge to make informed decisions about treating your acne.
Acne can make life hard when you are surrounded by people who...
Wrinkle Treatment
Where do you start with preventing wrinkles from forming, and
reversing existing lines? Every woman, starting as early as the
age of 20, should start to use wrinkle treatments, and have a
comprehensive anti aging skin care routine. The earlier...
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How to Keep Wrinkles at Bay
Everyone wants to prevent or get rid of his or her wrinkles. But
how do you go about doing it? There are a plethora of products
on the market that claim to help fight wrinkles. How do you know
what to use and will it really work? Read on to find out what is
really required in the fight against wrinkles.
Retinols
Vitamin A products, such as retinoic acid, have a molecular
structure that's tiny enough to get into the lower layers of
skin, where it finds the fibroblasts. As retinol is converted
into retinoic acid it stimulates these fibroblasts to produce
more collagen and elastin. It is proven to improve mottled
pigmentation, fine lines and wrinkles, skin texture, skin tone
and color, improve hydration levels and rebuild healthy layers
of the skin. It works by speeding up the cellular turnover rate,
which allows the healthier cells to work their way up to the
surface faster and by decreasing the activity of the destructive
enzyme collagenase. Of course good nutrition including
antioxidants is imperative to produce healthy cells at the
bottom levels of skin.
Collagen
Collagen makes up more than 75% of our skin. It gives us that
youthful look before it's deterioration, which on the outside is
visible as wrinkles. More than a third of the body's protein is
collagen. Collagen is the fibrous protein constituent of skin,
cartilage, bone, and other connective tissue. It has a greater
tensile strength than steel. Maintaining it is the key to
keeping a more youthful appearance. There are products such as
Toki, a supplement drink, which tremendously increase the level
of collagen in your body. It increases it much more than
applying it topically. Toki can increase your collagen levels
more than 100%. It also contains hyaluronic acid to help cells
increase their moisture content, and vitamin C to feed the
collagen.
Collagenase
However, there is an entity out there that can undo everything
we do to our skin. Collagenase is an enzyme that at low levels
helps to stimulate fibroblasts to produce collagen formation,
but at high levels actually break down collagen and it causes
the most damage to our collagen levels. The trick with skin care
and nutrition is to keep the enzyme collagenase activity low to
help stimulate new collagen formation. The enzyme collagenase is
stimulated by free radical formation which is caused by UV
exposure and diet. More than 80% of wrinkles and skin damage is
caused from the sun. The enzyme collagenase is particularly
activated by sun exposure. Just think how much of your skin can
be saved by simply using a good sunscreen on a daily basis. Not
just on your face, but your neck, upper chest and arms as well.
These are the areas that receive the highest level of sun
exposure on a daily basis and therefore, show the signs of aging
first.
Protection
Antioxidants and retinoic acid block the pathways of enzyme
collagenase formation to protect collagen. In addition,
antioxidants also strengthen the collagen in the vascular walls
and prevent free radical formation from sugar consumption.
Vitamin C is necessary for cells to secrete collagen. Using skin
care products such as retinol/retinoids, antioxidants orally and
topically, a sunblock and a diet low in sugar and starchy foods
is one of the best ways to keep your collagen intact and
wrinkles at bay. The earlier you start in life, the better. It's
much easier to prevent wrinkles than it is to
erase them.
You may also hear about retinol and retinyl palmitate. These
fall into the same family, but if the skin care product you
choose contains retinyl palmitate, you will need to use more of
this product at high levels than one that contains retinol to
get the same effect. While prescription retinoid creams, such as
Avage, easily put retinoic acid directly in the skin, good
quality retinols convert to retinoic acid in the skin and they
are less irritating. Keep in mind that products purchased in the
store that say they contain retinol usually have such a minimal
amount that won't have any real effect. Pharmaceutical grade
products have a much higher concentration of active ingredients
and are usually only available from a doctor's office or by
prescription.
You will notice a big difference in your skin when you start
using these products. The skin texture will really smooth out
while is starts to heal the photo damage and even out skin tone.
You may go through a short phase of itchiness, minor breakouts
(bumps, not really acne) and peeling, but if you start using it
only a few nights a week in the beginning, this can be avoided.
Mesotherapie
Mesotherapie is another way in which you can help turn back the
clock. Small injections just under the skin of hyalauronic acid,
trace elements, B vitamins, DMAE and alpha lipoic acid help the
skin to regenerate and smooth away wrinkles. Fine lines and
wrinkles just simply start to fade away. It is the perfect
complement to Botox and dermal fillers.
Hormones
Did you know that your hormones are also directly related to
collagen formation and wrinkles? Is it any wonder why we age so
much faster after menopause? As hormones decline wrinkles spread
rapidly, skin quickly loses elasticity and smoothness. To a
large degree this seems to result from the decline in estrogen
levels before and after menopause. Of all hormones that decline
with age, estrogens have the most dramatic effect on the skin.
Estrogens are known to protect women from heart disease, and now
it seems that they also slow down skin aging. Several studies
indicate that postmenopausal women on estrogen replacement
therapy develop fewer wrinkles and have better skin texture and
elasticity than those not taking bioidentical estrogens.
One way to help skin retain the estrogen it needs for collagen
production is by topically applying low levels of natural
bio-identical estrogens on the face. Depending on the level of
estrogen depletion after one to six months of treatment, there
is a marked improvement in skin elasticity and firmness; wrinkle
depth and pore size is dramatically decreased. Skin moisture and
collagen synthesis is increased significantly. The physicians at
Longevity Centre of Houston have developed a specific blend of
different natural estrogens to replace what time has depleted.
It is one of our most popular products.
The Longevity Aesthetics in synergy with Longevity Centre of
Houston has the products, knowledge and ability to help your
anti-aging goals become a reality. Call to make an appointment
and find out how we can help you. 713-522-4037
wwww.LongevityAesthetics.com
About the author:
Denise Hadbaoui is a medical aesthetician and IV infusion
therapist at Longevity Aesthetics, using Advanced Concepts in
Skin Care. Longevity Aesthetics is a subsidiary of the Longevity
Centre of Houston denise@longevityaesthetics.com
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