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Benefits of Anti-Aging Facial

April 4, 2014April 6, 2014 by Emily Wilk

Facial treatments are a great approach to taking care of your skin the right way. Especially true if the facial is given by an experienced esthetician. Facial treatments positively affect your skin in a number of ways. A good facial clears, cleans, nourishes and exfoliates your skin. As a result you get clear, young-looking and well-hydrated skin complexion. When you are in your 30s or 40s, you skin need different kind of facial treatment. You need to get anti-aging facial to tackle the signs of aging on your skin.

Benefits of Getting an Anti-aging Facial

Have you noticed that as you get older, you skin gets thin, wrinkled, and a lot drier? When you are young, your skin is thicker, which is due to the presence of collagen and elastin in our skin. Collagen is an important support fibre, and elastin is what prevent your skin from getting saggy.

As we age, dead skin-cells start to build up at the top of our skin. Also, new skin-cells take a long time to reach the surface of skin. That’s where anti-aging facials come handy. They remove the dead cells and sometimes make new skin-cells reach the top faster.

These facial treatments also include important vitamins and other important ingredients, such as vitamin C (antioxidant) and hyaluronic acid. These cause the water to come up to the cells for proper hydration, which improves complexion.

Kinds of Anti-aging Facials

You can get anti-aging chemical peels, masks, serum and many different types of combinations. There are hundreds of them available at your local market. Pick the one that you are comfortable with.

How Does it Work?

First step is proper cleansing of the skin. Again, the product that is used for cleansing depends on the type of your skin you have; young vs. mature skin. Then comes mechanical exfoliation, and then extraction of blackheads. Light face massage follows, which relaxes and stimulate your skin muscles.

Once that is done, you then apply the anti-aging facial mask, and keep it for the duration recommended. That’s where all the magic happens for mature skins. Finally, you take off the mask, clean-up the skin, and apply moisturizers or other protective creams.

Anti-aging facials are usually a bit more expensive than the normal facials. It’s because of the extra ingredients they contain to target the mature skin. Whenever you get ant-aging skin facial treatment, make sure you select an esthetician that is very-well experienced. Their experience is the key to getting a good facial. Proper skin preparation and applications of facial treatment is essential for getting a good facial. Good anti-aging facial and proper anti-wrinkle creams can really make your skin look young and healthy.

Here are The Best Face Creams for Wrinkles

March 18, 2014April 6, 2014 by Emily Wilk

Are you tired of trying new anti-aging products that just don’t work? Are you looking for an anti-aging face cream for wrinkles that works? Are you looking for a product that you can afford? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this article is for you.

I have come across many people who have experienced this problem. They try product after product, with little to no results. So what I’m going to do here is list out some of the best face creams for wrinkles, which actually work! What I’m recommending here is tried and tested by thousands of people out there with good results.

Product	Features
Nu Skin ageLOC Future Serum	Makes your skin look healty, radiant, supple, softer, younger and flawless Totally worth the investment
Algenist Retinol Firming & Lifting Serum	Excellent solution that firms and lifts skin Dual action: anti-wrinkle and firming Boosts collagen and elastin synthesis Minimizes appearance of wrinkles and lines Contains alguronic acid with retinol (powerful anti-aging combination)
Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Ferulic + Retinol Triple Correction Eye Serum	Brightening eye serum that diminishes wrinkles and fine lines around the eyes Smooths the skin texture and tone Contains ferulic acid and retinol (great at reducing the signs of aging and sun damage) Good serum to make your eyes appear beautiful Contains NO parabens, sulfates, or phthalates
ARTISTRY Luxury Crème LuXury	Effectively repairs cells Re-energizes skin for youthful radiance Contains cardiolipin, a rare molecule, that boosts skin renewal Contains special formulation of spinach extract, which enhances the ability to repair damage even further Use this with SPF to protect yourself from environmental aging as well Apply in an upward soothing motion
Kate Somerville RetAsphere 2-in-1 Retinol Night Cream	2 in 1 night cream Infuses your skin with pure retinol Wrinkles disappear and skin tone/texture looks great A smart release formulation that works on your skin all night Skin feels a lot smoother and firmer Contains seaweed extract and bio-derived hyaluronic acid Contains NO parabens, sulfates, or phthalates

The face and eye creams listed above are tried and tested by thousands of consumers like you. Moreover, they are formulated by reputable manufacturers who have been in this business for a long time. You can use wrinkle creams along with anti-wrinkle pillow to prevent more wrinkles from building up.

What to Look for in Wrinkle Creams for Eyes and Face

We have given you a list of best face creams for wrinkles above. If you are interested, let’s talk about what ingredients good anti-aging products must have.

First ingredient is collagen. This fibre is important as it provides support and strength. It does’t however restore lost elasticity of your skin. To tackle the lost elasticity, another fibre called elastin is usually included in the formulations. Retinol (vitamin A), collagen and elastin together provide good anti-aging properties to any good product.

Here is What The Best Skin Lifting and Firming Creams Must Have

March 3, 2014April 6, 2014 by Emily Wilk

In the past, we talked about how the claims made by most anti-aging products are false. I’m sure all of us have seen the huge collection of anti-aging products in the markets. They promise all kinds of good things for your skin but none really works. Click here to go to that article if you want to see the recommended list of anti-aging products that actually work.

Recommended Anti-aging Products
Clairene Intensive Anti Wrinkle Moisturizer	Moisture Boost Daily Restoring Complex SPF 30	RESIST Intensive Wrinkle-Repair Retinol Serum	RESIST Weekly Resurfacing Treatment with 10% AHA

In this article, we are going to talk about what these top anti-aging or lifting and firming creams should have. If you have read the first article, you should know that collagen and elastin fibres are very important for skin. These fibres are what provide our skin elasticity and strength to make it look younger, fresh, and stretchable.

Skin firming and lifting products claim to make your skin tighter; some live up to this promise, but nothing is permanent. Most of these anti-aging products contain what we call “foam-forming” formulas. As the name suggests, these products create a film on your skin, which make the skin feel tighter.

Now when you get the feeling that your skin is tighter, you feel that the product is working. In reality, that is not really true and the effect is just temporary. It doesn’t really provide your skin any benefit. Now i’m going to discuss what works, so you could get (or at least get close to) the results you want.

1. The first important fibre that you must pay attention to is collagen. Collagen supports your skin and provides strength to it. However, it doesn’t restore the elasticity of the skin. There are many good skin-products in the market that contain a lot of antioxidants. These products, containing potent antioxidants, can make your skin produce collagen.

2. Next thing on our list is sunscreen. In our previous article, we saw how sun can damage both collagen and elastin present in your skin. When you are old, once you lose elastin, you don’t get it back. You body just doesn’t make it anymore. Therefore, you should wear sunscreen (with SPF of at least 15) whenever you head out. Oh, and don’t forget to apply the sunscreen to your neck!

3. Use an exfoliant daily. Get an exfoliant containing salicylic acid (BHA) or glycolic acid (AHA). Any of these two will exfoliate, smooth, and firm your skin.

4. Topical retinol (Vitamin A) application helps a lot. Night creams that contain vitamin A help quite a bit. They help the elastin that is already present in your skin.

5. Lastly, there are always medical procedures available at your disposal. Laser therapies have had great skin-firming results. They are however expensive, but the results you get are far better than those you get with anti-aging or skin lifting creams.

Recommended Anti-aging Products
Clairene Intensive Anti Wrinkle Moisturizer	Moisture Boost Daily Restoring Complex SPF 30	RESIST Intensive Wrinkle-Repair Retinol Serum	RESIST Weekly Resurfacing Treatment with 10% AHA

The best options is to try the recommended anti-aging products, and see the results you get. If they don’t work well for you, then it’s better to save that money and go for laser procedures provided by a qualified dermatologist.