Face Creams - Which One Really Works?
Some Ingredients Of Face Creams Are Proven To Work, But Not Everyone Is Convinced That They Are Effective
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The use of face creams is probably the most popular approach to combat the signs of agingbeauty Despite the manufacturers' claims, the scientific evidences supporting their efficiency are limitedbeauty
Visible signs of aging don’t make anyone happybeauty The search for the “fountain of youth” is a thousand years old exploit that delivered innumerable remedies for preventing and slowing down the inevitable age-related changesbeauty
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The use of facial creams is one of such approaches that have been explored and patronized by the public from early human historybeauty They were used by women even in Ancient Romebeauty Archaeologists have unearthed the samples of facial creams from that era that contain some animal fat, tin, and starchbeauty
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Nowadays, development and production of facial creams is a huge and thriving marketbeauty But do they serve their purpose?
What Are The Wrinkles?
Folds, ridges or creases in the skin are normally associated with agingbeauty Their formation is promoted by too much UV exposure, smoking, poor hydration and habitual facial expressionbeauty Damage due to too much sunlight exposure, called photo-damage, hastens the aging process and also results in hyper-pigmentation and roughnessbeauty At the cellular level, damage can be seen through deterioration of collagen network, evident in skin laxity, and the decrease in the amount of elastic tissuebeauty
New Treatments Galore
New skin treatments come to the market almost every year (such as new creams containing liposomes, oligopeptides, retinol, to name just few)beauty
Creams with novel, sometimes quite exotic components are constantly developedbeauty Dermatologists are continuously challenged by queries of those seeking professional help on the use of creams and lotions geared to fight signs of aging and sun exposure damagebeauty Many brands claim to meet this purposebeautyHowever, the studies that support these claims are usually performed on small scales and often lack proper scientific planning and organizationbeauty
To assess the creams efficiency, the following questions need to be answered:
Do Any Face Creams Really Remove Wrinkles?
If yes, what are the major active chemical ingredients that are important for this effect?
Anti-wrinkle creams serve their purpose but only with the right amount of the right ingredientsbeauty Not many commercial products, however, have the right active compounds in the right quantitiesbeauty A number of substances were shown to be effective at least to some degreebeauty
One of the most recent scientific studies has shown that a chemical known as matrixyl which is integrated in some anti-wrinkle creams can double the collagen production in the skinbeauty This is an important finding: the decline of collagen production is one of the major factors behind the loss of skin elasticitybeauty
The Chief Scientist at Olay, Dr Sian Morris also confirmed the consistency of the effects of matrixylbeauty The compound decreases the presence of fine lines and increases skin firmness giving the individual a more youthful lookbeauty