My Fitness Edge

best skin care for mature age skin is making sure it is kept moisturized and protected from harsh sun. Repeated exposure to the sun causes the skin to lose its elastin – its ability to spring back  – and the damage accumulates. Scientific studies have shown that repeated ultraviolet (UV) exposure breaks down collagen and impairs the synthesis of new collagen.

This process is not gender specific, it occurs whether you are female or male.

Embark on a regular skin care regime of cleansing, exfoliating – ridding the dead cells and moisturizing. If you live in a hot dry climate, or a cold climate ensure your skin is well moisturized. It won’t remove the wrinkles, but it lessens the impact of the wrinkles in these environments.

New formulations for the improvement of aging skin are important consumer products. Take notice of the ingredients in your skin care products, some of them can cause irritation.

There are known compounds that inhibit or gradually lessen fine wrinkles when used in topical, anti wrinkle compounds without invasive processes. Some known  compounds to assist anti-aging are  Tretinoin,  DMAE or deanol, Argirelene and Matrixyl.

These compounds are utilized in modern, topical, anti aging, beauty products individually, or in combination.

Tretinoin is the acid of Vitamin A. It is the most studied retinoid in the treatment of photoaging- exposure to the sun. Tretinoin topical cream is available in brand names such as Renova, Retin-A or Retinol.

Retinol or Retin A (or both) are both beneficial in anti aging, when included in skin care products.

Retin A can penetrate the skin immediately, it works quickly and effectively – it can also produce redness, itching and overall skin irritation as side effects. This irritation can be increased if once the cream is applied to the face, the wearer goes out into the sun. Using it as a night cream minimizes this reaction.

Retin A is able to stimulate collagen growth and roll over dead cells quickly, reducing the appearance of wrinkles and skin discoloration more rapidly than Retinol.

Retinol may be a preferable alternative as it is more gentle – especially for those with sensitive skin -it simply takes longer to achieve similar results.The lower biochemical activity of Retinol may be preferable, even if it takes longer to achieve desired results.

DMAE underwent a clinical trial in 2005 to assess its ability to improve skin quality as well as ensuring it did no harm and improvements were long lasting.. These tests were undertaken by Johnson & Johnson, the results published in the American Journal of Dermatology and reported to the NIH.

Argirelene is one of the newer compounds in the warfare against ageing, Acetyl Hexapeptide 3 was the original name, this has become Acetyl Hexapeptide 8. It is a patented compound having been developed by Lipotec and it’s deemed to be a cheaper, safer rival to botox . It’s on the Lloyds register of quality assurance. It’s a product that is best kept in the refrigerator and has a finite life of 2 years.

Matrixyl (Palmitoyl pentapeptide-4)  is known to stimulate the production of collagen in the body. Collagen provides the plumpness to the skin, preventing the forming of wrinkles.

Retina A and retinol are found in many generic anti wrinkle creams, which tend not to break the budget. Retin A, Atralin, Rrenova, Altinac are all brands of tretinoin.

Your task now is to find a product that contains all of these compounds and try it out

Argirelene and Matrixyl can be found in Revitol and AlphaDerma CE.

Revitol Skin care solution is a modern topical anti wrinkle treatment which can help you reduce the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines and other signs of aging. This skin care product helps to hydrate, firm, tighten and reduce the fine facial lines.

Alpha Derma CE’s headline is that it is better than Botox.}