6 essential anti-aging remedies

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Summer is the most dangerous period of the year for the skin. Ultraviolet rays destroy collagen and elastin. Doctors call photoaging one of the main causes of skin aging, the second most important after natural chronoaging. Fortunately, science does not stand still: substances that restore the skin have already been discovered. Here are six proven anti-aging products. See if these ingredients are in your creams?

Retinol

Retinol is still considered the basic, reference component in products and preparations that rejuvenate the skin. This is a pure vitamin A, it is able to act on DNA, causing thickening of the epidermis. It also reduces the production of collagenase, a substance that breaks down collagen. The amount of collagenase increases in the skin under the influence of ultraviolet radiation. Retinol is essential for hyperpigmentation, for the treatment of wrinkles and is simply indispensable for the restoration of skin after sun damage.

Vitamin E is the main antioxidant in the stratum corneum.

Antioxidants

Vitamin C is a powerful source of antioxidants, its purpose is to neutralize free radicals. If there is enough of it in the tissues, it stimulates the production of collagen, protects from dangerous sun rays, makes the skin smooth, eliminating not only fine, but also deep wrinkles, reduces hyperpigmentation and improves tone, and strengthens the skin.

Vitamin E has been shown to work particularly well with vitamin C at the cellular level. It is the main antioxidant in the stratum corneum, our main protector against the oxidative effects of ultraviolet radiation.

Applying vitamin E to your skin before sunbathing or going to a tanning bed will reduce the risk of sunburn, swelling and redness.

Peptides

These are substances consisting of amino acids linked by a peptide bond. Flexible chains that are easily synthesized into an endless variety of different combinations. They can have very different properties: some can be very useful, others can only worsen the situation. For example, some peptides increase collagenase production. Most peptides have no effect on the skin.

The peptides contained in high-quality anti-aging creams have a rejuvenating effect by actively interacting with skin cells and fibroblasts. It should be noted that some manufacturers include useless peptides in their creams, only to write the word “peptides” on the label and impress customers.

Some peptides can be very useful, others can only make the situation worse.

Peptides can:

• have an antibacterial effect, enhancing the protective properties of the skin;
• restore cells and accelerate the healing process;
• regulate pigmentation;
• decrease (or increase) the production of collagenase;
• promote the rapid production of collagen, strengthen the skin;
• accelerate cell growth;
• stimulate antioxidant fermentation;
• help to increase the amount of proteins in the skin.

In cosmetic laboratories, research on the cultivation of artificial peptides that have all of the above useful properties does not stop. These chains of amino acids are a truly valuable ingredient that promotes faster cell renewal and skin health.

Sunscreen

All kinds of sun creams are an important part of skin care. They prevent the aging process of the skin by getting in the way of ultraviolet radiation. Small amounts of sunbathing are beneficial. They stimulate the production of vitamin D. But at higher doses, ultraviolet radiation damages the skin, depriving it of antioxidants, decreasing the production of elastin and collagen, leading to irreparable damage to the skin fibroblasts. Under the influence of sunlight, collagenase begins to destroy the tissue matrix more actively. The result is excess pigmentation, wrinkles, the skin loses its elasticity and firmness, becomes less dense.

Therefore, consider the choice of sunscreen with increased responsibility: you need to have a product that protects against both UVB and UVA rays.

Ceramides

Ceramides (ceramides) help build a healthy skin barrier that traps moisture in the skin and keeps germs out. They are located between skin cells and act as a kind of cement. If there are enough ceramides, then the skin is healthy, even and its color is uniform. With age, the amount of ceramides decreases, the skin loses moisture, the skin becomes dry, it is less protected from damage.

Sirutins

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Creams with sirutins can be considered a novelty. Scientists are actively investigating these substances: perhaps someday they will allow to postpone old age altogether. These are proteins responsible for youth, prolonging the life of cells. With the help of some modern creams, these "longevity genes" can be made to work, to enhance their effect.