Anti-Aging Skin Care - Holistic Style - Part II
Anti-aging holistic skin care starts with protection from the sun. Sunlight is a major detriment to anti-aging and the skin changes we think of as aging - changes such as wrinkles, dryness, and age spots. As your skin ages, it becomes thinner and loses fat, underlying structures - veins and bones in particular - become more prominent. Your skin can take longer to heal when injured. Anti-aging is the process of stopping or reversing the natural aging process. Anti-aging is most effectively controlled by reducing exposure to the sun.
Although nothing can completely undo sun damage, the skin sometimes can repair itself. Topical anti-aging products can actually reduce the harmful effects of the sun. So, it's never too late to protect yourself from the harmful effects of the sun.
Over time, the sun's ultraviolet (UV) light damages the fibers in the skin called elastin. Anti-aging stops the breakdown of these fibers. Natural aging causes the skin to lose its ability to snap back after stretching. As a result, wrinkles form. Gravity also is at work, pulling at the skin and causing it to sag. Anti-aging techniques noticeably fix the face, neck, and upper arms.
Next to the sun, anti-aging recognizes cigarette smoking as also contributing to wrinkles. People who smoke tend to have more wrinkles than nonsmokers of the same age, complexion, and history of sun exposure, seriously compromising anti-aging. The reason for this difference is not clear. It may be because smoking plays a role in damaging elastin, which is critical in anti-aging. Facial wrinkling increases with the amount of cigarettes and number of years a person has smoked.
Many products currently on the market claim to "revitalize aging skin" and provide anti-aging benefits. According to many, over-the-counter "wrinkle" creams and lotions at least soothe dry skin. At this time, the only anti-aging products that have been studied for safety and effectiveness and approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat signs of sun-damaged or aging skin are tretinoin cream and carbon dioxide (CO2) and erbium (Er:YAG) lasers.
A full anti-aging regimen includes smoking cessation, vitamins, and topical anti-aging skin care products.
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