Anti-ageing blitz in a bottle
Written by Writer on Friday, October 3rd, 2008
Anti-ageing blitz in a bottle
Read the label and you will be amazed by what’s loaded in the bottle. Antioxidants may be one of the key ingredients in an anti-ageing product because oxidative damage, triggered by sunlight and environmental aggressors, is believed to be a major cause of skin ageing. On the surface, it results in the formation of lines, wrinkles, dark spots and other signs of ageing while underneath it weakens the collagen and elastin scaffolding of youthful looking skin.
The deterioration of proteins, such as collagen and elastin, in the skin gets cosmetics’ R& D working on how to repair the damage. As a result, skincare brands may hype peptides and proteins to get you fascinated if not confused about a new high-performance formula.
Beauty brew
Don’t ask for oolong or green tea, just follow the example of Chinese emperors and sip some white tea instead. Legends has it that rare white tea was concocted in elixirs of immortality for the emperors.
White tea, the least processed form of tea, is rich in antioxidative compounds called polyphenols. Debuting with the White Tea Skin Guardian, Origins A Perfect World collection now offers seven other items for facial and body skin.
According to Biotherm, the olive tree is known for its longevity and resistance, the beech is regarded as “the tree of eternal youth” and the white willow, a tree with great resilience.
With nature showing the way, Biotherm biologists combined olive leaf extract (also recognised for its antioxidative properties), beech bud extract and white willow extract in a phyto-technology for the new Age Fitness Protein Trainer formulas that fight the first signs of ageing.
An antioxidant, vitamin C is a multi-tasker that plays an important role in the synthesis of collagen as well as combating pigmentation. Hence, the vitamin is a popular ingredient for both anti-ageing and whitening products.
Dr Sebagh advanced skincare prescribes vitamin C powder cream, to be used alone or mixed with Essential Glow, an oil-free moisturiser with a multi-mineral energising complex and anti-ageing biopeptide.
Similarly, Philosophy’s Turbo Booster C Powder mixed with a drop of Booster Serum results in an intensive treatment to tackle signs of ageing. Following the healthy skin diet principle, the lightweight serum provides three types of peptides, sodium hyaluronate and ceramide 3 as skin nutrients.
Wake up younger
Adequate sleep is essential to healthy looking skin, says Elizabeth Arden, because during the night skin naturally repairs damage from environmental assaults and researchers believe that your body needs at least eight hours of sleep for optimum recovery.
Formulated to complement a beauty sleep, Prevage Anti-ageing Night Cream with time-released Idebenone infuses the skin with the potent antioxidant. The rich formula also features a blend of lemon peel extract, a vitamin A derivative, carotinoids and vitamin E team up as an anti-wrinkle complex.
