How to Identify an Effective Anti Aging Skin Care Treatment

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Anti aging skin care treatment is easy to find, these days. It’s a booming business and every cosmetic company wants in on it. The problem is that most of the lotions, creams and other solutions found in department stores and “seen on TV” are mostly ineffective. Some may even be dangerous.

While it is true that the sun damages your skin, on a cellular level, sunscreen does not belong in a daily anti aging skin care treatment. There is too much controversy surrounding their regular use. They may reduce the risk of certain types of skin-cancer, but increase the risk of others.

When exposed to UV radiation from the sun, free radicals are produced. They damage cellular DNA causing fine lines, wrinkles and cancers. A new idea in anti aging skin care treatment is to include antioxidants that destroy free radicals, preventing further damage and helping to repair damage done.

Exfoliating and microdermabrasion have become popular choices in anti aging skin care treatment. They “work” by removing the skin’s top layer of skin. The idea is that the layer underneath will look better, softer and younger.

The problem is that “thinning” accompanies age, so scrubbing or burning is even more damaging. You’ll end up with red, soreness, irritation and inflammation. A better choice for anti aging skin care treatment is a mild daily cleanser and a weekly or bi-weekly deep cleansing mask. The mask should contain ingredients that are nourishing and moisturizing.

When you look for anti aging skin care treatment, you might think that more expensive equals better. In most cases, the price has little to do with the quality or quantity of active ingredients.

COQ10, an antioxidant, is an expensive ingredient, but most companies that include it use the wrong manufacturing process. So, instead of penetrating deeply and destroying free radicals, it sits on the top layer and does little or nothing.

Plus, evaluations of expensive brand name anti aging skin care treatment systems revealed that even though they list an ingredient like COQ10, the amount is not enough to be effective. In fact, most of them contain few active ingredients. The high prices are due to big advertising budgets.

One of the most common ingredients that you will see in an anti aging skin care treatment is collagen. It is derived from cowhide, very inexpensive and it doesn’t work when applied topically.

By using purified water, fragrances and paraffin wax, the average anti aging skin care treatment makes your skin feel moister and smoother initially, but if used on a daily basis, it will strip natural oils and leave it even drier than before.

There have been many advances in anti aging skin care treatment, but the effective ingredients that have been identified will not be found in department store products.

A new form of functional keratin has been found that increases production of collagen and elastin fibers. An extract from a specific type of kelp has been shown to increase natural levels of skin-proteins, so that cell production is increased. An emulsion containing both COQ 10 and vitamin E has been created using a special process that allows it to penetrate through many of the skin’s layers, destroying free radicals and repairing cell damage. If you find an anti aging skin care treatment system that contains these ingredients, then you will have found an effective product.