Wrinkles
This page on HealthMBA.com is about the market for age-defying skin care products and the life habits that can help us to develop and maintain healthy skin. It is also about some of the major factors that contribute to advanced aging effect on our youthful appearance.
The skin care and cosmetics industry has always had a robust market for quick fixes to growing old. It is unavoidable that at a certain age each of us will begin to show signs of our life's journeys. The skin will lose some of its supple texture and revealing wrinkles will begin to form around the eyes, the mouth, and the hands, and to hold on to that youthful glow there are many age-defying skin creams and treatments in the dermatologist's office to temporarily stave off the changes. There are many esoteric and scientifically vague skin care formulas for sale in the great department store chains that promise youthful replenishment but at a high cost. Many of the products, which call for just a small drop on the effected areas each night, can cost over a hundred dollars for a small container. These products are formulated with natural compounds that diminish in the skin's chemistry as we age, and the lotions and tonics help to build up the lost components and tighten the sagging areas.
Still there is a lot we can do throughout our lifetime in the younger years to help maintain and hold off the negative effects of aging on our skin. One of the greatest factors in wearing out the texture and appearance of the skin is exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, or simply too much sun. Doctors and nosy mom's always remind us to cover up on sunny days and to wear lot's of sunblock lotion with a high SPF, or sun protective factor, to shield the skin with the damaging rays of the sunlight. Excessive exposure over time depletes the delicate balance in the skin and turns it dry and leathery. The damage can add up, but it's never too late to start safeguarding your skin and preventing more wrinkles.
Another major factor is exposure to cigarette smoke and other forms of concentrated air pollution. The harmful chemical compounds set the body's chemical composition out of balance and it is stressful on the skin. This dries out the skin cells and causes them to lose a lot of their elasticity. Doctors believe that smoking has a role in depleting the elastin in skin cells, but the research is still ongoing. Just from unscientific observation it seems that long-term smokers do tend to get a lot more wrinkles and show a body a bit more worse for wear. The skin does reflect a person's overall health, so being fit and having good nutrition will show on the outside. Many of the anti-aging skin care products on the market are helpful in revitalizing and moisturizing the dry epidermis or scrubbing away the dead skin cells, but in fact there are currently no truly effective treatments for turning back the aging process. Injecting collagen beneath the wrinkles can temporarily restore some of the appearance, but it too will wear away.
