Anti-aging cosmetics - a special type of care products. It helps to partially reverse time. Of course, no cosmetics can reduce the age in the passport, but it is quite possible to smooth and reduce the visual manifestations of aging with proper self-care. To do this, you need to relate to the choice of anti-aging cosmetics.
Features and principle of operation
The aging process is natural and inevitable. No cosmetics and care can stop him. but the right cosmetics can support the skin and prolong their youth at least externally. This is exactly what anti-aging cosmetics is. Aging skin products must meet a number of important requirements. Given that skin aging occurs more intensively under stress, malnutrition, exposure to sunlight, the components of cosmetics should compensate for the negative effects.
First of all, age-related changes include the loss of skin firmness and elasticity, the appearance of wrinkles, and pigmentation. The skin becomes drier with age. The components of cosmetics marked “anti-aging” should moisturize, increase elasticity, saturate the skin with collagen and elastin, nourish it and provide vitamins.
Do not put too high hopes on anti-aging products. Cosmetics, of course, cannot solve all the problems, and only with regular care can an improvement in the condition of the skin become noticeable. For aging skin, the composition of care products includes antioxidants and hydroacids that stimulate cellular metabolism.
The antioxidants in the composition are usually herbal ingredients. Their main action is to stop the destructive effect of free radicals. It is antioxidants that are actively involved in stimulating the production of collagen and elastin, which make our skin more elastic.
Small facial wrinkles can even be smoothed out, although deep wrinkles cannot be removed in this way.
The most famous antioxidants include acai berry oils, alpha lipolic acid, extracts of green tea, grapes, ascorbic acid, coenzyme Q10, as well as vitamins A and E. Active acids in anti-aging cosmetics help exfoliate the dead skin layer of cells. This stimulates the development of new ones. This process leads to a visual alignment of the skin, improving skin color. Active acids are commonly referred to as numerous fruit, lactic and tartaric acids.
If you supplement personal care in addition to anti-aging cosmetics with measures to eliminate harmful factors of influence, the results will be faster and more obvious. So, when deciding to purchase such cosmetics, it is worth making a number of important decisions - to change the type of food and eat healthy foods, quit bad habits, and not expose the skin to the merciless effects of sunlight, winds, frosts.
How many years to use?
Neither cosmetologists, nor dermatologists, nor therapists can give an exact answer to the question of at what age to start using anti-aging cosmetics. Such strict criteria simply do not exist. And the recommendation in this case is one - you need to think about buying special cosmetics when the first signs of aging appear on the skin. Much depends on the genetic characteristics and lifestyle. Some up to 55 years of age do not notice special changes, some record the appearance of the first facial wrinkles after 25 years.
If you are from 25 to 30 years old, then anti-aging care should be limited to light preventive agentswhich will simply help maintain skin tone and improve metabolism. During this period of life, it is worth giving preference to products with a cleansing, nourishing and moisturizing effect, the presence of vitamins A and E in the composition. Light skin massage and regular peeling should be added to regular cosmetic procedures.
If you are in a beautiful time from 30 to 40 years, then the anti-aging effect of the selected cosmetics should be more powerful. Pay attention to the presence in the composition of not only antioxidant substances, but also fruit acids.
At this age, the use of separate day and night creams with anti-aging action is mandatory, the use of special masks and serums. Massage and facial cleansing should be performed more often.
Ages 40 to 50 years and older need special care. Pay attention to cosmetics with the effect of lifting, corrective cosmetics that can straighten small wrinkles and tidy the oval of the face. For more effective care, experts recommend people of this age category to combine the use of anti-aging cosmetics and therapeutic dermatological products, as well as professional procedures - mesotherapy, contour plastic surgery, hardware techniques for maintaining youthful skin.
Specialists agree on only one thing - up to 25 years old, there is no need for anti-aging cosmetics. And after 25 years, the use of such funds should become permanent and regular. Even the most effective cream, if applied only from time to time, will not have any effect. Only the full and systematic use of anti-aging care products will help achieve the desired result.
Species overview
Modern manufacturers of cosmetics pay great attention to anti-aging product lines. The range is constantly updated, updated with new developments. There are more expensive professional tools, there are more budget ones. All anti-aging products can be divided into several types.
For skin cleansing
These include lotions, tonics, serums, micellar water, emulsions with nutritious oils and fruit acids dissolved in it.
For moisturizing and nourishing
This includes night and day creams, masks, emulsions with an active moisturizing effect, as well as protective products for the face, for the area around the lips and eyes.
For intense exposure
This includes scrubs, peels and products for cleansing the skin from the dead layer of cells. Intensive products are also commonly referred to products that are traditionally applied after cleansing: masks, foams, patches.
Anti-aging cosmetics can be of different composition. Of particular note is the so-called cell line. The main component of such funds are embryonic and placental cells. It is believed that with systematic use, placental cosmetics is able to quickly update the cellular structures of the skin.
Also separately is cosmetics with the addition of keratin and folic acid. Such a “duet” provides rapid regeneration of the skin, stimulation of collagen synthesis.
When choosing cosmetics for aging skin, women often come up with offers of an “instant rejuvenation effect”. We are talking about products containing reflective polymers that simply fill the space of wrinkles and produce a visual feeling of smoothness. Wrinkles themselves do not go anywhere, but only skillfully masked.
Manufacturers
Cosmetics designated as anti-age are produced by a wide variety of brands. But not everyone is effective and popular. Among Russian manufacturers, the following companies are worth noting.
Librederm
All products of this brand pass careful control on safety and compliance with state standard specifications. There are separate rulers for different age categories. Manufacturers try to use natural substances of plant origin in the composition.
"Black Pearl"
The manufacturers of this cosmetics found a reasonable combination of price and quality, so the products of this brand can withstand competition even against the background of illustrious imported analogues. Manufacturers make cosmetics complexes, immediately provide day and night creams, serum and a means for the skin around the eyes. The funds have a clear gradation by age category and even by season.
Kora
Under this brand, Russian professional anti-aging cosmetics is produced. Means have a lifting effect, contain vegetable oils and natural ingredients. With systematic use for at least two weeks, the effect becomes pronounced and long-term.
Natura Siberica
This manufacturer puts the environmental friendliness of its products first. Anti-aging products contain Siberian herbs and extracts of northern berries, they have almost no chemical components. Tonics, creams and serums of this brand stimulate the production of collagen, which slows with age. Means belong to the class of cosmetics "luxury".
Mirror
This Russian brand is widely known not only in our country, but also far beyond its borders. The composition is famous for its abundance of natural ingredients, mineral additives, plant extracts, fish roe and even the presence of therapeutic mud. Cosmetics have not only a caring, but also an easy therapeutic effect.
Among European manufacturers, anti-aging cosmetics brands such as Garnier, Olay, L'Oreal Paris, Clinique, Vichy. The best Korean brands that offer anti-aging lines of makeup products are considered Mizon, Missha, Secret Key, Erborian.
Those who are looking for good anti-aging cosmetics should also pay attention to the brands Janssen, Holy Land, The Skin House.
Rating
It’s hard to say which anti-aging cosmetics are the best. Each woman has her own means, and there can be no two identical opinions. We have compiled a list of the most popular products, which, according to reviews, give the best results. The rating includes luxury cosmetics and inexpensive products that are affordable for everyone:
- "Black Pearl" - a series of means "Self-rejuvenation", divided by age from 36 to 56 years;
- Nivea - night and day creams with coenzyme Q10 and sun protection factor;
- Librederm - Collagen series, including creams, masks;
- "Laura" from "Evalar" - a cream with hyaluronic acid;
- "Astin" - a cream with astaxanthin, which is an antioxidant derived from algae;
- Slow Age - sun protection and antioxidants;
- Holika Holika - nourishing cream Black Caviar with lifting effect;
- Mizon - Collagen power firming cream with collagen.
How to choose?
When choosing anti-aging cosmetics for a 50-year-old woman, after 50, 40 years, older than 35, after 60, 55 and 45 years, it is important to evaluate the composition of the cosmetic product. Age marking will tell you what age the product is suitable for. And you must make sure that it really has a rejuvenating effect. Carefully read the composition. Anti-aging cosmetics are characterized by the presence of dimethylaminoethanol DMAE, peptides, hyaluronic acid or sodium hyaluronate, coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone).
Remember the recommendations of cosmetologists. Cosmetics will only be useful when it is optimally suited to skin type. Therefore, before buying, you need to establish your own skin type and identify its weak and problem areas by contacting a cosmetologist or dermatologist. And only then it is worth considering the variety of shelves of a cosmetic store.
When purchasing anti-aging luxury cosmetics, remember that they are faked most often. Fakes usually do not contain any of the anti-aging ingredients listed above. Therefore, buy cosmetics only from manufacturers, official representatives and in pharmacies.
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