Sunday, October 19, 2008

The Anti-Aging Secrets You Must Know For Great Skin In 30 Days

By Samantha E. Ford

Looking younger and naturally more attractive is a challenge for many of us ladies - and for increasin numbers of men out there. When we have smooth, glowing, healthy skin looks we look more attractive and just feel better.

For many of us, as we get more mature, it takes a little more work and we have to use anti-aging products that give nature and our natural beauty a little helping hand in the right direction.

The major problem is to find the products that work and which are, to be blunt, a complete and total waste of time. What anti-aging products should we use without simply spending 100's and even 1000's of dollars on useless trials? We can not trust the media and cosmetic companies to tell us the truth can we!

What we can and must do is to take a very close look at the ingredients that we are sure are beneficial to the anti-aging process and have a proven, positive influence on our skin care regime. Add to that, and just as importantly, we can and must look at what these products do not contain.

The first thing is that any products we use should be completely mineral oil free. Mineral oil, which is a petroleum based product, has been used for many years as a hydrating agent. While this sounds like it is good for the skin, in fact it is not.

Mineral oil works by clogging the skin to keep in water. As we all know, clogging of the skin is not a good thing as it can lead to acne. Its long term use is for just one reason - it is very cheap to produce. I definately don't recommend its use and I don't recommend, the usually cheap products, that contain it.

In place of mineral oil we should be using products that have naturally occurring moisturizers such as jojoba, almond, wheat germ as these do not clog the skin and therefore let out those nasty little free-radical agents.

Also, niacin, the vitamin B complex, have been clinically proven to be an effective moisturizing and anti-aging substance. This actually restores skin cells. Seeing this ingredient, you know the product will have the right effect on your skin.

A PH balanced skin care program is essential. It does not matter what type of skin you have, anything other then a PH balanced program and must be avoided. Your products must also be hypo-allergenic and formulated without the use of dyes and chemical fragrances.

And finally, you will not find everything in just one product. Reducing the effects of aging and keeping your skin in tip-top condition will take several products. There is just no one single product that does it all (don't we wish that were not true). Make sure you use a proven system of skin care with products that match and complement each other. This is the way to get the skin you want and deserve. - 15634

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