Getting That Fresh Young Look

2008-08-12 Word Count: 519 Category: Beauty

The Fountain of Youth. We've all heard of it, the spring that a drink from which grants an eternally youthful body. It is a legend we all at one time or another wish existed. If it did one can only imagine how long it would be before it were completely drained.
Although the Fountain is nowhere to be found, we still seem determined to hold on to or recapture our youthful looks. Witness the wealth of products selling briskly on the market, vitamins, anti-aging creams, tonics and a host of other items. We hope that the right combination will give us back the youthful skin and glowing complexions of our youth.
It doesn't help to look at a picture taken of us in our youth. We see the soft, smooth skin and the cracks, lines, and wrinkles we see in the mirror today are not to be seen in the picture. So we look to the shelves of our grocery store, drug store, or health foods store where we find the anti-aging creams designed to do battle against our laugh lines and crow's feet.
Some consumers eagerly try a number of the products which claim to satisfy our search for youthful skin. Others, most consumers perhaps, are more cautious. The ingredients of many products are well known, but many are not and how they will react with our skin is an unknown. Like the Fountain of Youth, if a product really was "the" solution, it would probably be impossible to keep it stocked on the shelves. So how do you know what, if anything, is best for you?
It's important to know about the ingredients in various anti-aging creams before purchasing. So, why are some wrinkle creams better than the others? The active ingredient in many wrinkle creams is retinol, which is a form of vitamin A. Retinol is effective in making wrinkles less noticeable, because the skin absorbs the vitamin A and uses it to make new surface cells. It also increases the amount of collagen in the skin, which improves elasticity.
Reduction of wrinkles is one step towards achieving more youthful skin. Another popular active ingredient is alpha hydroxy acid - AHA. AHA is a peeling agent. It is present in a very low concentration to avoid damage to the skin, AHA removes the dead skin cells at the surface, exposing new cells beneath. The result is the adding of a glow that we associate with youthful skin.
Two products may claim to contain the above mentioned active ingredients yet do not necessarily provide the same results. The answer is often found in the degree of concentration of the active ingredients. One product may contain only a trace of retinol. A second product, containing a much higher concentration of retionol mayingedients are present.
If you're in the market for an anti-aging cream, make sure you have the facts. Now that you've asked, 'Why are some wrinkle creams better than others?,' you've armed yourself with the information you need to discover the Fountain of Youth for yourself!

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