For some women may already be familiar with the use of anti-aging cream. But some of them may not know what the content of the cream used. Here it is the main content of anti-aging cream.
The content or materials contained in anti-aging cream is useful to diminish the skin on the face and makes skin look younger. Among the many content, the most important ingredient is an antioxidant like vitamin E and vitamin C, vitamin A and glycolic acid.
Vitamin E
Vitamin E is known to heal wounds because of sun burn, inflammation and other damage that occurs in the skin. It also can protect the skin from free radicals that attack cells and increase the effectiveness of other antioxidants such as vitamin C. The content of the most frequently listed in the product label is tocopherol.
Vitamin C
The content that is not less important is vitamin C, because it can help the formation of new collagen, smoothing the skin, stop or diminish sun damage like brown spots, making skin look younger.
The content is written on the product label usually L-ascorbic acid, but it has a limited period of use is only for 6 months. Therefore the experts recommend to keep the cream in order to truly sealed, so that did not diminish the effectiveness of this vitamin when exposed to air.
Vitamin A
Vitamin A is usually referred to as retinol, is a peeling agent that can trigger peroduksi collagen so the skin becomes smoother and more toned. But usually will make the skin more sensitive to ultraviolet light (typically used for night cream), and its use must be careful because sometimes can cause irritation.
Glycolic acid
Which one component is usually called the 'super material'. Because these materials can function as:
1. Removes the top layer of dead skin and stimulate new cell growth
2. Peptide that helps the production of collagen
3. Idebenone is an antioxidant that can fight free radicals aggressively
4. Niacinamida which is derived from bitamin B3 and works to help generate new skin cells, reduce inflammation and diminish age spots
5. Sunscreen that will block the harmful ultraviolet rays.
"We have a lot of serum and anti-aging creams that have been developed to achieve these conditions through the skin," said Dr. Joshua Zeichner, director of cosmetic and clinical research in the department of dermatology Mount Sinai Medical Center, as quoted from AOLHealth, Friday (26/11 / 2010).
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