If you’re like me, you can look back on your youth and remember the health and radiance that your skin once had. Now, years later you may notice sagging facial skin and wonder what can be done about it. Well, if you read on, you will see that recent advancements in skin care science have produced some extremely effective products for sagging skin.
The primary cause of sagging facial skin is a depletion of collagen and elastin in the body. These two proteins are responsible for our skin having its full, rich appearance. The loss of collagen and elastin happens to everyone as the years go by. If it is inevitable, what can be done about it? Is there any way to avoid losing these two critical compounds in our skin?
Before I cover the effective new skin care ingredients that address this issue, let’s look at some misinformation that everyone has heard, but is absolutely not true. Primarily through the marketing programs of some of the large skin care companies we have been led to believe that collagen is one of the most important ingredients to have in a cream or lotion. It even makes sense. If our levels of collagen are dropping, then let’s replace it through the lotions we put on our skin.
The problem with this reasoning is that collagen cannot be absorbed through the skin. Science has shown that collagen molecules are too large to be absorbed. There is only one way to increase the levels of collagen in our skin. We must help our bodies produce their own collagen and elastin.
The natural production of collagen and elastin requires other proteins in order to take place. The primary one is keratin. Keratin is used throughout our bodies for many purposes. One thing our bodies do with it is to convert it into other proteins such as collagen and elastin.
A New Zealand company has developed a way to extract the keratin from the wool of sheep and convert it into a form that is easily absorbed and used by our bodies to produce collagen. This ingredient is known as Cynergy TK. Cynergy TK has many beneficial qualities. Here are just a few:
1. By supporting the body’s ability to produce collagen and elastin, it reduces lines, wrinkles and sagging of the skin.
2. It improves firmness and pliability of the skin.
3. It aids in reducing inflammation in the skin.
4. It aids in the generation of new skin cells.
It does all this and yet it is not well known in the western world. Because of this, you need to look to small, lesser known companies to find products for sagging skin that are this effective. I discuss this in depth on my website.
There you have it. Because of the many recent advancements in skin care technology, there is a new class of natural skin care products that are very effective for sagging facial skin. Cynergy TK, along with other recently developed natural ingredients has the ability to change our expectations when it comes to taking care of our skin.
By: Eileen Tobin
Have you ever heard the new buzz term “cosmeceuticals”? This nifty term refers to the fusion of two areas, one which cultivates necessary medications which control our bodily processes internally, and the other, which manipulates our body from the outside, cosmetically improving our appearance.
You guessed it, the first is “pharmaceuticals” and the second is “cosmetics”. The joining of these two fields, both extremely lucrative, and arguably necessary, is called “cosmeceuticals”, and this exciting new breed is causing a stir in the beauty community lately.
Although they have been united in this new genre of cosmetics, the two are very different when it comes to government and advisory board regulation. Pharmaceuticals, at least in the US currently, are heavily regulated by the organization known as the FDA, while cosmetics are not government regulated.
Why? Cosmetics are not regulated by any government agency because they are not considered a device that alters bodily chemistry of function internally in any way, nor are they advertised as substances that change the chemistry of the body.
Currently, cosmetics manufacturers are walking on eggshells to keep this paritcular pharmaceutical and cosmetic distinction in tact, as precious dollars could be lost if the new breed of cosmeceuticals were government regulated.
Even if a wrinkle cream currently marketed had the ability to actually “get rid of wrinkles”, cosmetic marketers are very careful to still note that they only decrease or eliminate the “appearance” of aging and wrinkles, since this still technically is not pharmaceutical in nature.
Some of these new cosmeceuticals which feature high grade vitamins and various proteins and peptides actually do “get rid of wrinkles” and remove signs of aging though, although they still are careful to avoid this overzealous marketing for fear of FDA regulation.
Cosmetic companies specializing in anti aging have come up with everything from potent vitamin extracts, to skin tightening complexes with antioxidants, restructuring aids like peptides and other skin cell regenerators, and a host of other interesting sounding ingredients that keep popping up as the latest in age reversal and age prevention.
And which of these latest “cosmeceutical grade” anti aging and wrinkle creams is best? Well, it’s hard to say, because there are now quite a few in competition with one another that do contain ingredients that are beneficial in different ways.
If you’re looking for a fresher and brighter look, with more cell turnover, you may turn to a formula with acids such as alpha hydroxy and other fruit derived acids, or one loaded with antioxidants.
If you’re looking for more of a quick fix, skin tightening formula, you may choose a formula with ingredients like copper, hyaluronic acid and DMAE, which is a substance that is found naturally in the skin of certain fish and is excellent for almost instantaneous firming and toning.
Either way you slice it, women have the best options for anti aging and wrinkle fighting in the here and now, than they ever had in the past.
The best part is, it only stands to get better, with the constant development of new anti aging products. As long as the cosmetics companies keep responding to increasing consumer demand for anti aging aids, we will have consistent upgrades in cosmeceutical offerings.
The downside? Some of it can become a bit pricey, but remember, a little usually goes a long way, so you may actually be going through the “expensive” stuff at a fraction of the speed you would go through a cheaper, lighter formula. And who can put a price on looking and feeling young? Call me vain, shallow, or narcissistic, but I’ll pay the extra money, as long as I get serious results!
Copyright 2006 Danna Schneider
By: Danna Schneider