Anti Ageing

Ageing -  Genes or Lifestyle? 

Ageing is a fact of life.

Every cell in our body ages and then eventually dies

'While genetic factors play some part in the overall ageing process, lifestyle has a much greater impact,' said dermatologist Dr Nicholas Lowe at a recent conference of the Royal Society of Medicine. ‘About 30 per cent of facial ageing is genetic, but a lot of the rest is repetitive sunlight, smoke and other hazardous things we expose ourselves to.'

FACT-We can’t stop facial ageing, but we can slow it down.

How?

Stop smoking

Reduce your sun exposure

Balanced diet consisting of fresh fruit and vegetables

Increase your water intake, 6-8 glasses is the daily recommended intake

What about the creams?

Are we wasting our money or can they really do anything to repair skin damage?

Well, here are list of some of the anti ageing ingredients currently in use that have some science behind them.

Vitamin A can help diminish the depth of wrinkles; it has a light inflammatory action which 'puffs up' the skin to make wrinkles look less deep.

Vitamin C can help to boost circulation and collagen production; this has a brightening effect on the skin.

AHAs  alpha-hydroxy acids are fruit acids, they can help by improving the skin's appearance. They speed up the shedding of old, dead cells from the skin surface, giving a smoother and more polished glow.

Retinoids are chemicals that make the skin produce new cells more quickly, making it thicker and more compact. After a month or two of use, the skin becomes smoother and fine wrinkles are reduced. After six months the skin will be as good as it's going to get and if you discontinue use, the skin reverts to its previous condition. They have no effect on noticeable deep lines or thread veins.