Spikes Spa Secrets Anti Aging Skin Care Newsletter

What's New for Anti Aging Products

December 3, 2007

Look around you. How many of the people you see do you
think are using skin care products to hide or reduce their
wrinkles? Probably more than you think.

Wanting to look younger than you are has been around longer
than wrinkles have. Every year, skin care companies work on
new agents, or modify current agents to perfect the youth
delivering product. We've come a long way from elixirs sold
by the gentleman in the wagon passing through town with the
bottle of "somebody's cure-all."

Four new slightly different wrinkle injection products were
approved by the FDA in 2007. These injections can cost
anywhere from $400-$1200 depending on the area you live in
and the clinic and doctor you see. Studies indicate that
those that contain hyaluronic acid lead to collagen
production.

Reading the package insert of these wrinkle injections they
all have side effects and one of them includes increased
risk of granulomas that may be permanent as well as an
increased risk of allergic reactions.

One of the most damaging effects of aging comes from
long-term exposure to sun and pollution. The damage is
caused by unstable molecule called free-radicals that exist
in the dermal layer of the skin. These free-radicals bind
with the skins collagen supply and prevent healing and new
production of skin cells.

If you apply the right antioxidant you can break the
linking of the free-radical to the collagen molecule, or
even stop the linking before harm begins. Some of the
common antioxidants are vitamins C and E, Coenzyme Q-10
(CoQ10), Algae, Pomegranate, Goji Berry, Ellagic acid,
Tannic Acid, and Green tea.

To stimulate the production of collagen, you can use
peptides. The newest type of peptides is the tri-peptides.
Matrixyl was the first followed by Argireline. Other
peptides are being studied that also show increased
collagen production.

Prescription products for anti aging have been focused on
powerful strength mixtures of vitamin-A derivatives called
retinoid. Retin A is the well known formulation that has
been on the market for a long time.

Remember, next time you look around the odds are that more
than half of the people around you are using some kind of
product to hide their wrinkles. Why should you be the one
that isn't? Even the best anti aging crèmes and serums are
inexpensive compared to wrinkle injections and may give you
a sense of well being while moisturizing your skin.