What Makes Up Your Wrinkle Skin Cream?
Do you love how your wrinkle skin cream works? Do you know why it works or why it does not work? Know the reasons why and get to invest in the best cream for you.
A wrinkle skin cream is a mystery in more ways than one. We use this cream and other anti-aging treatments everyday and yet we do not know what is going on in our faces, necks, and other aging areas. We can read the ingredients on the product labels but we don’t fully understand them because most are full of long words, jargons and acronyms. What’s more frustrating is that these cosmetic companies even invent words to describe their ingredients. One company used “nutraceutical” in describing its ingredients when in fact it just meant “natural ingredients”.
All this “jargon” is okay, but you need to be aware of what you are applying to your face for more than a few reasons:
- You may expose yourself to a potential skin problem if you have sensitive skin. – You might be overpaying for a product. – The ingredients in your favorite anti-aging product might not be favorable to you.
You need to know what you are looking for you to be able to examine your wrinkle skin cream thoroughly. Below are some of the common ingredients that can be found in your skincare regimen. However, their effectiveness lies mainly in the amount and mixture of the ingredients.
- Citrus extracts: These are extracts from citrus fruits and they are the best source of Vitamin C. It has been proven to give positive results on skin but it might irritate sensitive skin. Don’t forget to check the other ingredients or parts of the regimen to find out how you’ll counteract this problem.
- Jasmine, chamomile and other herbal extracts: These are the leading ingredients in all the organic anti-aging treatments. They are basically preventive. They do not impact serious wrinkles but they are able to soothe irritation caused by other compounds in a cream.
- Hyaluronic Acid (HA): This is a moisturizer. It helps skin retain moisture and makes it appear plumper. A few scientist and wrinkle-free women swear by it. However, some believe it can contains carcinogens in large amounts. Therefore, be sure that your cream does not contain more than 10% HA.
- Idebenone: This is quite a controversial compound since many researchers believe that it needs to be used in high concentrations to work. This can be found in most anti-aging creams.
- Reflective particles: These are silicon fillers more commonly known as “refracting agents”. These give an improved appearance immediately by reflecting light and “erasing” those wrinkles temporarily. They can give a quick fix, but not one that is permanent.
These are just some of the possible ingredients in your skin cream. Keep in mind that water is one of the main ingredients in any cream. If you are satisfied with your anti-aging treatment then there’s no reason to stop using it. Nonetheless, if you are not completely happy with it then its time you look at the ingredients of your wrinkle skin cream to get some answers.