Tuesday, 30 December 2008

What Every Effective Anti-Aging Skin Cream Must Do to Stop Aging

By Jason P. Michaels.

Are you sick and tired of getting anti-aging skin cream that doesn't get you the results you desire? Well, if you get an anti-aging skin cream that contains these 3 specific kinds of ingredients, you will never have to look for another anti-aging skin cream ever again!

The key to finding an effective anti-aging skin cream is to find one that contains ingredients that target the major causes of aging. There are three major causes of aging skin, and all three needs to be addressed if you want any chance of postponing the aging process. These three causes of aging are:

1. Loss of collagen and elastin proteins

Collagen and elastin are the two critical proteins that keep the skin elastin, firm, and supple. Without high levels of these two proteins, your skin will start to form unwanted aging signs like wrinkles, fine lines, crows feet, dark eye circles, and others.

But as you age, your collagen and elastin levels continually decrease. That's why after you hit your 30s and beyond, you need to proactively use an anti-aging skin cream that will stimulate collagen and elastin production and even help repair and rebuild damaged collagen and elastin. And the only way to do this is to stimulate its production internally- foreign collagen and elastin will not be accepted by the skin.

*NOTE* You may see various anti-aging skin cream that actually contains collagen and elastin protein. THESE KIND OF PRODUCTS DON'T WORK. Collagen and elastin protein are far too large to be absorbed through your skin, so they just sit on the skin until washed off.

2. Low levels of hyaluronic acid

In order to properly build fibers with collagen and elastin, your skin needs to use hyaluronic acid to form strong bonds between proteins. But there's an enzyme in your body called hyaluronidase that constantly breaks down hyaluronic acid, leaving insufficient amounts of it for the skin to use to build these fibers.

To boost your levels of hyaluronic acid, you must get an anti-aging skin cream that contains an ingredient that stops the activity of hyaluronidase. By doing this, your skin will form strong protein fibers necessary to keep the skin firm, elastin, and flexible.

3. Damage caused by free radicals

Your skin is constantly bombarded with free radicals that live to damage and break down skin cells. They come from pollution, UV radiation, and poor nutrition. Free radicals go around your body and steal electrons from the atoms in your skin. When free radicals steal an electron from a healthy atom, the atom itself turns into a free radical. You can probably guess how this process goes from there.

To prevent free radicals from damaging your skin cells, you must get an anti-aging skin cream that contains plenty of antioxidants that can penetrate deep down into the skin. As antioxidants 'gobble up' free radicals, your skin will stay healthy and more youthful looking (which we all certainly wouldn't mind).

Now that you know this, never buy another anti-aging skin cream that doesn't contain ingredients that prevent these causes of aging. I invite you to learn about ingredients in anti-aging skin cream that combat these three major signs of aging and ingredients you should avoid in any skin care product by visiting my informative website listed below.

Jason Michaels is a long time user and passionate admirer of all natural skin care products. Visit his site now and discover the latest and greatest breakthrough anti aging products and ingredients he recommends after conducting extensive research on anti-aging skin care ---> Go to http://www.skin-and-health-site.com