 Feel like it’s time to correct years of sun damage, or do you just want to avoid wrinkles before they start? No matter what your aim is, here’s how to make your skin look magnificent.
Can we Really ‘Undo’ Ageing?
Today, skin renovate is possible with a wide range of products, and again, vitamins are ever more playing a role. Vitamin A can help reduce wrinkle depth, as its light inflammatory action ‘puffs up’ the skin so wrinkles look less deep and vitamin C has a brightening effect as it helps to increase circulation and collagen production.
Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs), or ‘fruit acids’, can reduce the visible signs of ageing, but women with sensitive skin may find they cause redness and mild stinging. When Sarah Stacey wrote her anti-ageing bible, Feel Fabulous Forever (£16.99; Kyle Cathie publishers), she tested hundreds of miracle creams on 1,060 women (with 10 women per panel). The winning creams among those reviewed involved Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair (£29), Nina Ricci Time Defense Extract (£35), Neal’s Yard Remedies Frankincense Cream, £9.50 (mail order 0161-831 7875) and Clarins Extra-Firming Night Cream (£38.50). Constantly commit to memory to try skincare products before you buy. And if you have a skincare advisor at a beauty counter in a department store, entirely explain your apprehensions. You’ll often be given tasters, which should be effective in helping you to tell whether or not you’ll like the product.
Is There Anything That Can be Done About Age Spots? SPF moisturizer skin protection will prevent skin discolorations from getting worse, and definitely it’s never too late to start using them. Skincare products such as vitamin A can help lighten these spots, as can mulberry extract and acid which is derived from mushrooms. Another common ingredient in skin-bleaching creams is Hydroquinone, but some experts advise carefulness when using it. According to Dr Maes, ‘…this ingredient essentially kills the skin cells.’
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