Wrinkle Free Skin Care Begins in Your 20's

Wrinkle Free Skin Care Begins in Your 20's 

Obvious signs of poor skin care show up when a person starts to age, but wrinkle free skin care should begin in youth. Skin damage is primarily caused by exposure to harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun, but there are also other causes, i.e. time, smoking, and environmental factors such as wind.

It’s very important to protect against sun damage and provide moisture to all skin that is exposed to the sun, including behind the knees, tops of feet, and tops of ears and neck.

Wrinkles appear when the skin loses moisture, fat, and elasticity. Skin damage involves the breakdown of elastin (a network of elastic fibers within skin cells). Collagen (a protein in the skin) also breaks down and fat cells are lost as the skin ages. Without these things, skin cells lose their plumpness and fail to retain moisture. Without adequate wrinkle free skin care, fine lines and shadows begin to appear and, eventually, wrinkles form. Fortunately, there are anti-aging skin care products available that can repair some of the skin damage and reduce the wrinkles by providing collagen and elastin.

A healthy diet, including vitamin/mineral supplements, is essential. Some products that are especially helpful for repairing skin damage have formulas that incorporate hormones (estrogen) and minerals, which are able to remove free-radicals from the skin. Besides antiaging skin care cream lotions, there are various masques and peels available.

If you start taking care of your skin earlier in life, i.e. using good moisture retaining products, this process will not be as drastic later in life.