Anti-aging cosmetics: at what age to use and how to choose?

Anti-aging cosmetics are a special kind of care products. It helps to partially reverse time. Of course, no cosmetics can reduce the age in the passport, but it is quite possible to smooth out and reduce the visual manifestations of aging with proper personal care. To do this, you need to properly treat the choice of anti-aging cosmetics.

The aging process is natural and inevitable. No amount of cosmetics and care can stop it. but the right cosmetics can support the skin and prolong their youth, at least externally... This is exactly what anti-aging cosmetics are. Aging skin products must meet a number of important requirements. Considering that skin aging occurs more intensely under stress, improper diet, exposure to sunlight, the components of cosmetics must compensate for the negative effects.

Age-related changes primarily include the loss of skin firmness and elasticity, the appearance of wrinkles, pigmentation. The skin becomes drier with age. The components of cosmetics marked "anti-aging" should moisturize, increase elasticity, saturate the skin with collagen and elastin, nourish it and provide it with vitamins.

Don't put too much hope in anti-aging products. Cosmetics, of course, cannot solve all the problems, and only with regular care does the improvement in the condition of the skin become noticeable. For aging skin, the composition of the care products include antioxidants and hydro acids that stimulate cell metabolism.

The antioxidants in the formulation are usually herbal ingredients. Their main action is to stop the destructive action of free radicals. It is antioxidants that are actively involved in stimulating the production of collagen and elastin, which make our skin more elastic.

The most famous antioxidants include acai berry oils, alpha-lipolic acid, extracts of green tea, grapes, ascorbic acid, coenzyme Q10, and vitamins A and E. Active acids in anti-aging cosmetics help to exfoliate the dead skin layer of cells. This stimulates the development of new ones. This process leads to a visual alignment of the skin, an improvement in skin color. Numerous fruit, lactic and tartaric acids are commonly referred to as active acids.

If you supplement your personal care in addition to anti-aging cosmetics with measures to eliminate harmful influences, then the results will be faster and more obvious. So, when deciding on the purchase of such cosmetics, it is worth making a number of important decisions - changing the type of diet and eating healthy foods, quitting bad habits, not exposing the skin to the merciless effects of sunlight, winds, frost.

Neither cosmetologists, nor dermatologists, nor therapists can give an exact answer to the question of at what age to start using anti-aging cosmetics. Such rigid criteria simply do not exist. And there is only one recommendation in this case - you need to think about buying special cosmetics when the first signs of aging appear on the skin. Much depends on genetic characteristics and lifestyle. Some up to 55 years old do not notice any special changes, some record the appearance of the first mimic wrinkles after 25 years.

If you are between 25 and 30 years old, then anti-aging care should be limited to light preventive measures., which will simply help maintain skin tone and improve metabolism. During this period of life, it is worth giving preference to products with a cleansing, nourishing and moisturizing effect, the presence of vitamins A and E in the composition. A light skin massage and regular peeling should be added to your regular cosmetic procedures.

If you are in a beautiful age from 30 to 40 years old, then the anti-aging effect of the chosen cosmetics should be more powerful. Pay attention to the presence of not only antioxidant substances, but also fruit acids.

Ages 40 to 50 and older require special care. It is worth paying attention to cosmetics with a lifting effect, corrective cosmetics that can correct fine wrinkles and tidy up the oval of the face. For more effective care, experts recommend that people of this age category combine the use of anti-aging cosmetics and therapeutic dermatological agents, as well as professional procedures - mesotherapy, contour plastics, hardware techniques for maintaining skin youth.

Experts agree only on one thing - under 25 years old, there is no need for anti-aging cosmetics. And after 25 years, the use of such funds should become constant and regular. Even the most effective cream, if applied only from time to time, will have no effect. Only the full and systematic use of anti-aging care products will help to achieve the desired result.

Modern cosmetics manufacturers pay great attention to anti-aging product lines. The assortment is constantly updated, replenished with new developments. There are more expensive professional tools, there are more budgetary ones. All anti-aging products can be roughly divided into several types.

These include lotions, tonics, serums, micellar water, emulsions with nutrient oils and fruit acids dissolved in it.

This includes night and day creams, masks, emulsions with an active moisturizing effect, as well as protective products for the face, for the area around the lips and eyes.

This includes scrubs, peels and products to cleanse the skin of dead skin cells. It is customary to refer to intensive means as means that are traditionally applied after cleansing: masks, foams, patches.

Anti-aging cosmetics come in different compositions. The so-called cell ruler deserves special attention. The main component of such funds are embryonic and placental cells. It is believed that with systematic use, placental cosmetics are able to quickly renew the cellular structures of the skin.

Also, cosmetics with the addition of keratin and folic acid stand separately. Such a "duet" provides fast skin regeneration, stimulation of collagen synthesis.

Cosmetics labeled as anti-age are produced by a variety of brands. But not all are distinguished by efficiency and popularity. Among the Russian manufacturers, the following companies should be noted.

All products of this brand are carefully checked for safety and compliance with GOSTs. There are separate rulers for different age categories. Manufacturers are trying to use natural plant substances in the composition.

The manufacturers of this cosmetics have found a reasonable combination of price and quality, so the products of this brand can withstand competition even against the background of famous imported counterparts. Manufacturers make cosmetics with complexes, immediately provide day and night creams, serum and a product for the skin around the eyes. Funds have a clear gradation by age category and even by season.

Russian professional anti-aging cosmetics are produced under this brand. The products have a lifting effect, contain vegetable oils and natural ingredients. With systematic use for at least two weeks, the effect becomes pronounced and long-term.

This manufacturer prioritizes the sustainability of its products. Anti-aging products contain Siberian herbs and northern berry extracts, they have almost no chemical components. This brand's toners, creams and serums stimulate collagen production, which slows down with age. Means belong to the class of luxury cosmetics.

This Russian brand is widely known not only in our country, but also far beyond its borders. The composition is famous for the abundance of natural ingredients, mineral supplements, plant extracts, fish caviar and even the presence of healing mud. Cosmetics have not only a caring, but also a slight therapeutic effect.

Among European manufacturers such brands of anti-aging cosmetics as Garnier, Olay, L'Oreal Paris, Clinique, Vichy... The best Korean brands that offer anti-aging beauty care lines are considered Mizon, Missha, Secret Key, Erborian.

It's hard to say which anti-aging cosmetics are the best. Each woman has her own means, and there can be no two identical opinions. We have compiled a list of the most popular remedies that, according to reviews, give the best results. The rating includes both luxury cosmetics and inexpensive products that are affordable for everyone:

• “Black Pearl” - a series of “Self-rejuvenation” products, divided by age from 36 to 56 years old;
• Nivea - night and day creams with coenzyme Q10 and sun protection factor;
• Librederm - Collagen series, which includes creams, masks;
• Laura from Evalar - cream with hyaluronic acid;
• Astin - cream with astaxanthin, which is an antioxidant derived from algae;
• Slow Age - sun protection and antioxidants;
• Holika Holika - Black Caviar nourishing cream with lifting effect;
• Mizon - Collagen power firming cream with collagen.

When choosing anti-aging cosmetics for a 50-year-old woman, after 50, 40, over 35, after 60, 55 and 45, it is important to evaluate the composition of the cosmetic product. Age marking will tell you what age the product is suitable for. And you have to make sure that it really has a rejuvenating effect. Read the composition carefully. Anti-aging cosmetics are characterized by the presence of dimethylaminoethanol DMAE, peptides, hyaluronic acid or sodium hyaluronate, coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone).

When purchasing luxury anti-aging cosmetics, remember that they are most often counterfeited. Fakes usually do not contain any of the anti-aging ingredients listed above. Therefore, buy cosmetics only from manufacturers, official representatives and pharmacies.

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