Antiaging Skin Care Treatments

Anti-aging skin care treatments are not just for older women. Constant sun exposure, airborne dirt particles and other toxic elements in the environment create skin damage at younger ages. Smart women begin using antiaging skin care treatments before there is a visible need.

One woman's wrinkle is another woman's laugh line. Regardless of how you view wrinkles, you can choose antiaging products that keep the skin supple and healthy. A side benefit of this goal is that these treatments soften wrinkles to give a more youthful appearance.

The difficult part of searching for antiaging skin care treatments is how to find the best products that you can afford that are suited to your skin type. Pay careful attention to the label on the product. First, determine if your skin is dry, oily or normal. Women with oily skin have battled this for years and know their skin type. Confusion is more likely to occur in deciding whether your skin is dry or normal. Even normal skin can seem dry if you spend long hours indoors, fly frequently or work in a dry air environment.

Department stores, discount stores and drug stores have literally hundreds of antiaging skin care treatments. Simplify your shopping by focusing only on the ones for your skin type and never purchase anything that is not made for your skin type. Read the labels carefully. Many choices of moisturizers and liquid foundations contain SPF for protection from ultraviolet rays of the sun. SPF cannot reverse damage already done but its still worthwhile to prevent further skin damage that can become skin cancer. The higher the SPF number, the higher the protection. For example, an SPF of 45 means that your skin can tolerate 45 times the normal exposure time to sun before skin damage begins. Antiaging skin care products need to have at least SPF 20 and 30 to 45 is better.

The label also reveals the type of emollients and moisturizing factors used in the product. These chemicals may be synthetic or organic. Typical ingredients in antiaging skin care products are lanolin, collagen, mineral oils, elastin, amino acids and glycerin. These ingredients are combined in formulas unique to each product with the goal of improving skin at the cellular level. If the product is 100% organic, the label will also give the certification authority validating the purity of the product. Sensitive skin may benefit from using organic anti-aging products, which usually cost more than synthetic formulas.

Antiaging skin care treatments also contain vitamins such as Vitamin A, C or E and some tea extracts. These vitamins and extracts work on the free radical damage that is so harmful to skin. Vitamins are so important to skin health that some antiaging skin care treatment systems also include vitamins to take daily as well as the vitamin enhanced skin care products to apply to the face. With this approach, the skin health is supported on two levels. Healthy skin is youthful and attractive at any age.