Not only can an antioxidant face cream help you avoid the appearance of aging skin, but it can be a very effective way to reverse the aging of your skin that has already occurred.
Are you looking to avoid wrinkles and age spots and restore the creamy, smooth complexion you once had? If you are, you may want to do what many have already done, that is to find an organic face cream that looks like it may be effective.
I do not wish to nit pick over the meaning of words, but it seems to me that "organic" is used to mean many things today and it is often used just to increase sales.
Even among the manufacturers of "organic" products, there is little agreement as to what can be defined as organic.
Instead of looking for a product that claims to be an organic face cream, in my opinion you will do better for yourself if you can find an antioxidant face cream that includes natural ingredients.
That is, you should be looking for ingredients that primarily come from plants rather than being developed in a laboratory somewhere.
But don't be content with that.
Not all natural ingredients will be effective.
They must be proven to work.
Don't spend your time or money on skin creams or lotions that haven't been tested scientifically both clinically on human volunteers and in the laboratory.
If you research how skin ages, you will find that there are two primary causes.
The first is free radicals.
These are molecules in our body that have been altered by environmental forces such as the sun and chemicals that we are exposed to.
These free radicals actually speed up that aging process in our skin.
The second thing that occurs to our skin is to cause it to age is that our bodies begin to produce less collagen and elastin.
These two proteins are primarily responsible for skin having the firm and flexible appearance that we all recognize as healthy skin.
I have discovered that using an antioxidant face cream or skin lotion that includes ingredients that help the body increase its production of collagen and elastin is the most effective way to restore health to the skin.
With this in mind, here are a few ingredients to look for.
1.
Cynergy TK is a substance that is rich in the protein keratin.
A company in New Zealand has discovered a way to extract this keratin from the wool of sheep and then convert it into a functional form that is easily absorbed into the skin.
In clinical studies on people, it has been shown to increase the production of collagen.
It also does double duty as a powerful antioxidant to heal damage caused by free radicals.
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Another little known, but effective ingredient for an antioxidant face cream is an extract taken from a sea kelp called wakame.
This ingredient, Phytessence Wakame, might be found in some of the better organic face creams.
Wakame is loaded with vitamins and minerals that nourish the skin, reducing inflammation.
It is also a potent antioxidant, able to protect the skin while helping to smooth it out and restoring a healthy radiance.
I discuss these and other natural substances that help restore collagen and elastin to the skin on my website.