subject: Keeping Young Clear Skin For Life [print this page] If you were born with young clear skin and you never had to work at keeping your complexion clear, you can probably thank your parents. It was either genetics, the way that they taught you to eat or both. Many of us are not so lucky. We always had to work at it and as we get older, we must work even harder.
The biggest questions that many people have are these. What causes wrinkles? Why do we start to look older on the outside, when we still feel great on the inside? Is looking older inevitable?
To address the last question first, it is impossible to stop the clock from ticking. We will all start to look older than we did in high school and college eventually. Aging will occur, but it is possible to keep it to a minimum and to minimize the signs of aging.
Cosmetic surgery is, of course, an option. But, it's an expensive one and the effects may be unexpected or short-lived. The best option that we have, today, to minimize and possibly reverse the signs of age is to use the best anti-aging skincare products.
To answer the first question, wrinkles are caused by a variety of factors. Genetics is one of them, but if you were born with young clear skin, then genetics is not a likely factor.
Over the course of our lives, there are tiny bits of molecular damage that occur on a regular basis. There is free radical damage caused by overexposure to the sun, exposure to cigarette smoke and environmental toxins.
There is inflammation that occurs as a result of poor diet, illness and the use of irritating skincare products. Eventually, if it is chronic, inflammation causes the degradation of the skin's collagen fibers, which are responsible for the firmness of young clear skin.
There is also a process called glycation that researchers say plays a role in wrinkles. Glycation becomes a problem when we eat too many simple carbohydrates. It may also contribute to inflammation. The entire process is still unclear.
In addition to all of this molecular damage, there are some things that naturally accompany the aging process, such as decreased production of collagen fibers. So, one of the goals is to stimulate the product of those fibers. There are certain ingredients proven to do that.
If you look older on the outside, but still feel great on the inside, the culprit that damaged your young clear skin was most likely the sun. Luckily, the latest research indicates that you can repair that, too. It just takes the right skincare products.
