Antiaging Cosmetic Product

An antiaging cosmetic product is a product that you can apply to your skin or hair to make you look younger. It may mask dark spots on the skin, conceal blemishes and wrinkles, add moisture to dry skin, or hide grey hair. It may also protect the skin from environmental stresses throughout the day. If the product has a altering effect on your skin cells, an action that literally restores physical vitality by adding moisture, building collagen, or redistributing skin pigment, it may also be referred to as a cosmeceutical.

The antiaging cosmetic product has truly come of age in the 21st century. Formerly luxury products afforded by few, these products are now routinely used by young and old alike. They range from sunscreens and sun blocks to protect skin from the harmful rays of the sun, to creams formulated with vitamins and minerals to booster cell health and reverse the damage already done to function and appearance by the insults of everyday life.

Current scientific evidence indicates that some vitamins, minerals and other compounds can literally undo some of the damage done to old skin: as the skin ages, it loses elasticity and fat, develops wrinkles, and pigment tends to become concentrated in certain areas, resulting in age spots. Topical applications of antioxidant vitamins (particularly vitamins A, E, C, and D) and minerals over an extended period of time produce visible improvement in these signs of aging. A quality antiaging cosmetic product will usually contain some of these ingredients.

Today's well informed consumer wants proof that a product really does what it claims to do, and in response to this kind of consumer demand, scientific research is rushing to catch up. We know that blocking the sun’s rays is helpful because the majority of skin damage comes from this source. We know too that antioxidants remove free radicals, molecules produced by cell metabolism that cause cell damage - research has identified numerous antioxidants in vitamins, minerals and foods. Evidence for the efficacy of various herbal extracts is appearing as well. All of this new information makes it much easier to select an antiaging cosmetic product with confidence that it will work.

There are many products on the market now that claim to have anti aging properties, so many that choosing one becomes a difficult choice. Before you go shopping, decide what you need. A little research or a consultation with a professional cosmetician can steer you in the right direction. In the end, try to select an antiaging cosmetic product that contains ingredients for which there is solid scientific evidence. A product with a money back guarantee is a good investment, and a supplier with a good reputation is a good choice as well. Remember to give the product a chance to work - it takes years for skin damage to start showing on our faces; healing and rejuvenation take time as well.