The Inevitability of Aging Skin
Time and tide wait for no man and whether we like it or not, we all get older. As we age, our skin loses its youthful glow. The sun is one main culprit in the aging of skin, but other environmental factors such as pollution can also cause skin to age. Personal factors such as our diet, the stress levels we are exposed to, whether or not we smoke and our genes also all can contribute to the skin becoming less smooth, lines and wrinkles occurring and skin tone becoming more uneven. Can anti aging serum reduce the effects of any of these things?
What Are Anti-Aging Serums?
Anti-aging serums are typically a light gel like product that contains an active ingredient. The most common active ingredients are Vitamin C, retinol, peptides or glycolic acid.
How Do Anti Aging Serums Work?
The lightness of the serum means it is easily absorbed into the skin, thus delivering the active ingredient to the layers of skin where it can get to work. However, it is not quite that simple as often the active ingredients tend to degrade quickly if dissolved in a fluid. Because of this, typically, anti-aging serums use microcapsule technology to carry the active ingredients within the serum so that they do not lose their potency whilst in the packaging.
What Effect Do The Active Ingredients Have On The Skin?
The active ingredients in anti aging serums can act upon the skin in different ways. Vitamin C is clinically proven to stimulate collagen production which can help restore the radiance and tone to skin. Glycolic acid, on the other hand, exfoliates the top layer of dead and dying skin cells thus leaving the skin, quite literally, brighter and fresher.
How Should The Serums Be Applied?
The lightness of anti aging serums makes them easily absorbed into the skin; because of this, they are best applied after cleansing the skin but before applying moisturiser. Moisturiser can be then applied on top of them. Depending on the active ingredients in the serum, certain precautions are required. Vitamin C can be acidic, so care should be taken as to which other products are used with it, also Glycolic acid serums can cause the skin to be very sensitive to the sun, so should be used at night and sunscreen should be used during the day.
As a tool to reduce the effects of aging upon the skin, anti-aging serums can be extremely beneficial. Whilst the potency of the ingredients means that care should be taken, the effects can be great.
