Tue 28 Jun 2011
A wrinkle treatment that includes alpha-hydroxy acid will make worse your risk of sunburn. The Food & Drug Administration began mandating that cosmetic companies label products containing them with that notification in 2002. However, most people never read these warning labels. The products go on to sell and consumers suffer the consequences.
Not only is sunburn a painful and annoying problem that damages your good looks for a short time , it also increases your risk of skin cancer and wrinkles. It just does not make sense to use anti wrinkle creams that could increase your risk of wrinkling, especially when there are compounds available that help to protect the skin against sun damage.
I am not speaking of sunscreen. While it may be necessary to use a zinc oxide or other full spectrum sunscreen on an occasional basis, the value of using products containing sunscreen on a daily basis is questionable at best. It could in truth be risky.
If you follow the latest cosmetic world news, you know that scientists have seen an increased incidence of vitamin D deficiency over the past few years. The cause, they conceive, is sun block containing cosmetic products. By blocking ultraviolet light, sunscreens also interfere with the body’s ability to synthesize vitamin D.
The best wrinkle treatment available today (once again, according to the researchers) is one that contains coenzyme Q10. Coenzyme Q10 is one of the compounds mentioned above that helps protect against sun damage. Another is wakame kelp extract.
Coenzyme Q10 is an antioxidant found in each and every cell in your body. The amount present in the heart starts to decline once we reach twenty years of age, which is why it is often recommended as a nutritional supplement for the heart.
The CoenzymeQ10 in the skin cells is quickly depleted during exposure to UV rays from the sun, which is why researchers began wondering whether or not it might be helpful as an anti aging skin care treatment. The development of wrinkles is frequently blamed on the sun’s harmful rays, but it is the free radicals that cause the wrinkling of the skin.
Wakame kelp extract contains a number of different anti-aging nutrients. If you want the best wrinkle treatment, look for one that contains it and COQ10.