Introduction
It is advisable to avoid using anti- aging products if you are still young. It is important to know what products will help the skin and what can cause damage to the skin. The best ways that the people who are in their early 20s can prevent aging is by avoiding exposure to the sunlight and avoid smoking. The sun contains the UVB and UVA rays that are harmful to the skin and this increases the rate at which one ages. Smoking causes dehydration and reduces the production of collagen in the skin and this causes increased appearance of winkles.
What to Know before One Starts Using these Products?
The anti aging products are some of the most expensive in the market and very debated, despite this, most people flock the market in search of them because they want to remove the wrinkles and fold lines that appear as they age.
It is important to know that these products should be used on a daily basis after one has started using them. The sunscreen products that help to protect the skin form the UVA and UVB, harmful rays from the sun should be applied daily especially when one is exposed to the sunlight.
It is important to research the different products that are in the market and their mode of action. Most of the anti-aging creams that are sold in the market promise to increase elasticity and cell turn over and this reduces aging. There is little evidence that this products work and therefore they are not proven. These products are drugs and they are not proven by FDA that helps to prove the safety of drugs and food.
These products are not recognized by FDA despite their claims that they are drugs. This means that they have not undergone then clinical testing and therefore their safety is not proven.
Therefore, the people who choose to use anti aging creams have to rely on the information that is given by the manufacturing products.
The people who are in their 20s are advised to avoid using these products because the skin is able to repair itself and it has a good turn over. Some of the products that are used may irritate the skin and this increases their sensitivity to the sun. Some of these products may cause more harm in the young people and they are discouraged from using them.
Some of these products that are used for anti aging do more harm on the skin. This is because most of them have hydroxyl acids that make the skin permeable and this makes the ingredients that help with anti aging to pass through. This means that the protective ingredients of the skin are removed and this exposes it to damage that may be caused by ultra violet rays of the sun. This means that the people who use anti aging products are more vulnerable to the harmful rays of the sun. This exposure increases the risk of getting a type of skin cancer called malignant melanoma.
These products also contain limonene, an ingredient that contains a carcinogen that causes irritation to the skin. This products uses parabesn as one of their preservatives and this is known to increase the risk of getting breast cancers. Therefore, it is advisable for the women who are breastfeeding and pregnant to keep off from this products.
Most dermatologists' advice people to practice good habits of skin care. They are also advised to avoid the use of anti aging creams. It is advisable that one should use the natural way to improve the elasticity of the skin and maintain good health. This is by taking plenty of fluids, moisturizing well, applying natural sunscreen to protect the skin, using natural products that are goof for the skin. It is also advisable to take foods that are a rich in vitamin C, E, vitamin A because this are good for the skin.
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Hello miyaallen,
It is important for consumers to research a product before use. Thank you for pointing out the risks associated with many anti-aging products.
Regards,
September 8, 2015 - 8:10amMaryann
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