How To Prevent Skin Aging
At what age do good looks start to fade? It may
come sooner than we think. Many women only start fussing
about their skin when lines and furrows appear, but
taking good care of your skin from the start, lets you look
good, longer.
“The appearance of the signs of aging can be accelerated by
many factors, ” Dr Doreen shares. “Knowing what these factors
are, could save your skin.”
1. Your skin’s reserves may run dry.
If you drive, and never top up the petrol, soon enough you
will run out of fuel. It’s the same for our skin.
Our skin needs a variety of nutrients to ensure it functions normally.
When the skin lacks a certain nutrient, that deflicit shows up almost
immediately. Take Vitamin A for example. It is essential for
the maintenance and repair of skin tissue. Once our skin’s Vitamin
A levels dip low, we get a dry, flaky complexion.
If our skin does not have a reserve of nutrients, it cannot carry out
its normal functions or repair. You need to build that nutrient reserve for
your skin with products that contain phytonutrients and obtain the necessary
vitamins and minerals.
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7 Organic Extracts that have protective antioxidant effects, moisturisation
and soothing properties, to ensure your skin is in tip-top condition.
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and broccoli, provides a unique and beneficial range of nutrients that help
maintain the skin’s health and appearance. Keeping your reserves high, makes sure
your ’skin batteries’ do not run out of power.
2. Skin starts aging at 20.
Contrary to popular belief that aging only kicks in after
you are past your 30s, our skin’s renewal functions start to slow
down after 20.
Research published in the British Journal of Dermatology shows
that after 20, our skin’s production of collagen decreases by 1% each year. This results in the lines
and wrinkles and sagging skin that crop up a few years later.
Skincare that slows this gradual decline should start even in your 20s,
to delay the onset of the signs of aging.
“People often ask for skincare tips when I meet them. The advice I
have for them? “You reap what you sow.” Dr Doreen smiled. “I’ve
started my daliy skincare routine since I was 15. It’s paying off!” Products designed
to keep the skin looking youthful, will contain ingredients that send ‘SOS’ signals
to the skin cells that repair and renewal is needed.
Aestier Basics contain the proprietary ACT-paptides (Aestier Counter Time paptides) that
instruct and reactivate the renewal processes in the skin, to
keep skin looking younger and smoother, longer.
3. Pollution is as damaging as the sun.
“We are very familar with the harmful effects of the sun, and
most of us are using the necessary sun protection, to avert the aging
effects if UV rays. But did you know environmental pollution also has a
huge impact on our skin?” questions Dr Doreen.
Pollution is a horrible look-zapper. It causes a marked increase in free radicals, and
these terrorists not only start destroying our skin cells’
ability to repair, and cause the collagen and elastin fibres to break down faster,
it also leads to the onset of melanin production. Attacked and irritated by free radicals, our skin
pigment cells go into ‘enrage mode’, and starts producing more melanin, causing
the skin to become darker, or uneven skin tone to surface. Guard your skin against these
aggressors with protective ingredients.
Aestier Basics uses Korean Ginseng and Pomegranate Extracts to protect the skin. Our upper hand?
ZyrnoScience Technology. This breakthrough technique uses enzymes to enhance
ingredients, by breaking them down into small molecules for improved
absorption and effects, or activating them for enhanced effects.
4. Dehydration is the root of all skin evils.
Dehydrated skin is flaky and itchy, not to mention a distressing sight. It also results
in a weekend barrier, which lets in external irritants more easily, triggering skin
inflammations and leads to skin dulliness.
Water that is rich in mineral content helps the skin absorb and retain moisture.
That’s why the Japanese love their ‘onsen’ (hot springs)
because it gives their skin that burst of moisture!
Aestier Basics homes in on the concept of mineral rich water to enhance
our skincare. Using Jeju’s pristine volcanic in mineral water,
Aestier Basics deliver premium ingredients in the best water, for the ultimate
hydration of your skin.
5. Be obsessed with sunscreen.
Sun exposure makes the skin look older than it should. An effective
sunscreen should be the anchor of every skincare regime.
Sunscreens should protect against both UVA and UVB rays, and we need look out
for product information that confirms that ability.
Dr Doreen explains symbols found on sunscreen packaging, “SPF stands for sun
protection factor. Someone using an SPF 15 product will take 15 times longer to
redden than without sunscreen, and this is usually the minimum for
adequate protection. However, do note that SPF only confirms
that you are protected from UVB ray.”
She explained that in the past, protection against UVA rays was not measured and stated
on the packaging, so it was important to know the key ingredients that worked
for UVA protection. Effective UVA blockers were zinc oxide and titanium oxide (physical blockers, ie.
they rejected or absorbed all the UVA and UVB rays before they reached the skin). If these
ingredients are spotted in the ingredient list, the sunscreen is keeper.
These days, some sunscreens carry the PA rating (Protection grade of UVA)
and these ratings inform the user if the product effectively blocks out UVA.
Dr Doreen explained the development, philosophy guding Aestier, “Aestier is a skincare regime that looks at the
BIG picture — it builds your skin’s reserves, instructs your skin to keep up its renewal, guards
against skin aggressors. Women in their 20s and 30s are busy
‘fighting’ battles. Now with Aestier, you can work hard, play hard, and easily look
good all the time!”
(This article is first published in Rhapsody Magazine November 2010, we do not own the copyrights to this article)