Best
Skin Care Products

Vitamin A Treatments: Afirm
contains Retinol, which minimizes fine lines, brown spots and reduces
the incidences of acne outbreaks as a result of the exfoliating
properties. Afirm is available in three different strengths to
accommodate sensitive, normal, or oily skin. 1x contains .15% retinol,
2x contains .30% retinol and 3x contains .60% retinol.
SkinCeutical's
Retinol 1.0 is the strongest over-the-counter vitamin A treatment
available containing 1% retinol. As with the other vitamin A
derivatives, retinol stimulates cell regeneration and builds collagen
which can diminish the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and age
spots as well as reducing pore size and the occurrence of blemishes.
Products with a beneficial concentration of retinol are without a doubt
among the best skin care products you can select to effectively treat a
range of aging skin concerns.
Derma
E's Vitamin A Retinyl Palmitate Wrinkle Treatment Creme is a
derivative of vitamin A. Preliminary studies have indicated that
Retinyl Palmitate achieves similar results as retinol but is considered
to be much gentler skin treatment and is particularly recommended for
sensitive skin.
Vitamin C Treatments:
SkinCeutical's C E Ferulic is a
powerful antioxidant which protects the skin from the environment,
neutralizing free radicals while stimulating collagen production. The
ingredients include 15% pure L-ascorbic acid, 1% alpha tocopherol, and
ferulic acid.
Cellex-C
High Potency Serum, Cellex-C Advanced-C Serum 17.5% vitamin C
and Cellex-C Skin Firming Cream are all a high potency vitamin C
treatments and a powerful antioxidant which tones and firms sagging
skin as well as reduces the visible signs of aging.
Hyaluronic Acid:
IS Clinical Youth Complex
has the highest over-the-counter concentration of the active anti-aging
ingredient hyaluronic acid on the market. HA is extremely effective in
plumping and firming sagging skin, diminishing fine lines and wrinkles
as well as treating acne scars and healing damaged skin.
Hyaluronic acid has the ability to be effectively absorbed by
the skin as well as serves as an efficient "carrier" of other
anti-aging ingredients to cells. As a result, hyaluronic acid is
rapidly becoming the preferred facial rejuvenation treatment over
topical collagen products because HA is readily absorbed through the
layers of skin to the cellular level.
Kinerase: Kinerase
active anti-aging ingredient is kinetin which improves skin tone and
overall skin complexion by diminishing the appearance of fine lines,
wrinkles, blotchy skin, and age spots as well as improves sun damaged
skin. This is an especially good product for sensitive skin
types.
AHA- Glycolic Acid:
MD
Formulations specify the percentage of glycolic
acid, 12% to 14%, in each of their anti-aging skin care products as
well as combining other active anti-aging ingredients to optimize skin
rejuvenation by encouraging exfoliation, reducing fine lines, wrinkles,
and improving skin tone.
Total
Skin Care Glycolic 10% Gel is a lightweight 10%
glycolic acid gel which combines anti-inflammatory herbal extract to
decrease the irritation that some people experience with an AHA
product. The gel consistency ensure an even distribution of the
glycolic acid and facilitates rapid absorption, creating a more even
skin tone, smoother skin by gently exfoliating, unclogging pores
thereby producing a healthy glow.
Reviva
Labs's 10% Glycolic is another high potency 10%
Glycolic acid product that is specifically formulated for aging skin.
GreatSkin
15% AHA Night Cream is a colorless, odorless
vanishing night cream with 15% Alpha Hydroxy Acid. This renewing cream
is effective at tackling stubborn sun damage, texturizing rough facial
areas, and mottled skin tone. (A 15% concentration of AHA is the
highest that should be used at home. More potent concentrations are
used in spa's for deep peels so resist the urge and don't try them at
home!)
Home Microdermabrasion:
Micro
Pearl Abrasion microdermabrasion scrub with
Aluminum oxide (corrundum) crystals that provides a very effective home
exfoliation treatment for not only facial skin but for other trouble
areas like blotchy skin discoloration on the top of the hands, acne
scars, stretch marks, spider veins as well as an excellent pedicure
accoutrement.
Derma
Fresh Facial Rejuvenation System combines the
corundum crystal formula which hydrates the skin as it exfoliates,
containing vitamins A, C and E and other anti-oxidants to rejuvenate
and moisturizers with a home microdermabrasion resurfacing tool give
the skin a deeper home exfoliating treatment. (*It is generally
believed that five home treatments compare to one professional spa
microdermabrasion.)
Neutrogena
Advanced Solution's Home Microdermabrasion System
contains the same aluminum-oxide crystals as many spa treatments which
provides a professional 'at home' microdermabrasion treatment.
Vitamin K:
Peter
Thomas Roth Power K Eye Rescue contains vitamin K,
liposome, CoQ-10, kojic acid and vitamin C which are formulated to
accelerate the reduction of under eye puffiness, dark circles, and fine
lines.
K-Derm
Gel reduces the redness caused by rosacea,
diminishes the appearance of small spider veins, and promotes the
healing of bruises. The active ingredients include Vitamin K, St.
John's Wort, seaweed extract and arnica extract.
GHK Copper Peptides:
Neova
is a product line that has specialized in
formulations with effective concentrations of copper peptides
especially as a skin rejuvenator. Copper peptides smoothes skin,
reduces fine lines and wrinkles, hydrates, stimulates collagen
production, helps to rebuild healthy skin tissues, elastin and the
antioxidant properties help slow further signs of aging.
Neutrogena
Visibly Firm Night Cream is a moisturizing cream with an active copper
formula that improves skin's elasticity, firms, reduces fine lines and
wrinkles, and increases the skin's hydration.
Sunscreen:La Roche-Posay Anthelios SX
The new Anthelios SX sunscreen by La Roche-Posay is the first sun
filtering product to be approved by the FDA in the lasts fifteen years.
Anthelios is a longer acting sunscreen providing a much broader UV
protection than any other sun filtering product on the market.
Facial Lasers:Baby
Quasar Photorejuvenation Light Therapy is the
newest and the most powerful of the home facial lasers modeled after
professional IPL lasers. The consensus is that 3 to 5 treatments with
the "Baby Q" is equivalent to one professional laser treatment in
reducing age spots, fine lines, wrinkles, firming sagging skin,
effectively treating dark under eye circles as well as minimizing
redness from surface capillaries and rosacea.
The DermaWand
facial laser is a favorite that has a strong, loyal following for
toning the skin, reducing hyperpigmentation and stimulating collagen
production.
Now you have the best of the
best to treat your aging skin!
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exciting products are introduced in the marketplace, The Skin
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