September 27, 2009
When It’s Time to Treat Your Wrinkles with Vitamin A
Vitamin A is one of the biggest components in wrinkle cream. All products want you to believe that they are the best in smoothing away wrinkles. Many of these products are deceptive and want you to believe they work when they don’t. One of these includes adding tiny pieces of glitter to these creams. When glitter is added it causes light to reflect out of the creases in your skin. Which makes it appear like your wrinkles are all gone. But of course, you wash your face and you will also wash away the new, youthful look of your skin.
If you are playing the anti-aging game for keeps, then you need to know about vitamin A. Retinol is vitamin A. You use it to get rid of wrinkles. You should be patient though, because the process may take a few days or a week. Don’t worry. You will definitely see a difference.
Your skin will stay pliant when using products containing retinol. Furthermore, it helps your skin retain moisture. If you use enough it can even “plump” your wrinkles so that they are stretched tight and smoothed out.
But you should be aware of the complications that can be associated with the use of retinol. The biggest is sun sensitivity. You will become very sensitive to the sun when you are using vitamin A. You could burn just from walking around the block on a sunny day. You should always wear sunblock if you are concerned about wrinkles.
Additionally, retinol can create issues for those with problem skin. Common effects (other than the disappearance of wrinkles) are breakouts and dry skin. However, these are actually often found to be the results of “over-doing” the vitamin A treatments. You should test the vitamin A product on the inside of your elbow if you are worried about the effects. Put a small amount there two times a day for around a week. If there is no redness or inflammation, you should be okay. But, you must watch your skin carefully to be sure you are okay.
Last but not least, my final warning. Directions are meant to be followed. Vitamin A is not for people who just want to slather on any old moisturizer and feel good about “protecting” their skin. It is for people who don’t play around when it comes to beauty. You should use vitamin A the correct way so that your wrinkles will be gone forever.
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September 21, 2009
The Key to Skin Nutrition: Vitamin Creams
There are often vitamin creams that are neglected when it comes to people’s beauty routines. These creams can make a major difference in the way that your skin looks. Different vitamins will help with different types of skin issues.
You probably remember to take a general vitamin every day. The same idea goes with applying vitamin cream. A vitamin cream should be applied topically. This means that they are absorbed through the skin rather than the stomach. The results of this application are completely different than if you took the vitamins orally.
There are four major players when you are dealing with topical vitamins. Your skin can derive benefit from nearly every vitamin. But these four help deal with major skin care issues.
A vitamin cream generally is intended for direct application to a problem area. Your cream will contain, depending on your issue:
• Vitamin A for tighter skin. Vitamin A helps skin stay hydrated. It also gives skin a more youthful look. Vitamin A is also found in some creams as retinol. It might cause sun sensitivity. Use it carefully.
• Vitamin E for scarring. Scars and tears can be healed with the help of vitamin E. This makes it a great treatment for deep wrinkles. Lots of people use vitamin E oil on scars and stretch marks.
• Vitamin K to help with discoloration. If you have problems with rosacea, then vitamin K is a must. You can also treat sun and age spots this way. Some types of vitamin K creams can cause you to break out. Make sure that you monitor your skin closely for the results that you want.
• Vitamin C for anti-aging action. Vitamin C is a great healer internally and externally. This means that vitamin C can really heal wrinkles. But it can blister sensitive skin. Use it carefully and make sure to monitor results closely.
You can definitely get serious results with topically applied vitamins. When paired with an oral vitamin as well, you will find that the correct form of vitamin cream results in dramatically improved skin.
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