What to Look for in the Best Skincare Products
The easiest way to guarantee you are using the best skincare is to get familiar with the ingredients and know what works with your skin.Effective skincare products serve three functions: a good moisturizer, a way to fight free radicals, and ingredients that stimulate collagen production. The best skincare products contain ingredients that serve all three functions of beautiful skin.Â
Natural Moisturizers
Look for a moisturizer that uses natural oils. Many skin care companies will use mineral oil because its cheap and has a long shelf life. Mineral oil may feel good when you first apply it, however, it clogs pores and prevents the skin from breathing. Stay away from any products that use mineral oil.Â
The best skincare uses natural oils like grape seed or avocado oil. Avocado oil is not only a great moisturizer, but it is also high in antioxidants which helps prevent free radical damage.
Fighting Free Radicals
Free radicals cause all kinds of damage such as collagen loss, premature wrinkles, and they contribute to cancer formation. The most common sources of free radicals are air pollution and poor diet. Applying skin care that is high in antioxidants is one of the best ways to fight the damage of free radicals.
Ingredients that are high in antioxidants include Maunka Honey from New Zealand, Phytessence Wakame (Japanese sea kelp), and Coenzyme Q10.Â
Stimulate Collagen Production
Our skin is made up of proteins called collagen and elastin. They work together to keep our skin firm. Collagen gives your skin its shape while elastin keeps skin flexible. When we are young our skin has lots of collagen and elastin. Unfortunately we lose these important proteins as we age.
Stimulating collagen production helps our skin keep its original shape. The best skincare products use ingredients like Cynergy TK, which is made from the wool of New Zealand sheep. Cynergy TK has been proven in clinical tests to stimulate collagen production and it is also very high in antioxidants.
So now that you understand what to look for in the best skincare products, you can go out there and find skin care that naturally works with your body. Keeping your skin looking younger is easy with the right information in your hands.