What are the anti-aging skin care ingredients?

In fact, there are not many anti-aging ingredients that have been clinically proven and have real effects in the skin care industry. Vitamin A and its derivatives, Bosein, and peptides are currently recognized as the three main ingredients. The remaining ingredients include ergothioneine and ectoine, which are mainly antioxidants and assist in anti-aging. Ideben and fullerene, which have become popular in recent years, also have a number of followers.

Don’t tell me just for words, my best friend stayed up late for the past two years, and the dry lines at the corners of her eyes almost turned into static lines. I have been using A-alcohol night cream with a concentration of 0.3% for half a year, without blindly superimposing other strong medicines, and I also strictly use sun protection. Now when I smile, the lines are almost two-thirds lighter, and the effect is indeed effective. However, Alcohol A has always been controversial. Even a low concentration of 0.1% for sensitive skin may cause redness and peeling. Pregnant women are completely untouchable. There are also many gentle skin care enthusiasts who feel that there is no need to torment the skin barrier for anti-aging and would rather choose a milder option. In fact, it makes perfect sense.

If you really can't stand the stimulation of alcohol A, there is really no need to fight to the death. Bose is the first choice for anti-aging for many sensitive skin. When the patent of L'Oréal Group just expired, many affordable brands followed suit and made Bose products. My mother has been using SkinCeuticals 30% concentration AGE cream for several years. She has dry and sensitive skin, and there is no irritation on the face at all. Now the firmness of her cheeks is much better than that of my aunt of the same age who has not done anti-aging, and even the nasolabial folds have faded a lot. However, many people say that Bose is an IQ tax, and feel that the effects are slower than A-ol. In fact, the two action pathways are fundamentally different. A-ol mainly promotes collagen production, while Bose is more likely to promote the synthesis of glycosaminoglycans in the dermis and support the "load-bearing structure" of the skin. It is naturally slower, but the advantage is that it is very stable with long-term use, and there are almost no intolerance issues.

In addition to these two, peptides are more like "anti-aging experts" with precise positioning. Different types of peptides have completely different targets. For example, the most popular acetyl hexapeptide-8 is used to relax facial muscles to improve expression lines. My colleague likes to raise his eyebrows all year round, and his forehead wrinkles are quite obvious. After using the hexapeptide essence for two months, the forehead wrinkles have really faded a lot, and there is no need to worry about facial stiffness like Botox. There are also ingredients such as pentapeptides that mainly promote collagen. Many people with sensitive skin will use peptides and Bose in combination. It is gentle and non-irritating, and the effect can be doubled. However, peptides are often criticized as useless. In fact, many of them fall into the trap of low concentration. Many products on the market that use the concept of peptides only add a few tenths of an amount, which is equivalent to a conceptual addition. Naturally, it has no effect after use.

Oh, by the way, anti-aging is not just about using main ingredients. If daily sun protection is not enough, just applying it will be useless. It is best to use some antioxidant ingredients to help reduce the damage caused by photoaging. For example, when I come back from going out in the sun in the summer, I will apply a mask containing Ectoin. My face will not be red or have the sunken feeling after sun exposure. It is much more comfortable than using nothing at all. There is also Ideben, which has become very popular in recent years. It has stronger antioxidant capacity than VC, but you have to pay attention to the purity. I have stepped on the scam before and bought a small brand of Ideben essence. It was not pure enough and added miscellaneous ingredients. It took three days to recover from my yellow face.

In fact, when it comes to anti-aging, the more expensive and powerful the ingredients are, the better. The most important thing is that they are suitable for your skin type and can be used consistently. Don’t just stock up on the bad news. Many people buy a bunch of strong medicines that will ruin their face after just one use, and then throw them in the corner to collect dust. On the contrary, it is not as effective as finding a gentle and suitable ingredient and persisting in using it for half a year.