Anti-Aging Skincare
Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul - Samuel Ullman
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The Ever-Changing Business of ‘Anti-Aging’
There is something telling about the moments when we, as a culture, all agree to make a change that feels right and good and true, then go on behaving in approximately the same way that we did before. Consider the September issue of Allure. On the cover, the 72-year-old actress Helen Mirren wears the tattooed arm of a 20-something guy slung around her neck as if it’s the hot new accessory. Allure calls her “the hero we need” as the magazine enlists the beauty industry in its new pet cause: “the end of anti-aging.”
Inside, the editor Michelle Lee resolves to stop using the term “anti-aging” in her pages going forward, opting instead for a “celebration of growing into your own skin…
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Anti-Aging Discovery Could Lead to Restorative Skin Treatments
Loss of collagen protein depletes renewal cells that serve as skin’s fountain of youth.
How To Practice Effective Anti-Aging For Your Skin
Aging is one of the necessary stages of life. Whether it is affected by age increases, genetic factors, or environmental changes, this process is a necessary process of life. But how to anti-aging and make us look younger than others? Let’s dive right it.
Oh No, the Teens Have Discovered Anti-Aging Skin Care
It wasn’t that long ago that teens on Instagram were horrifying their elders by flattening their dewy skin with a half-inch thick layer of foundation, concealer, and contour. But just when we finally started getting used to the extremes of YouTube-inspired makeup, a new teen beauty trend has started budding. Brace yourself: A small cohort of under-20something influencers are now using anti-aging skin care.
What Is All of That Screen Time Doing to Your Skin?
We checked in with experts to learn about the risks of indoor light and how we can protect ourselves.
These Photos Capture What Anti-Aging Trends Do to Your Psyche
Glenda Lissette's new series, "Save Our Skin," reflects on how anti-aging self care routines have warped her self image.
Could gin distilled with collagen really be the fountain of youth?
Could a cocktail rid your face of crow’s feet? A shot of special, anti-aging gin claims it can. The new product — with the unfortunate name Anti-aGin — claims to rejuvenate the skin and help sippers defy age. It’s a 40-proof gin that’s distilled with pure collagen and chock full of other herbal products like chamomile and witch hazel.
Glowing skin might start in your genes
Your DNA likely plays a key role, but there are still things you can do for your skin.
How to Prevent Wrinkles
As we age, our skin loses moisture and elasticity making it prone to wrinkles. Dermatologists have many tools for tackling those little lines that mark the passage of time.
Hyaluronic Acid: Can It Prevent Premature Aging?
Hyaluronic acid has been nicknamed by the press as the "key to the fountain of youth" because it has been noted that at least some people who ingest a lot of it in their diets tend to live to ripe old ages.
The Evolving Face of Cosmetic Surgery
Minimally invasive procedures, from thread and liquid lifts to body contouring and facial rejuvenation, have moved the traditional facelift to the back of the bus. And it doesn't cost an arm or a leg.
The fall of “anti-aging” skin care
Brands are still selling the idea of trying to look younger — they’ve just changed the vocabulary.
The Pseudoscience of Beauty Products
Why the dubious claims of so many skin-care companies go unquestioned and untested.
What to Do About Your Neck
Since the problems of the neck and chest, like those of the face, are varied, doctors suggest layering multiple in-office treatments with at-home care. Following are recommendations for the most common complaints...
What You Need to Know About Aging Skin
Understanding what's in your control, and what's not.
Wrinkles, liver spots, crows’ feet: what happens to our skin as we age?
The main factors that contribute to how old we look include the shape of our face, the number of lines or wrinkles, and the luminosity of our skin. Each of these is influenced by intrinsic and external factors. Skin is the most visible organ. So ageing skin has a big impact on a person’s self-esteem.
‘Anti-Aging’ is Taboo. But What Does ‘Clean’ Beauty Even Mean?
In the beauty biz, ‘anti-aging’ has become a taboo phrase, replaced by coded, botanical buzzwords. But what exactly do ‘restorative leaf juice’ and ‘time traveler serum’ actually do?
‘Second skin’ goes on over your real skin to smooth your wrinkles
It starts out like any one of a number of anti-aging treatments: rub some goo on your face, wait for it to dry. But this isn’t a skin cream or wrinkle serum, it’s an invisible polymer “second skin” that dries to tighten wrinkles and reduce skin sagging.
The Ever-Changing Business of ‘Anti-Aging’
The only real solution to aging is, of course, death, but our central mode of dealing with that inevitability is to delay and deny it.
9 Secrets to Getting Bright, Dewy Skin, No Matter Your Skin Type
I care endlessly about keeping my skin looking good. And, by good, I mean bright, dewy, and glowing at all times. It's pretty much tops list of priorities every single day (save for those times when I'm tired and carrying out a 10-minute skincare routine is not in the cards).
National Institute on Aging
Your skin changes with age. It becomes thinner, loses fat, and no longer looks as plump and smooth as it once did. Years of sun tanning or being out in the sunlight for a long time may lead to wrinkles, dryness, age spots, and even cancer. But there are things you can do to protect your skin and to make it feel and look better.
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
Although it is not possible to turn back the hands of time, its effects can be dramatically slowed down and improved with the arsenal of procedures and techniques available to your dermasurgeon.
DermNet NZ
Facts about skin and skin care from the New Zealand Dermatological Society.
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