Thursday, January 1, 2009

Anti Wrinkles Creams Which Contains Alpha Hydroxy Acids

By Julie Samtsonn

Alpha Hydroxy Acids in anti wrinkle creams became popular in the early 90's as a way to combat over exposure to the sun and elements in an ever-increasing, age-sensitive generation. Alpha Hydroxy Acids are found naturally in certain fruits and milk products, so it was believed they were safe due to their natural occurrence. Recent arguments have been that it is important that skin that has been exposed to acid peels, natural or not, is more sensitive to sun exposure and could increase the risks of skin cancers.

As wrinkles are a result of dead, dry surface skin cells that deteriorate and are not hydrated and plump, alpha hydroxy acid control solutions remove this dead skin and give younger, new skin life. This is a topical solution that removes the signs of dead skin, but, natural aging reduces the life of the skin cell's ability to keep its vitamins, elastin and collagen.

Repetitive facial gestures like squinting, smile lines, frown lines, eyebrow lines, are usually deeper in the skin and usually in the underlying muscles. This makes the skin cells form a ripple effect over time. Various topical anti-aging creams and anti-wrinkle creams, can be a short-term remedy as they will only affect upper levels of skin cell arrangements.

Alpha Hydroxy acids are an exfoliate that remove the outer dead skin to bring newer skin cells to the surface. These newer skin cells are free of the finer lines that first start to surface. However, some people could be sensitive to Alpha Hydroxy acid treatments and this could result in redness, blistering or itchiness which can worsen.

It is important to know whether this is a good method to chose for anti-aging creams or anti-wrinkle creams, based on the individual skin types. For somebody that already has dry skin, this could produce drier skin and cause more flakiness, when they may need a hydrating or moisturizing treatment instead. If you do not have a dermatologists suggestion to try alpha hydroxy acids, you may want to be sure that this is the proper method to try, instead of deep moisturizing treatments first.

There are many Alpha Hydroxy acid treatments that are sold in the form of microdermabrasion kits. These treatments remove the thin outer layer of skin with a chemical peel. The chemical peel is then followed with a neutralizer that will cease the acid action. This is then followed by either a moisturizer, anti aging cream or anti wrinkle cream depending on what product you choose.

This treatment will give the appearance of younger skin, but is only a temporary fix. Prices will vary with all products and the saying 'you get what you pay for' does not necessarily apply to skin care. It is best to do some research into what works best, perhaps taking into account things like testimonials. Remember to stop if there is any redness, flakiness or itchiness that lasts more than 2 or 3 days. - 16759

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