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Anti-ageing Creams
CAN Anti Ageing Skin Creams HOLD BACK THE CLOCK AND REPAIR THE LINES?
Anti-ageing creams belong to skincare's most
contentious and emotive sector. Each year,
more and more "wonder" formulas flood the
market, claiming to solve skin's million dollar
mystery - how to cure lines and wrinkles.
Many formulas borrow theories and active
ingredients from mainstream medicine,
which lends them a scientific image. But anti-
ageing creams are still cosmetics - not drugs,
and despite high-tech formulas, the real keys
to skin defense remain surprisingly simple.
Free Radical Theory for Anti-ageing Treatment
The free radical theory of aging has been the subject of a great deal of research in recent years and has been gaining increasing acceptance. Free radicals are atoms or groups of atoms that are extremely unstable and highly reactive. If they are present in excessive amounts, they begin attacking the body on the cellular level. Free radicals attack the cells protective membranes and genetic material (the nucleic acids DNA and RNA), causing cellular damage and malfunction. To make matters worse, the immune system may then attack the damaged cells as if they were foreign invaders.
The key to ageless beauty may be less
than skin deep. Latest skin cream formulas are strictly
superficial to stay inside cosmetic law.
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