Alpha Hydroxy Acids Cause Sunburns, Wrinkles and an Aged Appearance
Posted by Reporter on Wednesday
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A wrinkle treatment that includes alpha-hydroxy acid will add-on your risk of sunburn. The FDA started requiring companies to label products containing them with that notice in 2002. However, most people never read these warning labels. The products continue to be sold and consumers continue to suffer.
Sunburn doesn’t just cause temporary discomfort and redness that damages your looks for a short while , it also increases your risk of skin cancer and wrinkles. It just does not make good sense to use anti wrinkle creams that could increase your risk of wrinkling, particularly because there are natural ingredients available that will prevent sun damaged skin.
I’m not talking about sunscreen. While it may be necessary to use a zinc oxide or other broad spectrum sunscreen occasionally, the value of using products containing sunscreen on a daily basis is questionable at best. It could in truth be hazardous.
If one reads the latest news in the cosmetic industry, you know that researchers have seen an increased incidence of vitamin D deficiency over the past few years. The cause, they think, is sun block containing cosmetic products. By blocking UV light, sunscreens also interfere with the body’s ability to synthesize vitamin D.
The best wrinkle treatment available right now (once again, according to the researchers) is one that includes CoQ10. Coenzyme Q10 is one of the compounds mentioned above that helps protect against sun damage. Another is wakame kelp extract.
Coenzyme Q10 is an antioxidant found in each and every cell in your body. The amount present in cardiac tissue begins to decline once we reach the age of 20, which is why it is often recommended as a nutritional supplement for the heart.
The CoenzymeQ10 in the skin cells is quickly depleted during exposure to UV rays from the sun, which is why researchers began to speculate whether or not it could be used as an anti aging skin care treatment. The development of wrinkles is frequently blamed on the sun’s harmful rays, but it is the free radicals that cause the wrinkling of the skin.
Wakame kelp extract contains many different anti-aging nutrients. If you want the best wrinkle treatment, look for one that contains it and COQ10.
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