Wrinkles Treatment

Many people have heard of collagen and elastin but what exactly are them? In simple words, both are proteins in body, working together to give skin its strength and elasticity.

However, the older you age, the less is the collagen produced by your body. Hence, your skin becomes thinner and less elastic, and eventually sags and wrinkles.

The Sun is our natural source of UV rays. Tanning bed is also another source.

Too much exposure to UV rays leads to the formation of free radicals within the skin, which damage elastin and collagen in the skin.

Damaged elastin and collagen lead to less elastic skins and wrinkles.

“I must have inherited wrinkles from my parents.”

Well, unfortunately, this statement does hold truth. Your genetics determines the amount of collagen and elastin your body can produce.

You are most likely to face the same issue if your parents have serious wrinkles issue or have wrinkles at an earlier age.

Not many people, especially younger folks and males are practicing proper skincare routine to prevent wrinkles.

They are either ill-informed of the types of skin care available or too busy to commit to one.

Plus, most people regard wrinkles as a natural process of ageing, hence do not see the need to cultivate this good practice.

Wrinkles are caused by the low levels of estrogen, DHEA and progesterone. Low estrogen level means a decrease in collagen and elastin, hence skin becomes less elastic.

Low DHEA level makes the skin drier, and low progesterone level causes skin looks duller.

One study points out that as much as 64% of our skin contains water.

This whopping percentage would mean that dehydration is a BIG no-no for our skin.

In fact, chronically dehydrated skin will cause premature skin ageing, leading to dryness, sagginess and wrinkles.

The next time your loved ones warn you about smoking, drinking alcohol or sleeping late, take heed of their advice. Your skin wrinkle badly and fast because you have an unhealthy lifestyle.

Smoking and drinking alcohol can cause your skin to dehydrate, which is the beginning of premature skin ageing.  Besides that, smoking harms the production of collagen in your body.

On the other hand, a lack of sleep will deprive your body of the replacement of dead skin cells, lower the cortisol hormone that causes free-radical damage and reduce the production of collagen.

A groove forms beneath the surface of the skin whenever you use a facial muscle, for example when your scowl, frown or squint. However, as your skin ages, these grooves stay permanent since the skin loses its elasticity and unable to recover to its original place.

When the word free radical is mentioned, we often think of UV rays from the sun. This is only partially true.

Free radicals can be originated from the environment, smoking habit and even from our food. Polluted air and smoke from cigarettes contain free radicals themselves.

Processed meat, deep fried food and anything high in saturated fat and alcohol also trigger the release of free radicals. Free radicals trigger oxidative stress and cause premature skin aging.

Everyone is happy whenever a weight-loss milestone is achieved, because this means a better, sexier body shape and improved blood health indicators.

However, not many people are aware on the changes on the skin.

When you lose weight, you will naturally lose some fat. When fat is lost, collagen will also be lost, and hence leading skin tissue collapse and wrinkled skin.