What are the main ingredients in today’s skin care products and how do they improve the skin?

There are a lot of skin care products on the market. This document will help you understand the latest ingredients in skin care products that may benefit your skin. If you’re still unsure which skin care products are right for you, ask your dermatologist or consult with a skin expert at your local medispa or esthetician.

Your skin deserves and needs the very best, there are too many low quality skincare product filled with ingredients that are too abrasive for your skin. By using body soaps or alcohol filled skin care products you will be getting the complete opposite results with dry, flaky skin and instead age your skin.

The following ingredients are the best skin care products:

Aloe Vera

Protects against UV damage and free radicals, reduces inflammation, contains minerals, enzymes. Aloe is also rich in antioxidants and minerals which can help speed healing, it also provides a protective layer to the skin which helps retain moisture.

Hyaluronic Acid

Roughly half of the hyaluronic acid in your body is present in your skin, where it binds to water to help retain moisture. It’s other well known benefits are alleviating dry skin, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and speeding up wound healing.

DMAE

DMAE (Dimethylethanolamine) is a natural substance which increases the appearance of firmness, tone and lift to the skin. DMAE also improves the appearance of skin elasticity and luminosity, helping to decrease the look of fine lines and wrinkles while brightening skin’s appearance and evening out imperfections.

PEPTIDES

It turns out, applying natural peptides for skin topically may increase your body’s production of peptides for skin. Peptides are small enough to penetrate the skin, [and] when applied topically, they signal the skin to repair itself. Unlike many oils and creams the molecule size is so large that it cannot be absorbed by your skin and instead clogs your skin.

PLANT STEM CELL

Plant stem cells have a strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect, helping to protect against sun damage and prevent wrinkles. There is also evidence that stem cells can promote the production of new collagen, which can also make your skin appear more youthful.

GREEN TEA

Helps prevent and reverse UV damage to the skin. EGCG that fights DNA damage from UV rays to prevent skin cancer. That means it’s also a potent anti-aging ingredient that combats signs of aging when ingested or applied topically. … Green tea is powerful antibacterial agent for treating acne and unclogging pores.

Vitamin A/Retinol

Vitamin A aka retinol can be used to help rewind the signs of ageing. It works to rejuvenate and resurface the skin by speeding up cell turnover, leaving the skin smoother, brighter and more youthful looking.

Retinol is the number one ingredient in skincare that is aimed explicitly at diminishing the signs of ageing and reducing fine lines and wrinkles, as well as improving uneven skin tone and pigmentation.