Appear Younger Without A Trip To The Doctors Office

While everyone knows that wearing sunscreen, getting the right amount of sleep and not smoking will prevent the skin from aging prematurely, what can be done about existing damage? Especially for those people who want to avoid a trip to the doctor's office?

For leathery or dull skin, a doctor would advise a chemical peel. However a resurfacing serum may work almost as well. The resurfacing chemical is a mild peel that you can do in the privacy of your own home. Check the label for the ingredient glucosamine arginine for the best results. Editor at Self Magazine, Leah Wyar says, It really dissolves the dull layers of skin so you have a more glowing complexion. Keep in mind that the serum shouldn't be used more than two or three times a week.

Fine lines and wrinkles are often treated in the doctors' offices with Botox, however peptide treatments at home can provide similar results. The chemicals send messages to your nerves telling them to relax the muscles. While it is available in a cream, the serum in the gel patch is more effective. Check for peptides on the label.

For deeper wrinkles, look for a product with hyaluronic acid on the label. It gets under your skin and sucks up moisture into your upper layers of skin to temporarily plump and fill your wrinkles.

Age spots and freckles would be treated by retinoid by your doctor. Over time the retinoid treatment would smooth out your skin and skin tone. Wyar announces that there are antioxidant treatment that can do the same thing, repair damaged skin.

Wyar speaks of the Coffeeberry which forms a shield in your skin and deactivates those free radicals that are floating around your skin and causing damage.

Blue ginger and bearberry are similar to the Coffeeberry product. These products should be applied twice daily along with a sunscreen to help the skin absorb the antioxidant better.

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