How to get rid of crinkles at home "," Home remedies
for wrinkles "," How to get rid of wrinkles around the eyes "-
the popularity of these queries in search engines only reflects what one way or
another worries each of us.
Youth and beauty are the result of a lifestyle and a certain
job (not necessarily titanic). And this work does not depend on the size of
your wallet, I assure you, you can achieve excellent results at home without
buying expensive creams and lotions!
I have been doing home cosmetics for many years, the first
steps in anti-aging care I started when I was 25 centuries old (I have very
thin skin around my eyes and a kind of facial expression, so the first
wrinkles, unfortunately, appeared very early), but for me “Closer to forty ”I
have accumulated enough experience to understand: there are no magic solutions,
but home remedies in the fight against aging are in no way inferior to
industrial ones (or even more effective for various reasons, which I will write
about later).
But let's start in order: before talking about how to get
rid of wrinkles at home, you need to understand how our skin works.
ANATOMY OF AGING
To understand how to deal with wrinkles at home, you first
need to understand where they come from. Several major causes of cosmetic skin
aging are now scientifically recognized:
with age, the process of cell division slows down: the skin
stops renewing at a rate, as it happens at the age of 20, and wrinkles are
eliminated;
free radicals destroy collagen and elastin molecules
(proteins responsible for skin elasticity);
with age, blood microcirculation worsens, cells cease to
receive the necessary nutrition and begin to divide worse, the process of
exfoliation of the upper layer of the skin slows down, the skin becomes more
rough, a grayish tint appears;
with age, the lymph flow worsens, the skin of the face
"swells" (the nose expands, the chin sags, etc.). Broken skin under
its own weight pulls down the fat pads, which leads to a change in the geometry
of the face;
with age, changes occur in the muscles of the face: a
constant mimic load leads to the fact that some muscles begin to contract (from
constant excessive tension), while others, on the contrary, stretch. This
process also involves changing the geometry of the face.
There is a stereotype that the rate of aging is determined by
genetics; they say, there are those who genetically retain their youth longer
(heredity is good) and those who age faster. Of course, hereditary health and
properties of skin and hair play a role, BUT: Currently, the scientific
community believes that only 2% of genes are not modifiable (so-called
"fixed genes", for example, responsible for eye color).
AGING BY AGE
On store shelves, most creams are categorized by age
category: "30+", "40+" and so on. In terms of the contents
of the bottle, this is usually just a marketing strategy to help sell the
product (I'll talk about this a little later). However, from the point of view
of cosmetology, there really is a difference between the needs of the skin at
different ages.
25-30 YEARS
As sad as it sounds, biological aging begins at the age of
26-28 (more or less). It is curious that before this period the body is still
growing, that is, the rate of cell renewal is high. At the age of 26-28, this
speed begins to decrease and every time you begin to notice the tension of the
skin, pay attention to the fact that the circles under the eyes do not
disappear so quickly, and the first wrinkles give by themselves. felt.
These changes are still temporary in nature: if you stop
communicating with others and, therefore, minimize the burden of mimicry, after
7-10 days the skin will completely soften. Previously, one night was enough for
the skin, but now everything starts to slow down.
30-35 YEARS
During this period, the action of free radicals begins to
manifest itself especially clearly. What is it? Free radicals are oxygen
molecules that take lost an electron under the influence of various factors
(ecology, sun, smoking, stress, unhealthy diet, etc.). Without an electron, an
oxygen molecule is unstable and tends to compensate for the loss by taking an
electron from other molecules.
The easiest way is to eradicate it from protein molecules
(collagen and elastin), which it does, breaking them down along the way. These
molecules are responsible for the elasticity and firmness of the skin, and the
more active free radicals are, the faster the skin loses its firmness and
wrinkles. Have you noticed that tanning abusers age faster? This is simply a
consequence of the process described above.
In addition, after 30 years, the water-lipid balance on the
surface of the skin is disturbed, it becomes drier and more fragile, the
production of sebum (sebum), a natural anti-aging component, decreases. Even
those who suffered from oily skin in their youth often begin to experience
tightness and dryness (according to the WHO, after 35 years, only 7% of women
have oily skin, compared with 32% at the age of 20-25).
