What Causes Wrinkles?

What Causes Wrinkles? Do We Really Have To Ask?

You've probably heard a million reasons as to what causes wrinkles......too much sun, smoking, not drinking enough water, squinting or smiling too much, bad diet, etc......

Other important factors for healthy skin include............

• using a great moisturizer like Emu Oil
• a good diet that includes essential Skin Vitamins -- especially collagen building supplements like BioSil
• and moisturizing from the inside with essential fatty acids like Fish Oil.

The Truth About Wrinkles

What causes the wrinkles and fine lines to develop in the first place is a decrease of the skin’s elasticity, thickness, firmness, and moisture -- this happens naturally as we age.

The other reasons mentioned above – sun, diet, smoking….etc are accelerators of wrinkles.

Another answer to the what causes wrinkles question is --Muscle Tension.

Skin is elastic and it pulls in all directions. Muscle fibers pull along the axis of other muscle fibers creating tension which young, thick skin can resist.

However, as we age our skin loses elasticity and is not able to resist muscle tension…..and over time the muscle contraction will cause wrinkles to develop.

So How Do You Prevent Wrinkles or at Least Eliminate Them?

Well, before doing anything.....always use a good sun screen daily winter or summer. But ----- make sure your sun screen isn't going to damage your skin or worse cause cancer....read this page about Sun Safety

Now that we know more about what causes wrinkles, we can try to eliminate or at least help prevent wrinkles from forming in the first place. To do so it's important to restore the skin’s elasticity, thickness, and moisture. And remove damaged proteins and replace them with new ones.

So how do you accomplish this?.............................

Skin Remodeling

Skin remodeling is a process that starts with Copper peptides and Home Chemical Peels.

Quality copper peptides, such as the ones developed by Skin Biology, were first discovered and used for wound healing, which makes them very effective for the type of skin repair that is needed to treat wrinkles – since the same principle applies – increase collagen production and enhance skin renewal.

Hydroxy acids, like salicylic acid and lactic acid, are used on alternate days (or at least 12 hours apart) to help to slowly remove old damaged cells, while the peptides help to rebuild new ones.

If you use the acids and the peptides on the same days, you might risk the chance of increased irritation. Read more on how to use these two together

Not All Wrinkles Are the Same

The two types of facial wrinkles -- dynamic and static -- require slightly different treatment applications.

Dynamic wrinkles - These are usually deeper wrinkles. They are the crow's feet, scowl lines, forehead creases, and lip wrinkles. You can treat these wrinkles by alternating the use of Home Chemical Peels. and copper peptides.

Static wrinkles - These are the fine, crinkly lines around the eyes and on the upper cheeks. While the lines are easy to eliminate, this skin in this area is very delicate, thin, and difficult to keep healthy.

Most often the damage id due to cosmetics, make-up removers, and harsh soaps or Facial Cleansers .

This area gets irritated easily – so it’s important to start with a very mild copper peptide product and work your way up.

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