Can Anti-Aging Creams Actually Make You Age Faster?
Posted by: Leonora Epstein
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2:20PM, Tuesday September 15th 2009
When I was a freshman in college, I developed a huge girl crush on a senior who lived in my dorm. I blindly soaked up everything she told me. So, when she said, “The one piece of advice I can give to you is start using eye cream now,” I ran out the next day and purchased an anti-wrinkle potion, and dutifully slathered it on every day. While I didn’t see any difference, it apparently has the potential to speed up aging in young women, reports the Daily Mail.
While you may think “rejuvenating” products work to heal skin, many, in fact, purposefully destroy skin cells. The production of these cells slows with age; therefore, an alpha hydroxy mixture which breaks down a layer of skin can help increase the speed of cell renewal in older women. Youthful skin, however, just isn’t as tough, and can react negatively to alpha hydroxy products. In turn, regular use of anti-aging products for the young can then make you more susceptible to sun damage if you’re constantly breaking down natural, protective layers.
Eek! We’re seriously freaking out over here. Does this make you want to chuck your Ponds anti-whatever? Do you even use products like these? Will you use them when you get older? [Daily Mail]
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Lynn
wrote on September 15 2009 @ 01:39 pm: [report]
I really hope this isn’t true. I’m 23 but I use anti-wrinkle eye cream every night to ward them off!
tabby
wrote on September 15 2009 @ 01:52 pm: [report]
My bff, the aesthetician, says the same thing. Apparently you have to read the labels for the type of ingredients. You want products that moisturize if you don’t have wrinkles as opposed to anti-wrinkle creams. Oh, and she also says the best advice for 20-somethings is to have a day moisturizer with suitable SPF and a night moisturizer without SPF so that your skin can get a break from the chemicals.
GreenAura
wrote on September 15 2009 @ 01:53 pm: [report]
Oh dear, I’m 26 and use eye cream every night. But I use Burts Bees, which doesn’t contain any of the alpha hydroxy compounds (lactic, citric, glycolic and malic acids FYI). I’m going to continue using it, but I will be more aware of anything that I put on my face that contains those. Thanks Frisky!
SEMI-girl
wrote on September 15 2009 @ 02:18 pm: [report]
Yikes!! Using a combination of glycolic acid face wash and gel overnight is the only thing that’s gotten my skin to stop breaking out, and it makes my pores visibly clearer and skin feel smoother. I can’t say as I’d go off it and face acne again, but more wrinkles would be a very disappointing side effect to say the least!
anin
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 07:46 am: [report]
In the cosmetics industry 25 is considered “mature” skin anyway.
Jenn27549
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 12:04 pm: [report]
I just avoid the sun and use SPF. I’ll deal with wrinkles and old skin when it comes. For now its not a problem. FWIW I will probably deal with it not with products but by visits to “professionals” if you get my drift.