Do you want to look younger without going under the knife? Well, you are not alone. With the clamor for beauty and youth these days, skin care companies are continuously developing all sorts of anti aging products to keep up with the demand. Buying anti aging products may seem easy because of the sheer number of options, but the truth is, it’s the other way around. Not because a skin care product works well on your friend doesn’t exactly mean that it’ll do wonders on your skin too. Sad to say, finding the perfect anti aging skin care product is a trial and error process. With this to make the hunt easier for you, let me share to you some tips on how to choose the right anti aging skin care product for your skin.
1. Determine what type of skin you have. It is important that you only buy products that are specially formulated for your skin type. Some of the most common skin types are normal, dry, oily, sensitive, acne prone and combination. If you don’t choose a product that is not suited for your skin type, chances are it will just aggravate your current skin condition or it might not work at all.
2. Make sure all the ingredients of the product are safe. Did you know that we absorb more than fifty percent of what we put on our skin? Unknown to many, we use products that we think are safe, but if we look into them closely, they contain ingredients that have not been tested for long term toxic effects. Make it a habit to read product labels and avoid the following ingredients: alcohol, diethanolamine, monoethanolamine, triethanolamine, imidazolidinyl, FD&C color pigments, phthalates, parabens, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol and butylene glycol.
3. Determine what your skin really need at the moment. Anti aging products usually target different kinds of skin aging problems. From wrinkles, dryness, pigmentation, sun damage and sagging, there’s a product out there that specialises in every skin problem. Using a preventative product is your best bet when choosing anti aging products. More than eighty percent of skin aging related problems is caused by unprotected sun exposure so a simple sunblock is the best tool and the best investment that you can make.
Skin care companies will claim all sorts of positive things about their product, but be smart enough to know if it’s just a marketing ploy to lure you into buying. With all the aggressive marketing campaigns that these companies do, they definitely create a lot of customer confusion. Always remember that the only person who can say that a product works for you is only you.