Anti-Aging Skin Care Ingredients

Currently, effective anti-aging skin care ingredients that have been double verified by global dermatology clinics and cosmetic raw material academic circles focus on the three directions of "promoting collagen production, scavenging free radicals and antioxidants, and repairing the skin barrier to reduce aging loss". There is no magic ingredient that "kills everything". Whether the effect is good or not depends 90% on the match with your skin type, aging type, and tolerance, and it has nothing to do with price or Internet celebrity popularity.

When it comes to promoting collagen, the first thing most people think of is alcohol A, right? I was chatting with a dermatologist from a tertiary hospital in Beijing, and he recommended that novices start with alcohol A at a low concentration of 0.1%. He said that as long as they establish a good tolerance and use it continuously for half a year, the effect of reducing static lines will be visible to the naked eye. After all, there are 40 to 50 years of clinical data there, which is much more reliable than many new Internet celebrity ingredients. But a friend I know who has been engaged in raw material research and development for ten years prefers to recommend signal peptides for sensitive muscles. He said that signal peptides directly send signals to the skin to make it produce more collagen. It does not need to be converted into retinoic acid to be effective like alcohol A, and there are no side effects of peeling and redness. It can be used by pregnant women and lactating mothers. The only disadvantage is that the results are slow. It takes two or three months to see obvious changes. Many people can’t wait and find it useless. Oh, by the way, I want to remind you that many brands now like to play word games in the ingredient list. For example, core signal peptides such as palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 only add 0.001%, and they dare to boast that they are anti-aging essences. It is best to check the registration before buying. This type of peptide does not take effect until 0.01%. Anything below this concentration is basically IQ tax. My best friend has typical sensitive skin. She followed the trend of using A on her face twice before. Later, she listened to the developer’s suggestion and used an essence containing 0.05% palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 combined with Bosein cream. She has been using it for more than three months. The traces of sagging apples have really faded a lot, and there is no redness anymore.

Many people in anti-aging only focus on how to replenish collagen. In fact, they forget that the free radicals generated by working in front of the computer every day, going out in the sun, or even staying up late are the biggest thieves of your collagen. When it comes to antioxidants, vitamin C is definitely a cliché, but it is now quite controversial. When I was a product manager at a beauty company, two factions in the R&D department argued for almost a month over whether to use prototype vitamin C or derivative vitamin C. The prototype faction said that prototype vitamin C has the highest transdermal absorption rate of about 10%. After applying sunscreen in the morning, it will be enough in a week. It can be seen that the yellowishness caused by staying up late has faded a lot, but it is too easy to inactivate. I forgot to put the prototype vitamin C essence of a famous brand in the refrigerator in the summer, and it yellowed into orange juice in half a month. When I applied it, it stained two of my white T-shirts yellow, which made me feel very sad. Derivatives say that 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid and vitamin C glycoside are stable and will not change color if left at room temperature for a year. They do not need to be protected from light and can be used on sensitive skin. Although the effect is a little weaker than the prototype, it saves worry and does not need to be used carefully. Ergothioneine has been particularly popular in the past two years, and many bloggers have claimed that it is an anti-oxidant ceiling. But to be honest, this raw material itself is expensive, and the effective concentration must be 0.5%. Many brands dare to say that the dosage is sufficient if they add 0.1%. I have stepped on the trap before and bought the ergothioneine essence of a certain Internet celebrity brand. After checking the registration, I found out that I added 0.05%. After using half a bottle, it had no effect at all. I simply paid the IQ tax.

Let’s talk about a piece of trivia that many people don’t know. What you think of as “early aging” is most likely pseudo-aging caused by damaged barriers. For example, if you stay up late every day, frequently change skin care products, and become red during the change of seasons, your face may appear dry and dry, and it may look sunken. In fact, you don’t need to take strong medicine at all. Use ingredients such as ceramide and squalane to repair the barrier, and you can basically recover in half a month. When it comes to repairing and anti-aging, Bose can’t be avoided. Now that L’Oreal’s patent has expired, a bunch of domestically produced Bose products have emerged, creating considerable controversy. Some doctors say that the current clinical data on Bose are basically produced by L'Oreal. If the raw materials of the same structure from other companies are not pure enough, the effect will definitely be compromised. Some raw material manufacturers also say that as long as the molecular structure is correct and the purity is above 99%, the effect will be not much different from the original version. I have used a domestically produced 30% Bosein facial cream before. Compared with the black bandage I used before, the effect of repairing redness is similar. However, the effect of fading nasolabial folds is almost a month slower. It is probably due to the raw material purification process.

To be honest, I have been working in skin care for almost 8 years. I have seen too many people chasing new ingredients, such as PQQ, exosomes, and telomerase. They followed the trend and bought them as soon as the concept came out and the hype was hot. They spent tens of thousands, and their faces became more and more sensitive. Anti-aging is really not that mysterious. If you are in your early 20s and only have dry lines and yellowish odor after staying up late, you can just do anti-oxidation and repair, and there is no need to use alcohol for stimulation. ； If you are over 30 years old and have static lines, use A-alcohol and Bose for sensitive skin. For sensitive skin, use Polypeptide and Bose. Take it slow, but at least it won’t ruin your face. Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention the most important thing. All anti-aging ingredients must be combined with sunscreen. I went to the beach last summer and was too lazy to apply sunscreen for two days. The firmness I had gained after using A-Clean for two months returned to its original shape within a week, and I had no room to cry.

Anyway, in one sentence, don’t be superstitious about any divine ingredients. Whatever suits you is the best.