Is anti-aging really necessary?
The inevitable phenomenon because genetically programmed, aging touches the skin like all the other organs of the body. But, aging skin is visible, it is characterized by the appearance of visible signs that begin in their thirties.

What is the difference between a basic cream and an anti-aging treatment?
An anti-aging treatment is a day cream, night cream or serum with active ingredients that treat the main visible signs of aging skin, namely:

- a dryness of the skin , linked to modifications of the surface hydrolipidic film,
- loss of skin flexibility
- a relaxation of the skin : the famous wrinkles
an alteration of the fibers of collagen and of elastin , that is to say a loss of tonicity,
- brown spots and irregular complexion.

What do anti-aging creams contain?
One can find in the composition of this anti-aging care, a battalion of high-performance assets. It is even the combination of these molecules that makes an anti-aging even more effective.

Here is a non-exhaustive list of star assets in this area:

- Anti-oxidants to fight the aggression of free radicals aging accelerators: polyphenols, vitamin C, flavonoids ...
- Active ingredients boosting the production of collagen and elastin : resveratrol, vitamin A, algae, copper ...
- Active substances promoting cellular regeneration : essential oils of immortelle and melissa, amino acids ...
- Moisturizing acids: in this area, the most effective is hyaluronic acid.

How old should you use an anti-aging treatment?
For all the reasons mentioned above, it is advisable to use an anti-aging cream from 40 years . But some dermatologists and doctors advocate it as early as 30 years, in prevention. In fact, it has been scientifically proven that from this age elastin fibers begin to become scarce. In this case, we turn to the creams stamped "first wrinkles".

An anti-aging treatment applies in the morning as the moisturizer.

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Updated: Adeline Laffitte.