Wrinkles - How To Eliminate Them And Look 10 Years Younger!
What Causes Wrinkles ?
As a person gets older, their skin undergoes significant
changes:
*The cells divide more slowly, and the inner layer of skin (the
dermis) starts to thin.
*Fat cells beneath the dermis begin to atrophy (diminish).
*The underlying network of elastin and collagen fibers, which
provides scaffolding for the surface layers, loosens and
unravels.
*Skin loses its elasticity. When pressed, it no longer springs
back to its initial position but instead sags and forms furrows.
*The sweat and oil-secreting glands atrophy, depriving the skin
of their protective water-lipid emulsions. The skin's ability to
retain moisture then diminishes and it becomes dry and scaly.
*Constant facial expressions also form characteristic lines.
*Gravity exacerbates the situation, contributing to the
formation of jowls and drooping eyelids. (Eyebrows,
surprisingly, move up as a person ages, possibly because of
forehead wrinkles.)
*In addition, the ability of the skin to repair itself
diminishes with age, so wounds are slower to heal.
Also, many other factors can cause your skin to wrinkle and
wear out, including :
Sunlight damages collagen fibers (the major structural
protein in the skin) and causes accumulation of abnormal elastin
(the protein that causes tissue to stretch). Enzymes called
metalloproteinases are produced and can repair the damage for
the most part. Repetition of this rebuilding process over and
over again causes wrinkles.
UV radiation from the sun also promotes oxidation, the
release of damaging and unstable oxygen-free radicals. Oxidation
contributes to wrinkling, possibly by activating the
metalloproteinases that degrade connective tissue.
Cigarette smoke (Smoking) :
-causes thickening and fragmentation of elastin, which are the
elastic fibers that are long and smooth in healthy skin.
-diminishes the level of estrogen in women to cause dryness and
disintegration of skin tissues.
-reduces the amount of oxygen supplied to the skin by reducing
circulation. -leads to a decrease in the formation of collagen,
the skin's main structural component, and may reduce the water
content of the skin.
-compromises the skin's ability to fend off free radicals, the
highly reactive substances that are present in tobacco smoke
that cause cell damage.
Air pollution - Ozone, a common air pollutant, may be a
particular problem for the skin. One study reported that it
might deplete the amount of vitamin E in the skin (an important
anti oxidant).
Rapid weight loss can also cause wrinkles by reducing
the volume of fat cells that cushion the face. This not only
makes a person look gaunt, but can cause the skin to sag.
Heredity - you may have inherited some of your skin
characteristics from your parents.
The skin only needs to be poorly moisturised for it to dry out
and become lined. In other words, the appearance of wrinkles and
loss of firmness.
Wrinkles and fine lines are the most easily visible signs
resulting from the obstacle course the skin has to face. Helped
along by the sagging of the tissues, these wrinkles and lines
result in the formation of a type of canvas covered with cracks
of varying depths.
As time goes by, they deepen, reaching the dermis, which is the
skin's supporting mattress. When the dermis loses its
elasticity, it becomes slack and deeper wrinkles begin to form.
These wrinkles are more than 0.05 millimetres in depth,
therefore they are the longest and widest.
Things you can do to minimize wrinkles
Although everyone tends to get wrinkles as they age, there are
a number of things you can do to reduce the wrinkles you already
have and hopefully minimize wrinkles in the future. The most
important of these include:
*Avoid the sun and/or use sunscreen
*Don't smoke
*Use a topical anti-wrinkle cream
*Moisturize daily
*Drink plenty of water
*Exercise
*Eat plenty of fruits & vegetables.
You deserve the best. By following the above 7 items regularly,
you will be taking important steps to maintaining a much more
youthful appearance and reducing the onset of wrinkles.