The notion is that while sleeping, the body, including the skin on the face, regenerates and renews itself, so this would appear to be a great time to apply a appropriate night wrinkle cream. But when you think about it, skin healing and repair is a little more complicated than this.
The skin is the most obvious outward sign of your inner health, and when you feel strong and are vibrantly healthy, your skin has a glow about it. Take a close look at a child’s face next time you see one and you’ll know exactly what I’m referring to. There is a fullness to a child’s face, with no sagging, wrinkles, or sallow color. Conversely, glance at a smoker’s face and you’ll notice that it’s, shall we say, less than healthy looking, maybe even a little grayish. The damaging effects of free radicals from the inhaled smoke has taken its toll on the health of the smoker, and their skin shows this damage. Certainly not the vibrant healthy glow we’re looking for, now is it? When you eat right, exercise, and don’t smoke, it shows and people will take note when you have that healthy look to your face.
But when people think of making their skin healthier looking, they undoubtedly conjure up thoughts of numerous anti-wrinkle topical creams and a good night wrinkle cream that promises luscious skin. Yet many of these topicals are modestly effective at best and not worth your hard-earned money. There are, however, a number of creams, consisting of OTC and prescription products, that have been shown in studies to be effective against wrinkles. But the key strategy in the fight against wrinkles is the 80/20 rule: 80 percent of your time should focus on certain supplements and dietary strategies for reducing wrinkles, while the other 20 percent of your time should rely on using science-backed creams and gels.
There is no question that the largest error the majority of people make in this area is they try to fight wrinkles from the outside-in, e.g., applying topicals to the surface of the skin, etc. But by consuming certain supplements and, yes, even drugs that help protect the collagen and elastin content of the skin via stimulating their production while at the same time stopping their breakdown, you will be victorious in the battle against wrinkles. When you add this healing-from-within approach to scientifically proven topicals, you have discovered the modern-day fountain of youth.
A simple example of this would include making use of a side effect-free drug or a supplement that halts the breakdown of collagen in the skin, added to a night wrinkle cream topical such as tretinoin (Renova or Atralin). This systematic approach would have a substantial effect on eliminating wrinkles while concurrently decreasing the aging process of the skin by terminating the destruction of collagen.
For anti-wrinkle and skin aging success, adhere to the 80/20 rule and you’ll be a happy camper 10-15 years from now when your friends will be wondering if you’ve had something done to your face because you look so darn young. The internal and external combined anti-wrinkle approach is the scientific way to go, and it will work for you if you put some effort to give it a real trial and apply it to your daily life.