Anti Aging Trends to Watch for in 2009
The anti aging beauty industry is one that is ever-changing. Keeping up with the trends and latest ingredients of eye cream across the multitude of brands can be quite a feat. Perhaps because of misleading claims and promises of miracles, we have become a bit skeptical ” and rightfully so. Here is your 2009 guide on trends you can be on the lookout for while making that important ” and sometimes expensive ” decision on anti aging skin care.
Trend 1: Cosmeceuticals. Cosmeceuticals are among some of the products people are paying attention to simply because they make perfect sense. Mixing cosmetics and pharmaceuticals in effort to medicinally relieve certain problem areas like puffy eyes and dark circles is pure genious - especially when so many people need more than the over-the-counter strength skin care lines that are available. Cosmeceuticals are on the rise due to advancements in ingredients and skin care technologies. Clinique Medical Skin Care is a perfect example of this approach to anti aging skin care which was introduced by Clinique (a maker of cosmetics) and Allergan (a leader in medical aesthetics). Some cosmeceuticals, like Clinique Medical, are available only at a doctors office, while others popular ones like Perricone MD are readily available just about anywhere online.
Trend 2: Caffeine and peptides. Products containing peptides and caffeine are on the rise. Studies are relatively inconclusive as to what the long term benefits are, but caffeine is shown to reduce puffy eyes and increase circulation while peptides are claimed to have anti-inflammatory properties to aid in adult acne and other serious skin conditions. Anti aging peptides will continue to be at the forefront of age-reducing product lines in your local drugstore. A study at the World Congress of Dermatology in Paris found that a 50% reduction in wrinkles is possible when the skin is treated with a high concentration of peptides. And those ever-so-popular home remedies suggest using the caffeine properties in tea to relieve puffy eyes.
Trend 3: Anti-inflammatories and topical antiseptics. You will start to see these antiseptics and anti-inflammatories in anti aging skin creams and makeup in the form of: tea tree leaf, lavender oils, and algae extracts. They all will provide healing to delicate eye skin. Anti-inflammatories are on the up-rise as we are becoming more aware that the inflammation is what leads to many degenerative diseases and skin problems.
Trend 4: Skin care begins on the inside. There is so much talk on the proven benefits of antioxidants. Products as well as supplements are being developed because everyone wants to eat healthier in order to improve their skin. Cosmetic companies are now including along with antioxidants - nutraceuticals, botanicals, and green tea in their skin care. They are believed to penetrate the skin quickly in order to nourish and protect skin. Dermalogica is one skin care line that offers potent antioxidants. Some potent antioxidants that you will be hearing a lot about, thus seeing in skin care are: goji berry, turmeric root extract, resveratrol from grapes, and the acai berry.
Trend 5: Probiotics. Some skin care lines are introducing probiotics into their formulas. Probiotics refer to foods that contain the good type of bacteria that are similar to those normally found in your body. Yogurt is one such example as well as the recently introduced Activia by Dannon. There has been a sudden growing scientific interest in probiotics and what they can do for your body. The companies who are adding probiotics to their products believe that it softens and exfoliates the skin. The only catch here is that most available research supports skin benefits when probiotics are taken internally as opposed to topically.
Be on the lookout for brands of skin care that support these trends as they are companies that are more likely to produce products that will give you optimal results. Anti aging products can cost a pretty penny, so for this reason alone, I encourage you to do your research and keep up on the lasts breakthroughs as they are continually emerging.
