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Anti-Wrinkle Creams: Do they turn back time or are they false hope in a jar?

05 August 2006

Your skin is a mirror. How it ages is a complex process involving a number of factors. Some of these, such as genes, gravity and normal ageing, are not within your control, but many others are.

Prematurely ageing skin often mirrors the body’s inefficiency in eliminating toxins and waste products.

Excess sun exposure creates skin-damaging free radicals, leading to ‘photoageing’. UV (ultraviolet) A exposure is especially harmful as it breaks down skin collagen fibres (J Invest Dermatol, 2001; 117: 1218-24). However, sun and pollution are more potent than sun exposure alone, and cigarettes are more damaging than either.

Smoking ages skin by destroying collagen and reducing circulation, thus reducing oxygen and essential nutrients to the skin. Smoking 20 cigarettes a day for just a few years is equivalent to nearly 10 years of chronological ageing (Br J Dermatol, 2002; 147: 1187-91) - a much greater rate of damage than lifelong sun exposure.

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