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Skin Care - 8 Ways to Prevent the Signs of Aging


By Ann H. Carlson

Another year may have passed, but that doesn't mean you need to let it show. Today's powerful anti-aging formulas target lines, wrinkles, and age spots to keep your skin looking young, fresh, and firm. The secret is in the ingredients. Antioxidants such as tumeric, copper, and vitamin E neutralize damaging free radicals, while a collection of peptides target skin at the cellular level to renew younger cells and keep skin healthy and refreshed. To keep your skin looking fabulous at every age, Beauty Collection has everything you need for a complete anti-aging skincare regimen. Combat the signs of aging with these eight skin care tips:

1. Keep it clean. The first step in any skin care regimen is cleansing to remove dirt and other particles from the surface-which ultimately allows anti-aging treatments to better penetrate the skin. For your face and body, try Anti-Aging Buffing Beads body wash from Peter Thomas Roth, which first exfoliates dead skin cells then works to refine skin texture and smooth out fine lines.

2. Firm it up. Loose, wrinkled skin is one of the most recognizable signs of aging. Combat loose skin by keeping it well hydrated. DDF Cellular Revitalization Age Renewal nourishes skin cells with phytoestrogens, vitamin B complex, copper, and flax oil. The idea is to encourage younger-acting skin cells to firm, lift, tone, and rebuild-leaving your skin looking flawless and fresh.

3. Banish those wrinkles. You don't need needles to get rid of those fine lines and wrinkles. Save yourself a trip to the plastic surgeon with Rodial's Glamtox SPF 18, which acts as a daily moisturizer, instant wrinkle filler, muscle freezer, and eye cream.

4. Beat the clock. Not all signs of aging can be blamed on the sun. Hormonal changes can cause medium to deep wrinkles, sagginess, blotchiness, and even breakouts. The three-step Resurgence regimen from Murad specifically targets hormonal aging to improve elasticity, reduce lines and wrinkles, and hydrate and tone your skin.

[Hot tip! Give your skin a lift any time of day with a spritz of Osmotics Firming Tonic Facial Mist. This formula helps firm, nourish, and rehydrate the skin to keep you feeling and looking fresh at all times.]

5. Target age spots. Sun exposure may give your body much needed vitamin D-but it can also produce unwanted side effects, such as age spots. Say goodbye to uneven skin tone with DDF Fade Gel 4, which uses a concentrated dose of hydroquinone along with other strong skin-lightening ingredients to banish age spots.

6. Moisturize your hands. Your face may be flawless, but wrinkled hands can give you away. Protect your hands and nails from environmental damage with Dermalogica's AGE Smart Multivitamin Hand and Nail Treatment, which renews your skin with a combination of gingko biloba, licorice extract, and vitamins A, C, and E.

7. Tighten those eyes and lips. Get rid of crow's feet and lip lines with Caudalie's Anti-Ageing Serum Eyes and Lips. The serum tightens eyelids and firms eye and lip contours to reduce puffiness, wrinkles, and dark circles.

8. Protect yourself. Nothing speeds the signs of aging more than sunlight-but that doesn't mean you have to stay indoors all day. Never leave home without a moisturizing sunscreen, such as the DDF Moisturizing Photo Age Protection SPF 30. Recommended by the Skin Cancer Foundation, this formula combats aging with antioxidants, such as vitamins A, C, and E, and grape seed extract.

Ann H. Carlson is an expert beauty writer for Beauty Collection, one of the top beauty retailers in the world (Women's Wear Daily, March 2009). For more information on any of the products featured in this article or on our Southern California locations, visit http://www.beautycollection.com. For more articles by Ann or other staff Beauty Curators, please visit the Beauty Collection blog at http://blog.beautycollection.com/wordpress/.


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