What to look for in a skin care product

There are so many anti aging skin care products available it is confusing.
Essentially these products target two things.
1. Sun damage: this causes fine lines, crows feet, age spots, thinning of the skin, dullness.
2. Deeper furrows or lines in the skin. This is actually best treated by more invasive things such as botox but there are some very promising wrinkle relax products (synthetic peptides ) that have been shown to make a difference.
Botox is an invasive expensive procedure which can have unexpected outcomes in some. A safer gentler approach is to use botox alternatives such as argireline and other products. These wrinkle relaxers are neuropeptides which work topically to smooth wrinkles and promote youthfull skin. Snap-8 is the most recently engineered peptide thought to be 30% more active than argireline. These peptides typically need to be in concentrations around 10% in order to produce their wrinkle relaxing and botox-like effects. DMAE is another product thought to reduce sagging of the skin and give the skin an actual "lift" without plastic surgery. Dr Rachel anti aging products contain these botox and surgery alternatives.

So firstly, look for a product that has the anti-oxidants needed to fight sun damage. These include reservatrol, idabenone, matrixyl, alpha lipoic acid, vitamin C, vitamin E, and the list goes on.
Second look for something containing DMAE which has been shown to give an actual "lift " to the skin.
And lastly look for something that contains the new synthetic peptides such as Argeriline and Snap-8. Please be aware these products tend to be expensive.

Whats in a percentage?

Theres a lot of talk about percentage of certain ingredients and their effectiveness. Particularly Argireline, Matrixyl-3000 and Snap-8. Synthetic peptides that treat skin wrinkles.

Argeriline and Snap-8 are generally reccommended to be at a level of 5-10% and higher percentages do not necessarily work better. Matrixyl is reccommended at 3-5%.

Moisturization is key as well. Look for a product with hyaluronic acid for deep moisture. Anti-oxidant containing moisturizers are also usefull, such as Grapeseed Oil.
Please see my website for more usefull skin care information

Dr Rachel