Monday, October 27, 2008

Anti Wrinkle Home Remedies

By Julie Samtsonn

The anti-aging or anti-wrinkle marketplace is a jungle of high priced creams that seemingly offer little and low priced options that achieve nothing. However, for those consumers who are frustrated with what's available in stores, there are some home remedies that are often touted as miracle solutions at a fraction of the price.

As eye puffiness can pronounce skin around the aye area, it slowly stretches over time, and creates wrinkles when it constricts. For a long time, models have supposedly used Preparation H in the eye area to reduce puffiness, but it is not suggested by the drug's maker. Wyeth, recommend users do not get any near the eye or mouth area. The idea behind this use is the reduction of swelling when used as directed. It is based on the principle that keeping eye puffiness to a minimum will stop the skin from stretching, therefore, new 'un-stretched' cells slowly appear and give a more youthful appearance.

There are countless testimonials that these tactic works. How it works, is what needs to be considered. In the original formula of Prep H, that was created back in the 30's it contained Biodyne, (which is often called LYCD, live yeast culture developments). A shark liver oil, which have potent anti-oxidant powers and used in many cancer treatments because of the slowing of cell turnover. Over 10 years ago, the FDA stopped the use of these ingredients in Prep H and today's formula now uses phenylephrine, which is a type of astringent. Although, people that continue to use it in anti-aging and wrinkle treatment still say that it works. It could be that the other ingredients it contains, like mineral oil, petrolatum, corn oil, lanolin and thyme oil, might be the ingredients that are providing wrinkle reduction.

Before, olive oil was suggested to be a home remedy that caused wrinkle reduction. It has also been shown that shark liver oil can now be created synthetically from olives, rice and wheat germ, as additive in anti-aging creams and anti-wrinkle creams. Anyone can still buy the original formula Preparation H with Biodyne and LYCD as well as shark oil from Canada, and lots of people do, because it is still cheaper than many treatments that claim to include these ingredients.

Cocoa Butter products have also been suggested to combat the effects of aging and excessive sun exposure. Cocoa butter owes its rejuvenating effects to the intense oil content found in products. The Internet has fast become a popular place to source anti-aging creams or anti-wrinkle creams. On the Internet, products that contain LYCD's and shark liver oil are common, but do not have the same level of content as the original Preparation H includes. The current form of Preparation H include a blood vessel constrictor that minimizes swelling. Its maker does not recommend its use around the eye area for prolonged period of time. - 15359

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