Basic Anti Aging Skincare Ingredients

Anti Aging skincare can seem overwhelming, right? With so many skincare brands making huge promises to fight your fine lines, wrinkles, and brown pigmentation, it’s hard to know what ingredients to choose for your anti aging skincare routine. There are scrubs, serums, lotions, creams and top secret special ingredients that claim amazing skincare results, but the truth is, you might only need a few to get the anti-aging skincare benefits you want and need.

If you are reading this article about basic skincare for anti aging, you are probably one of two people: 1. You are frustrated with getting told to buy fifteen items in order to have great skin. 2. You don’t know where to start with your anti-aging skincare routine and buying the basics sounds great.

With that said, I am going to tell you what basic anti-aging skincare essentials you need for your fine lines, wrinkles, and brown pigmentation. This is the minimum amount of products you will need to gain the skincare results you want. Of course, there will always be other serums and specialty anti-aging skincare products hitting the market, but these are the main ingredients you should be looking for.

Basic Anti Aging Skincare Routine

AM:

1. Cleanse your skin with milky cleanser
2. Apply Anti-Oxidant
3. Apply Hyaluronic Acid
4. Moisturizer with SPF 30
5. Eye Cream

PM:

1. Cleanse your skin with milky cleanser twice
2. Retinol
3. Skincare Cream with Peptides
4. Eye Cream with Peptides

Basic Anti Aging Skincare Ingredients

Anti-Oxidant for Anti Aging:   In short, free radicals at the cellular level is oxidation of the skin. Just like a banana is effected by free-radicals and turns brown, our skin does the same except for it breaks down collagen and elastin. Using an anti-oxidant helps to protect your skin from free radicals that break down collagen and elastin. Vitamin C is a great anti-oxidant but it does oxidize as well and lose it’s potency, so it needs to be in a dark brown container. Another new idea for an anti-oxidant is Ferulic Acid which is a stabilizer and it’s my favorite.

Hyaluronic Acid for Anti Aging: This power ingredient holds 1,000 times its weight in water and is essential to the health of your skin. As we age, the moisture in our skin drops which can make your skin lose its elasticity. We don’t want that. Using Hyaluronic Acid daily helps to ensure that your skin’s moisture level is optimal for keeping your skin in good condition. HERE

 Retinol and Retinoids for Anti Aging: Using a retinoid or retinol is critical for combating fine lines and wrinkles. It’s only skincare ingredient that’s scientifically proven to work at the molecular level of the skin and thus the reason why every skincare brand has it in their product line. There are retinoids that are prescription strength (Retin-A) and ones with less potency called Retinol that still give great results. In a nutshell, using retinol will help with fine lines, wrinkles, and brown pigmentation; it’s the most powerful anti-aging ingredient you can have in your skincare routine.

Here’s the thing though when you use a retinoid, they can be pretty irritating to the skin. Your skin can get red and flaky and because of that, people think they are allergic. That’s not the case at all. You just need to start out slowly and use the product every other day or every three days until your skin acclimates.

Peptides for Anti Aging: Peptides are amino acids that naturally occur in the skin. They are building blocks of the protein collagen and an amazing anti-aging skincare ingredient. Peptides are important because they help to stimulate skin growth and repair damage like fine lines and wrinkles. There are tons of types of peptides on the market, but a few to look for is Copper Peptides and Hexapeptides.

Basic Anti Aging Skincare Products to Buy

Anti-Oxidant

Dr. Dennis Gross Vitamin C $95.00 HERE

Murad Advanced Active Radiance Serum $90.00 HERE

Hyaluronic Acid

Paulas Choice Hyaluronic Acid $46.00 HERE

Arcona Hydration Acid $48.00 HERE

Dr. Dennis Gross $68.00 HERE

Retinol

Paulas Choice Reist Retinol $42.00 HERE

Kate Somerville Resist $98.00 HERE

Dr. Dennis Gross Anti-Oxidant Oxidant $88.00 HERE

Peptides

Hydropeptide Serum $160 HERE 

La Mer Regenerating Serum $330 HERE

Dr. Dennis Gross Peptide $65 HERE

Kate Sommerville Peptide Cream $150 HERE

Xo,

Kendra Stanton

Austin TX, Makeup Artist and Beauty Expert

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