Smooth skin: What really helps against wrinkles - experts say you can save yourself the following products

Are the first wrinkles noticeable or have deep furrows already formed?

Skin aging affects everyone - but there are effective measures to prevent it.

• Anti-wrinkle products: arguably the most important branch of the cosmetics industry.

  Target group Women are confronted with an abundance of products in magazines, TV or online advertising.

• But what are anti-wrinkle creams really good for?

• The assessment of dermatologists: sobering.

  But there are also anti-wrinkle remedies that actually work.

Hyaluronic acid, vitamin E, Q 10: The active ingredients contained in anti-aging creams should do nothing less than smooth out wrinkles and make the skin appear more youthful.

Many buy according to the motto: Nothing is too expensive for me to have beautiful skin.

Not a good idea, according to the dermatologist Josef Pilz from Munich: "

" he is quoted by Welt.de: "Creams do not have a deep effect on the skin, their potential effect evaporates on the surface." The molecules the active ingredients are simply too big to penetrate the cornea.

So only the outer skin layer is looked after * and no anti-aging process is stimulated in the deeper skin layers: "... regardless of how expensive the cream is," says Pilz.

If you think of the large repertoire of anti-wrinkle creams in your own bathroom, you can be comforted by the fact that superficial wrinkles can be combated to a certain extent.

However, this does not require an expensive product:

This would act like a barrier that prevents the water stored in the skin from escaping.

The skin looks toned and smooth as a result.

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As a consumer organization, Stiftung Warentest also took a close look at anti-aging creams: over a period of four weeks, 270 testers treated one half of the face with an anti-wrinkle product and the other with conventional moisturizers.

Sobering conclusion:

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In addition to a perceived positive effect, the effect of anti-wrinkle creams from drugstores or pharmacies cannot be scientifically proven.

So do you just have to put up with your wrinkles?

If wrinkles have reached a certain depth and you are extremely annoyed by them, only special treatments such as anti-wrinkle injections really help.

Get good advice here about risks and side effects.

It doesn't have to get that far.

The following factors have been shown to age our skin:

• The UV-A and UV-B radiation of the

  sun:

  “Anyone who expose themselves to intensive sun enjoyment for years will at some point clearly notice this in the complexion of their skin.

  A good example of this is the overuse of tanning beds.

  Quite apart from that, intensive tanning can also have health consequences, for example skin cancer.

  Correct protection is essential, ”explains Prof. Dr.

  Thomas Jüstel from the chemical engineering department at Münster University of Applied Sciences.

  A face cream with a high sun protection factor helps prevent light-induced skin aging.

• Smoking

  : The skin of smokers ages faster than that of non-smokers, even where the sun can't get there, as the pulmonologists warn online.

  The degree of premature aging would even be directly related to the number of boxes smoked per day and the years a person smokes, US researchers report.

  So the earlier you stop smoking, the better.

(jg) * Merkur.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen-Digital editorial network

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Just roll away wrinkles?

Jade rollers are said to promote blood circulation, smooth fine lines and reduce puffiness.

They are also suitable for lymphatic drainage.

With the "Original Jade Massager & Gua Sha-Set" from MoValues ​​(promotional link) you can optimize your daily facial care according to the provider: Simply apply serums, oils or moisturizing cream with the face brush in the first step and use the jade roller in Massage into the skin and, in the third step, relax the skin with the "Gua Sha" and stimulate its blood circulation.

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More sources: https://www.spektrum.de/wissen/was-hilft-reallich-gegen-falten/1779576;

https://www.welt.de/gesundheit/article110795392/Teure-Cremes-nicht-besser-als-die-vom-Discounter.html

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