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If the truth be told, no-one wants to look old so it is not surprising that one of the largest markets in the world of health and beauty is anti-ageing skin care products. The anti-ageing skin care industry uses products that increase the synthesis of the protein collagen, the main protein in skin which becomes less elastic as we age. Collagen is related to other Substances called anti-oxidants which help reduce the anti-ageing process.

Vitamin C is arguably one of the more widely used anti-oxidants being used today but the recommended daily intake is still undergoing some debate. Unfortunately all skin care treatments that use vitamin C have the problem of atmospheric oxidization to contend with once the product is exposed to the air.

Other skin care treatments which mimic the effects of vitamin C are being tried all the time which are hoped to be more stable in the atmosphere and also cheaper to produce. Unfortunately the anti-oxidant products used to replace vitamin C are not as effective but as vitamin E and lipoic acid can both have the same effect; this is not too much of a problem.

Our body uses vitamin E as an anti-oxidant and increases our bodies natural defense against disease, which does include many forms of cancer, and is a fat-soluble vitamin found in our blood. On the other hand, lipoic acid or alpha-lipoic acid is necessary for energy production which keeps us alive; it is in every human cell and another function is to repair skin damage caused by the normal ageing process.

Phytochemicals form the other category of anti-ageing skin care products which are special chemicals that are extracted from plants with a variety of that are used in skin care today. Another benefit, like that of alpha-lipoic acid, is their ability to reduce the prevalence of certain cancers like prostate, colon and breast cancer.

Other vitamins from the B group, are also used in anti-ageing skin care like vitamins B5, B6 and B12 for example. The use of anti-ageing skin care products is a huge scientific field to research and has far greater potential than just producing goods that reduce the visible signs of age.

A great deal about the ageing process has already been learned and the products available today are already far more advanced than ten years ago but there is still a long way to go. The amount of research going on in this field will undoubtedly bring results in time, hopefully bringing down the cost of these anti-ageing skin care products in addition to increasing their reliability.

Fortunately there are a number of natural anti-ageing regimes that can be carried out that do not rely on science. These are exercise activities, calm and restful sleep, keeping to good eating habits and drastically lowering stress from your life.

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