Anti-Aging Facial Skin Care

If you’re looking to erase wrinkles or age spots, improve irregular pigmentation, and enjoy an overall brighter complexion with younger-looking skin, these anti−aging skin care products can help. 

Every major skin care brand has anti-aging products. Some are good, and others are worthless. I's hard to rate anti-aging skin care products because you need to know the research, the chemistry involved, and the quality of a company's chemist and product ingredients. Even then, it doesn't hurt to be able to enlist a lot of volunteers to try the products so that you can see the results. That's what I do, and that's how I developed my Complete Anti-Aging Skin Care Routines. This collection of products really, really work!

Don’t waste any time when it comes to starting an anti-aging skin care routine. You want to 'stop the clock' on skin aging as soon as possible! Use only trusted products with proven scientific results. Whether you are just looking for the best sunscreen to stop additional sun damage, or you want help to soften wrinkles, you need to sort through the millions of products on the market.

I've followed the scientific studies for over 30 years, and know the most important products that need to be included in a powerful anti-aging skin care routine. These products are:

1. A broad spectrum sunscreen. Sunscreen needs to be worn daily on any exposed skin and should contain 5% or more zinc oxide to fight UV damage.
2. High in ingredients capable of stimulating new collagen renewal. The only three proven ingredients for collagen renewal are retinoids, vitamin C, and glycolic acid. Most products on the market are not created with either enough of these ingredients or stable formulations of them. My products are made in an FDA-approved facility!
3. Antioxidant-rich with green tea polyphenols and vitamin C. These two antioxidants have solid scientific evidence proving they help fight skin damage that leads to aging. Again, most products on the market contain a fairy dusting of these ingredients incorrectly formulated. They will not deliver the promised results. My products contain high concentrations of stable, pharmaceutical-grade ingredients and are produced in an FDA-approved facility. You’ll see the transformation in the mirror once you add them to your complete anti-aging skin care routine.
4. Skin brighteners. These include physical exfoliating scrubs, brushes, or sponges, as well as ingredient actives that remodel and brighten your complexion, such as retinoids and AHA/BHAs like glycolic acid.

I'm proud to have the best products that can get you the best results available today. You can't find a more effective anti-aging skin care routine anywhere. The below products represent the best quality anti-aging wrinkle creams, skin brighteners, sunscreens, antioxidant products, and all the products you need for skin rejuvenation. Build your complete anti-aging skin care routine with my proven products and see what a difference it makes!

A Complete Skin Care Routine includes these essential steps:

1. Cleanse
2. Correct
3. Hydrate
4. Protect

Cleanse: Wash your skin twice a day. Chose a cleanser matched to your skin type. The Daily Foaming Facial Cleanser is good for normal and oily complexions. The Extremely Gentle Foaming Facial Cleanser is ideal for normal to sensitive complexions. It’s my personal favorite cleanser of all time!

Alternate one of these cleansers with the Calming Zinc Bar if you suffer from rosacea or seborrhea. If you want entirely natural cleansing alternative, use my All Natural Bar Soap. For an extra clean, use the Naturally Hydrating Pore Minimizing Toner on a cotton ball.

Correct: In the morning, counter skin limpness and fine wrinkling by applying Instantly Luminous Serum. Follow up with a thin layer of Green Tea Antioxidant Therapy to fight redness and load skin with antioxidants for the day. Layer Vitamin C on top. Let each step dry for a minute or so.

At night, apply Retinol Intensive Anti-Wrinkle Cream. Apply Glycolic Acid Face Cream immediately after. This second product also hydrates your skin. If you have sensitive skin, start with the Retinol. Combining these 2 products gives amazing results, but is tricky. If you are new to these ingredients, pick one and add the other in a month or two.

Hydrate: Use the Daily Moisturizing Face Cream for Normal to Oily Skin, or Daily Moisturizing Face Cream for Normal to Dry Skin on areas of dryness, include the cheeks and around the eyes. The T-zone of oily complexions may contain adequate oil gland production and will naturally hydrate skin. If you are using the Glycolic Acid Face Cream, you will find it provides both correction and hydration. Some of the sunscreens listed below may also hydrate, saving you time.

Protect: Wear broad spectrum sunscreen daily, especially on all exposed skin. UV exposure of even small amounts starts chemical events that result in collagen destruction. The sun also causes age spots and uneven skin pigment. Pick your sunscreen to match your skin type and needs. The most popular facial options include:

• Sheer Strength Pure Physical Spray Sunscreen. It's a favorite that is invisible and easy to spread.
• Sheer Strength Pure Physical Tinted Matte Sunscreen. It's a favorite go-to for oily complexions with oil absorbing technology.
• Suntegrity 5 in 1 BB Cream SPF 30 - tinted pure mineral protection and excellent skin hydration in a natural formulation. This is my personal favorite sunscreen. It looks so good on my skin, I even wear it at night!
• EltaMD UV Clear - a good facial product for all skin types.
• Solbar Zinc is water-resistant for sweating or swimming!
• Citrix. It is also water-resistant, and with a dryer feel than Solbar Zinc.

Some products can serve more than one step and are listed under every step they can address. The most important products in an anti-aging skin care routine are used in steps 2 and 4, which are the steps for Correct and Protect.

Cleansers and moisturizers should support the products you use in these steps. Pick your cleanser and moisturizer based on your skin type and how they make your skin feel. Pick products for step 2 based on your goals, budget, and how your skin responds to the rejuvenating ingredients. Pick your sunscreen for step 4  based on your skin type and product preference.

I provide clear information on the benefits and usage of all of my products directly on each product page. My information is based on what I have seen over my years of caring for thousands of patients, each of whom has a unique complexion.  My goal is to help you 'stop the clock' on your skin's aging, and these products will help you do just that.

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Katiyar Santosh K et. al., Green Tea Polyphenol Treatment to Human Skin Prevents Formation of Ultraviolet Light B-induced Pyrimidine Dimers in DNA, Clin Cancer Res 2000,6: 3864-3869

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