Anti-Aging Skincare
Did you know that only 10% of the skin’s aging happens internally, while the other 90% is caused by external factors?
Environmental stressors such as lifestyle, pollution, the sun, and blue light can be extremely damaging to the skin, causing inflammation, fine lines, wrinkles, dark spots, and dullness. Let’s dive a little deeper into how this happens and what can be done to slow down the process.
When your skin is exposed to pollution, blue light, and UV rays, free radicals can form. Free radicals are highly unstable atoms with unpaired electrons. Electrons like to be in pairs, so when free radicals form, they attack healthy cells and steal electrons. This triggers inflammation and causes oxidative stress in the body, breaking down collagen and elastin in the skin and causing premature aging.
Using Vitamin C products on your skin is a great way to combat free radicals. Vitamin C neutralizes and removes free radicals, helps to maintain the skin’s moisture barrier, boosts skin cell regeneration, stimulates collagen production, and brightens the skin! Vitamin C actually impedes melanin production and has the ability to fade dark spots.
Two great products to try are the Eminence Citrus and Kale C & E Serum, or the Triple C & E Firming Oil! You can order these today by filling out our product inquiry form here.
Another product ingredient that is important to be using is hyaluronic acid (HA). Just like it is important to drink plenty of water to hydrate your body and maintain healthy skin, it is important to keep the skin hydrated from the outside as well. Our body naturally produces HA, however, the skin’s natural storage can be depleted by up to 50% by age 40. Hyaluronic Acid captures and retains water and can hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water! Because it is so deeply hydrating to the skin, it has the ability to plump up fine lines and wrinkles making them less visible.
Check out the Eminence Strawberry Rhubarb Hyaluronic Serum, it feels great on the skin and smells amazing too! Available for purchase here.
In addition to using products with anti-aging ingredients, it is important to minimize the amount of time you are exposed to UV rays, and wear SPF 30 or higher every day! UVA rays can pass through cloud cover and glass, so even if it’s cloudy or you’re only going to be in your car, you can still be exposed to damaging UV rays. Get a moisturizer or makeup that already has a built in SPF and use it as part of your daily routine.
Not sure where to start? Book an appointment with one of our Estheticians for a Skin Consultation and a Facial. During your appointment, we will be able to discuss with you what concerns you have with your skin and what you are looking to achieve. We will also recommend how often to come in for professional treatments, and set you up with a personalized home care routine to maintain your results in-between visits. The more consistent you are with your skincare routine, the better your results will be, and the better you will look and feel! It’s important to invest in yourself, and we’re excited to help you start or continue your journey to healthy, glowing, younger-looking skin!
Book your appointment online or via the FX Studios Booking App available in the App Store and Google Play Store today!
