Saturday, October 25, 2008

Anti Wrinkle Home Remedies

By Julie Samtsonn

In the quest for anti aging creams and anti wrinkle creams, there are some home remedies that have been declared as miracle workers for a fraction of the cost of some of the expensive items on the market today. With so many ways to attack the skin aging and wrinkling problems that occur naturally as part of aging, but may also be accelerated by other factors, such as over-exposure to the sun, many individuals are trying recommended products with good success rates.

The eye area is the most delicate. The natural aging process, as well as over exposure to the sun's rays, can damage delicate skin. Puffiness around the eyes can cause stretching of the skin which result in wrinkles when there's a return to normal. Preparation H has been rumored to have been used by the model industry for years to prevent this skin damage. Even though the drug maker, Wyeth, does not recommend the product be used in this manner and cautions that Preparation H shouldn't be used near the eye or mouth area.

Despite the maker's reluctance to promote this type of use, there are many people who swear by its use to reduce puffiness around the eyes and the damage that results from such swelling. Just how it works is not rocket science, but does require a little reading to fully understand. The original formula of Preparation H dates back to the 1930's and contained a substance called Biodyne, also called LYCD (live yeast culture development) it also included shark liver oil, a substance with powerful antioxidant qualities and used to treat forms of cancer because it slows down the turn over of cells. These ingredients are no longer used, but people still say the cream works well as an anti-aging, anti-wrinkle treatment, so attention has been directed to its other ingredients such as mineral oil, petrolatum, corn oil, lanolin and thyme oil.

In previous times, olive oil was said to be a home remedy that produced wrinkle reduction and it has been found that shark liver oil can now be made synthetically from olives, rice and wheat germ, as additives in anti-aging creams and anti-wrinkle creams. You can still buy the original formula Preparation H containing Biodyne with LYCD and shark oil from Canada, and many people do, as it is still cheaper than some treatments that claim to contain these ingredients.

Cocoa Butter products also have been suggested as good skin rejuvenators, and can be seen in many anti-aging ream formulas, as well as many sun repair creams. In conclusion, it could be that the benefits may come from within the intense oil content of the products and emollient properties. There are many anti-aging creams and anti-wrinkle creams for sale on the Internet, which claim to contain LYCD's or shark liver oil, however, nothing like the original Prep H formulation. Preparation H in its current form has a blood vessel constrictor, this is what reduces the swelling effect. It is not suggested that it be around the eye area for a prolonged period of time. - 15275

About the Author: