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Asian Skin Needs Anti-Aging Help and Protection
Asian skin can suffer from specific problems that cannot be
addressed using regular beauty industry moisturizers and facial
products. Asian skin is thicker than white skin and can be leathery
in appearance. This means it needs richer, deeper penetrating
creams. The ideal moisturizer for Asian skin should contain a high
Sun Protection Factor (SPF) to prevent further darkening of skin
color, and antioxidants for protection against harmful free
radicals and pollution.
Younger Asian women in particular want their skin to appear lighter
and blemish free with even skin tone. In this quest for an ivory
complexion, many Asian women have used potentially harmful skin
peels, or taken expensive tablets that claim to work from within, to
lighten the skin. Unfortunately many of these products contain harsh
ingredients, and can produce uneven light-and-dark patches over the
face and body. I do not want the next generation to risk harming
their skin in this way, and I have researched the safest skin
lighteners available. Kojic acid is the active ingredient in the
latest safe skin lightener. It helps lighten skin colour by
inhibiting the production of melanin that causes skin darkening and
age spots. The skin takes between 4-8 weeks to renew its layers, so
during that time the new lighter skin cells come through and the
whole complexion will look fresher and brighter.
Dark patches around the eyes are a problem for a lot of Asian women,
and they often appear across the forehead and cheeks. This is
usually a consequence of pregnancy or hormonal changes at the
menopause. These blemishes can be unsightly, and many women would
like to get rid of them without using harmful chemicals or
undergoing cosmetic surgery. The skin around the eyes is much finer
than the rest of the face, and cannot absorb a normal face cream. If
we compare the thickness of skin on the various parts of our body to
paper, the delicate eye area would be like tissue paper, the face
like writing paper, and the neck like wrapping paper. A skin
treatment cream for this delicate area needs the correct consistency
for absorption around the eyes, otherwise puffiness and swelling
will be made worse. A mild skin bleaching ingredient such as kojic
acid can be used in an eye treatment cream, to reduce the appearance
of dark eye circles.
Sun damage is also a major hazard for Asian skin – not only making
it darker, but also causing blemishes and scarring. There are safe
skin treatments designed to prevent or repair sun damage, at any age
by using vitamins A and E with antioxidants. This combination will
help to boost the skin’s immune system and can reduce the appearance
of existing blemishes by speeding up tissue repair. Liposome's are
another important ingredient, as they help fade brown spots by
changing the rate of skin cell clustering, and leave the skin
looking younger and clearer.
Using these skin care ingredients is not vanity – they are a vital
protection for healthy skin in today’s environment. When buying
cream for Asian skin, you should ask which active ingredients it
contains, and whether the products have been tested to local safety
standards. In the UK this means they should be tested in accordance
with Department of Trade & Industry requirements, to ensure safety
and effectiveness. Most of us will also want to check that the
products have not been tested on animals.
About the Author:
Shashi Gossain is a Pharmacist, a Member of the Royal
Pharmaceutical Society and a Member of the Society of Cosmetic
Scientists. She owns the PharmaClinix Health and Beauty Clinic in
London. Using the latest scientific research in the beauty industry,
she created the PharmaClinix.com range of cosmeceutical creams,
available online, and has written “The Ultimate Anti-Ageing Book.”
To learn more about the book and products, call 020 8969 0063.
Shashi has launched two specialist
Introduction Services for Indian Professionals and
Professional Muslims Worldwide
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