This is a great article written by Maureen Devine. It primarily talks about natural creams for baby boomers an why it's so important and what watch out for.
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Baby boomers have reached or are approaching their senior years. By the year 2015, all of us will have attained the age of 50.
The world has dramatically changed over the years. In the 1950's, when most of us were born, our parents expected to stay together for life and our fathers expected to work for the same company until they retired.
But the same can't be said of the world that we live in today. Most of us have had several jobs and more than one spouse by the time we reach 50.
We live longer. Our economy makes it necessary for us to work longer. Every day in the workplace, we are competing against people the age of our children and grandchildren.
Unfortunately, there is a definite prejudice against older workers. So we try everything that we can to make ourselves appear younger, healthier and more vital.
Store aisles are loaded with face creams and lotions that claim that they can give our skin the look of youth. But how many of these claims are real? Is an all natural face cream better or safer than one that is not? What should we look for?
It is good to be a little skeptical and ask these questions, so let's take a look at them one at a time.
The first question was: Many face creams say that they can make us look younger by removing wrinkles and shoring up our sagging skin. How many of these claims are real?
To answer that question, let's take a look at why we get wrinkles in the first place. Underneath our skin two proteins (keratin and collagen) combine, and together they give our skin the support that it needs to stay firm and wrinkle free.
But over time, these two proteins break down and that is why we get wrinkles and our skin sags as we age. So in order for it to work, we must find a face cream that restores or replaces these two proteins.
Research has shown that face creams with functional keratin and the antioxidants alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) and coenzymeQ10 in them do just that. The special keratin is so close to the natural thing that new skin cells actually begin to form when it is used. The antioxidants help in this process. In just a short time, people who have used these creams have noticed a dramatic difference.
The second question asked was: Is an all natural face cream better or safer than one that is not?
This question is not as easy to answer as the first one. Yes. It is better to use a natural face cream rather than a synthetic one.
Dermatologists worldwide recommend against using skin care products that contain harsh chemicals, astringents or alcohol. These chemicals can do more harm than good. But sometimes a manufacturer uses the term "natural" in a misleading way.
For instance, alcohol can be considered by some to be natural because it comes from grain. But as we have seen before, it should never be an ingredient in any face cream.
Mineral oil can also be considered a natural ingredient because it comes from crude oil. But it isn't safe either; it clogs the pores and leaves the skin open to acne outbreaks.
The final question: What should I look for?
Look at the label: If you want to find a face cream that is truly safe and effective, you need to find one that is free from alcohol and other harsh chemicals such as: DEA (diethanolamine), MEA (Read the label monoethanolamine), TEA (triethanolamine), phenol carbolic acid, and polyethylene glycol.
Your next step? To take what you've just learned and use it as I have to discover the absolutely best natural face cream for you. The results for your face will be well worth the effort.
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