New anti-wrinkle cream will trick human cells into regenerating themselves

A new range of anti-ageing creams which ‘trick’ human skin cells into regenerating themselves is expected this year.

The products, designed to smooth out wrinkles and repair damaged skin, have been designed by experts in ‘glycobiology’, the science of using naturally occurring sugars to improve health.

L’Oreal hopes its attempt to harness the technology, registered as Glycanactif, will prove a popular addition to the £2billion British cosmetics market.

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SOURCE Daily Mail

Protect the Skin You're In

The pursuit of youthful-looking skin has been one of the beauty industry’s holy grails for generations. All manner of lotions and potions have claimed to deliver rejuvenating results, but in the busy schedules we all seem to have adopted in our modern lives, finding those simple and effective tools that will make all the difference is key.

The best way to begin is to build in sensible skincare habits to your everyday routine which can soon ensure that you are giving your skin every chance of looking its best – and you won’t even notice you are doing it.

Firstly, cleanse your skin regularly and thoroughly using a good quality cleanser that you know your skin responds well to. Choose a creamy cleanser if you have dry skin or a clear cleanser if you have oily skin.

Another pillar of your regular skincare regime should be exfoliation. It is believed that one of the key reasons men’s skin looks more youthful than women’s is that men tend to exfoliate daily when they shave, so it just goes to show how effective this can be. Thirdly, moisturise. Everyone’s skin will benefit from moisturiser at some stage, even those with oily skin. To gauge how often you need to moisturise, just be led by your skin. When your skin is tight, it’s crying out for moisture, but be careful not to over-moisturise as this can clog pores.

Most importantly, but all-too easily forgotten, is sunscreen. The number one cause of wrinkles is sun damage, so it’s important to use sunscreen from your early years, even in winter and on cloudy days. A great trick is to purchase two moisturisers: one for the night and one for the day that includes UV protection.
Once you are doing all you can to look after your skin, you will find it much easier to supplement your skin care regime with effective treatments to achieve lasting results you will fall in love with.

For those always on the move and not wishing to slow down for a salon visit, why not try the ground-breaking Wellay @home Personal Skin Laser? This non-invasive laser treatment rejuvenates skin and has been developed for your own personal use, which means you can use it at home or wherever you find the time.

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Collagen skin creams a waste of money, 'say scientists'. Well, they have been saying it for years

You know my least favourite journalistic cliche? It’s not “romp”, although I’m pretty sure nobody outside of the pages of the red-tops has ever “romped” with a member of their preferred sex. I don’t even know how one romps; I imagine one it involves playfully hitting one another with pillows. And it’s not “a friend of the [alleged romper] told The Daily Intrusion [after we gave them £10,000]“. It’s “scientists say”.

So I winced this morning reading the phrase “expensive collagen creams are a waste of money, scientists said today.” The story is, apparently, that the wrinkle-smoothing claims of various ludicrously overpriced skincare products are nonsense, because the collagen molecules they contain are too large to be absorbed through our skin, and therefore sit uselessly on the surface of our skin until we next wash.

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Space age serum

Barley plant DNA is the key to a new 'miracle' serum - but can it REALLY turn back the clock?

Prepare yourself for the new must-have skincare ingredient. ‘Oh no,’ I hear you sigh. ‘Not another one?’ But bear with me. This one is so effective that using just one drop, twice a day, can make your skin look hugely better within just six weeks.

Since a serum containing this ingredient launched in Iceland six months ago, it has proved such a sensation that one in five women there have abandoned their normal skincare in favour of this ­miraculous stuff.

The product is called Bioeffect and its magic ingredient is EGF, or Epidermal Growth Factor, to give it its full name.

The substance was first identified in 1986 in a piece of scientific research considered so significant that the scientist behind it won the Nobel Prize for his work.

EGF is a molecule that occurs naturally in skin. We have more of it when we’re younger; less of it when we’re older.

It’s known for its healing effects on burned skin, and for its ability to ­rejuvenate healthy skin by speeding up the rate at which the skin cells renew themselves.

This is what makes EGF possibly the most potent anti-ageing ingredient ­available. Put simply: when you apply it to ageing skin cells, it can make them behave like young ones.

So what is it actually going to do for your face?

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