From the category archives:

Day Skin Creams

Xtend-Life Age-defensive active day cream

Wouldn’t everyone like to be able to turn back the clock and look younger and healthier?  But, is it really possible?

Well, it just may be that you can!  Most people don’t need to look old before their time.

From the first day you use Xtend-Life’s Age-Defense Active Day Cream, you will feel the difference … and it won;t be too long at all before others will notice the difference. Your skin will become softer, smoother, healthier and younger-looking!

All Xtend-Life skincare products work by targeting the 3 main causes of aging skin…

>> Loss of collagen and elastin
>> Lower levels of hyaluronic acid
>> Oxidation through the action of free radicals

These are the three major culprits that cause your wrinkles, sagging and dull skin, and are also responsible for the many other visible signs of aging.

So, what did Xtend-Life do that was so different in an effort to solve the problem of aging.

The following is reproduced with the kind permission of Xtend-Life Nutraceuticals Inc.

1. To stimulate collagen and elastin regrowth

We used CynergyTKâ„¢, which is a very new breakthrough in skin care … not yet available in the big brand-name products.  It is proven in clinical trials to stimulate the regrowth of collagen, elastin and new skin cells. As your collagen and elastin levels increase, your wrinkles will slowly but surely disappear … and your skin will regain a youthful glow!

2. Boosting hyaluronic acid 

This special ingredient is called Phytessence Wakame, and is an extract from a specific type of Japanese sea kelp. It inhibits a harmful enzyme (hyaluronidase) which breaks down hyaluronic acid in your skin. Thus your levels of hyaluronic acid will gradually increase to the amounts normally found in a much younger person! This is also clinically proven.

3. Destroying free radicals

We use a number of potent anti-oxidants but one of the best is Nano-Lipobelle H EQ10. This is CoEnzyme Q10 in a special ‘nano-emulsion’ form, which can penetrate down through seven layers of skin. It is extremely effective at ‘gobbling up’ free radicals in your skin, which results in quite a dramatic anti-wrinkle effect.

Most skincare products tackle only one, or at the most two of these three key reasons for aging skin. But we’ve targeted all three … using the most powerful natural ingredients known to science.

But that is not all …

In addition to the above three special ingredients we have added six other active ingredients to this formula to boost its anti-aging properties even further!  (You can learn more about what we use in Age Defense Active Day Cream by referring to the ingredient section.)

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So given all of the above, what does that actually mean for your skin?

Quite simply that Xtend-Life’s Age-Defense Active Day Cream has been created in a very unique way so that ALL of the ingredients truly work together so that their combined anti-aging effect is far greater.

What’s more is that the quantity of each individual active ingredient is a lot higher than most other skin care products, all of which go to make an outstandingly effective anti-aging product for women.

Age-Defense Active Day Cream penetrates into your skin effectively, so that as well as making you look younger on the outside it is also reviving and rejuvenating the overall health of your skin which is vital in so many ways to your overall health.

What’s more Active Day Cream is suitable for use on all skin types and in all climates.

To find out more just click this link for Age-Defense Active Day Cream.

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Anti-wrinkle Skincare Products

Lets clear one thing up straight away, high price does not always mean the most effective.

Some anti-wrinkle creams out on the market today cost over 300 USD, well that is just ridiculous. For that kind of money you could get all of the following, a really effective day cream, a night cream, some body lotion, moisturizing mask, deep cleansing mask and eye gel.

So why is that some products cost so much?

Simple, it’s marketing and hype I’m afraid.

Celebrity endorsements (who have to be paid large amounts), TV and radio advertising which doesn’t come cheap by any means. So at the end of the day all of that pushes the price of a lot of the anti-wrinkle products to almost astronomical levels.

It has been proven recently that a more natural approach to skincare actually has better results than a lot of the hyped up “celeb” creams.

Did you know that some of these skin creams actually contain the heavy metal lead ?  I bet you didn’t. Now lead is actually toxic and can lead to brain damage in high enough doses. These people are encouraging you to rub it into your skin !

Parabens.

Now these you will see in a lot of skin creams and they are preservatives, OK so your skin will last longer (joke) but seriously should these substances be in skin creams ?  No is the answer.

To spot them you need to look for the following prefixes propyl, ethyl, butyl or isopropyl, depending on the alcohol that is used to create the chemical preservatives.

If the cream you are going to buy contains any of those then I’d recommend you avoid it.

So what can you do to ensure that you are using safe anti-aging products ?

You need to know first that a lot of the damage which causes wrinkles actually occurs when you are quite young, now don’t give up because it can be repaired with the correct regime.

Once you pass 30 it is imperative that you take the necessary to steps to protect your skin and prevent wrinkles.  It is recognised that once you get past this age, many of the naturally occurring proteins are already starting to reduce, causing your skin to lose it’s firmness and elasticity.

Your skins production of both collagen and elastin slows down past 30.

Many of the “upmarket” skin products claim to be anti-oxidising or anti-oxidents, when in fact they actually contain very little amounts and I mean miniscule amounts of the active ingredients needed to keep your skin looking its best.

One interesting development has been the massive increase in “collagen” products.  These actually prey on the fact that a lot of people now know that a lack of collagen causes saggy wrinkly skin, so it must good if a cream includes collagen right ?

Wrong.

The collagen type that most of these anti-wrinkle skincare products contain is marine collagen and unfortunately your skin can do nothing with this, Your pores cannot absorb it so it is completely useless to you.

So what should you be looking for ?

You really should be looking for the following ingredients in your anti-aging creams firstly antioxidants which work to repair the damage already done.

HE Q10

HEQ10 contains 2 very powerful anti-oxidants, natural vitamin E and Coenzyme Q10. You will find skincare products with one or the other, but in truth not in the concentration required to be truly effective.

Cynergy TK

The active component of this ingredient is a compound called “Functional Keratin”.  Now keratin is a protein responsible for the skin’s toughness.  The skin cells need it to reproduce.  Collagen and elastin fibers need it for strength.

But it is extremely difficult to create keratin in a form that can be readily absorbed by the skin.  One New Zealand company however has been able to isolate and extract the protein from sheep’s wool.  Their manufacturing processes are gentle enough to ensure that the protein remains active and is not rendered useless.

In clinical studies, the anti aging skin care system that contains this ingredient has been shown to increase the production of new skin cells, to also increase the strength of collagen fibers, reduce inflammation and redness, while having an antioxidant activity that is truly unique.

Phytessence Wakame

Wakame is a kind of kelp or seaweed.  Apart from being a very nutritious food in it’s own right, it is highly rich in numerous vitamins and minerals.  The calcium content is 15 times higher than an equivalent serving of milk. Historically in Japan it was used as an anti aging skin care mask.  More recently researchers have discovered exactly why it works to preserve a youthful appearance.

The reason that hyaluronic acid is lower in older skin has to do with an enzyme known as hyaluronidase.  The enzyme breaks down the amino acid protein and is responsible for the loss of elasticity that you see when you are younger.

Hyaluronan is a major part of the skin and plays a critical role in tissue repair. Extracts from Wakame kelp have been shown to block the enzymatic reaction that reduces the levels of hyaluronic acid in the skin.  This has been clinically proven in controlled studies.

So where can you find skincare products which contain all 3 ?

Why not take a look at this range of truly natural skincare products from Xtend-Life


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