How come we’re obsessed with looking younger than we really are? Sure, we all love compliments, but why the need to deny reality?

No doubt the media plays a part. Advertising too. Supermarket shelves are overflowing with anti-wrinkle creams, anti-wrinkle serums and anti-wrinkle formulas.

As for the internet… try putting “anti-wrinkle” into Google. I just did and was offered search listings running into hundreds of thousands for anti-wrinkle cream, anti-wrinkle eye cream, anti-wrinkle eye pads… even anti-wrinkle foods, anti-wrinkle pillow and anti-wrinkle bra! Then, in a nod to what we already know about most of these products, there was “anti-wrinkle creams that work”. It’s not purely a female obsession either – there were some 700,000 Google listings for anti-wrinkle creams for men.

Are wrinkles really that ugly?

Aren’t they supposed to be a sign of maturity and wisdom? Don’t they add character? Well, yes, but they’re also a glaring announcement that you’re past the peak of your physical attractiveness. You got wrinkles, you’re no longer desirable. Why else would celebrities and movie stars part with megabucks to iron out their furrowed jowls and brows?

Goodbye sebum, hello wrinkles

Ironically, with the right conditions, your skin is actually pretty good keeping wrinkles at bay. Not eliminating wrinkles altogether, but certainly making them less noticeable. It’s easy to forget that your skin is constantly renewing itself.

The reason that wrinkles, frown lines and crow’s feet show up is that your body loses its ability to produce sebum – the waxy substance that keeps skin supple and elastic. A baby’s skin is a joy to touch: so plump, soft and silky smooth. The reason? Sebum. A baby’s body needs all the protection it can get, and a mega dose of sebum is nature’s way of providing that protection.

By the time we reach our thirties, our ability to produce sebum is in decline. Our skin starts to become dryer, thinner and less elastic. Crease lines appear. Say hello to wrinkles.

Why oil beats water as a “moisturizer”

What all anti-wrinkle products aim to do is make up for our lack of sebum. Different formulas work in different ways. But essentially, the goal of anti-wrinkle creams and anti-wrinkle serums is to give the skin back some of that elasticity.

Some do this by moisturizing – introducing water into the skin’s outermost layer. Others promote the absorption and retention of oily substances that are effectively a replacement for the depleted sebum.

It’s this second type that are the “anti-wrinkle creams that work”, though the most effective are not creams but carefully formulated oil blends. In fact, creams and moisturizers may actually work against your skin’s natural self-preservation in the long run. They can interfere with the delicate mix of lactic acid, amino acids, urea and salts that help keep the skin’s outer layer moisturized, making skin even dryer than it would be if you didn’t use a moisturizer.

Glowing skin can be yours – just give nature a helping hand

So here’s the bottom line. Unless you’ve lived a super-clean lifestyle – away from airborne pollution, not overdoing the sunbathing, drinking plenty of water, ever-vigilant of potentially harmful chemicals in cosmetics, household cleaners, non-organic food – you’ve probably got a few more wrinkles than you might otherwise have.

From here on, you it’s your choice. You can live with them, deny them (which usually means trying to cover them up one way or another) or tap into your body’s natural ability to provide you with glowing skin, whatever your age.

If fighting a losing battle doesn’t appeal to you, you might like to check out Super Natural Vitamin E Balancing Oil. I’ve met Super Natural’s founder Lesley Alkin. And I can tell you, she looks a good ten to fifteen years younger than it says on her birth certificate.

Alexa Charmant thinks most skincare manufacturers are full of bull. That’s why she never takes their claims at face value, likes to do her own research and why someone like Lesley Alkin, founder of Super Natural Organic Skincare is so refreshing. Lesley’s customers rave about Super Natural Vitamin E Balancing Oil. You can read what they say at http://www.glowing-skin-naturally.com/reviews.html
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