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Is your skin AGE-ing?


by Corporate Educator, Jamie Palmer

Unfortunately, yes. All of us are experiencing the effects of aging skin from advanced glycation end
products (AGEs). This results from excess sugar in our blood stream attaching to collagen making it tough and aging it before its time which leads to wrinkles. The sugar-protein bonds form new molecules called AGEs. Over time they become more permanent and affect the ability of our fibroblasts to create collagen and they also produce free radicals increasing the aging process even more.


To help combat AGE-ing one should look to their diet and their skin care regimen. By maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly and taking Elevate, excess blood sugar will stay low leaving less available to affect our skin. The food industry has also added AGEs to our diet by adding sugar to food and processing them at high heat. We are introducing the end product into our bodies by consuming things like french fries (yes they add sugar to them to make them tasty), barbequed meats and soda. AGE-ing occurs in our bodies just as it does in our skin and can lead to damaged DNA and disease processes. Elevate contains niacin and AC-11. These two ingredients will help prevent and diminish the damage that can occur from AGEs while reducing excess sugar in the body by fueling energy production. So there is less sugar available to cause damage and ingredients that repair and prevent the damage from AGEs.


Topically certain ingredients can help prevent AGE-ing when used daily. Vitamin B3, niacinamide, has been shown to decrease glycation and thus the advanced glycation end products that wreak havoc in our skin. Many of the Osmosis serums contain niacinamide because it is an important ingredient to support skin health and maintain youthful function.










So help stop AGE-ing in its tracks by taking Elevate and using Osmosis Vitamin A Serums daily. Your skin and body will thank you!
Aging, Elevate, Niacinamide,
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Wrinkle Protection - Tips from Osmosis to keep the wrinkles away!

1. OVER EXFOLIATION
Did you know that scrubbing away at your skin can cause aging? By over exfoliating you’re actually removing the only protective barrier that your skin has. If you remove the barrier then your skin is exposed to environmental toxins and the sun, which causes the most damage. Any inflammation and harm done to your skin will accentuate aging causing a loss of hydration, elasticity and wrinkles. So the key is to use products that encourage a natural cell turn over and make sure to keep hydrated! Our Vitamin A serums are perfect for this!

2. PICKING AND PULLING AT SKIN
Stop picking at those pesky breakouts and let them come out on their own or use natural products to help eliminate them. Restore Topical is excellent for calming the skin and
drawing out bacteria. Anytime you pick or pull at your skin you’re causing damage and creating, irritation, scars, and yes even wrinkles!


3. NOT WEARING SUN PROTECTION
Sun protection is key to keeping your skin and body healthy. The sun is the most powerful energy source so why would you want it beating against the only thing protecting your body? Anytime your skin is overexposed to the sun it has to work overtime to try to protect itself which can cause it to weaken and therefore, create sun spots, aging skin, and wrinkles. So make sure to always wear a natural protection such as Shade or our Mineral Pressed Powders to defend against the sun and to keep your skin young, beautiful and healthy.
Skincare, Sun, Sun Protection,
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New Year's Resolution ~ Ward Off Wrinkles



Your daily run may be doing wonders for your body, but it can tax your skin.  Sunlight and toxins such as pollution and smoke can unleash damaging free radicals which can increase inflammation in your skin and cause collagen to break down.    Poor dietary habits will manifest in skin stress as well.  But just as you can slow muscle loss with weight-bearing exercise, you can help slow down collagen loss as well.

To Avoid:  Retinoic Acid  and Alpha-Hydroxy Acids
Mainstream strategies to treat aging skin often include retinoic and alpha hydroxy acids.  Much of their visible effects are the result of exfoliation and plumping, neither of which is actually helping the skin's aging problem.  In the long run, retinoic acid and alpha-hydroxys do more harm than good.  Damage done to the epidermis will always make it impossible for the skin to maintain itself and it definitely cannot recover losses with the additional trauma and starvation that results.  The amount of free radicals that results from a loss of melanin or an exposed barrier is insurmountable.  As a result, both the epidermis and dermis are worse off, causing skin to actually age faster than if left to it's own resources.

Your Solutions:

Retinaldehyde ~ Vitamin A is an important nutrient that should be supplemented both internally and topically but the type of Vitamin A you choose is very important.  Proven to be 1000 times stronger than Retinol, Retinaldehyde penetrates deeper into the skin, creates an equal amount of collagen and elastin as Retin-A without being irritating or damaging and provides antibacterial properties.  To Try:  Relieve
 


 


Antioxidants ~ Antioxidants are free-radical fighters and key in our defense against numerous conditions.   Look for serums containing superoxide dismutase, catalase, l-glutathione, coenzyme Q10, and R-lipoic acid.  To try:  Replenish. 

 
Aging, Skincare, Wrinkles
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