You’ve probably seen ads for anti aging skin care products that are topical in nature, such as cremes, serums, lotions and other topically applied skin care, that contain “peptides”, “oligopeptides” and other types of peptides that at the moment may have expanded further than my knowledge. So, what are peptides, and why are they of benefit in anti aging and anti wrinkles creams?
Peptides are essentially a chain of essential amino acids that act as a strengthening bond. Look at them, as far as anti aging goes, as more of a topical “glue” that sort of helps the skin hold itself together and maintain its solidarity and integrity. They are an excellent additive to anti aging and wrinkle skin care products, because they are such a powerful linking substance, and they do help the skin keep it’s bonds and itegrity for longer. They are actually naturally occurring in the skin as well, and the theory is that applying them topically can help to keep that bond going, and to supplement the natural decrease in peptides in the skin as we age.
Peptides that are applied topically are also supposed to send a signal to the nerves beneath the facial skin’s surface to slow down muscle movement, which helps to relax the muscles, which are actually lending to wrinkles because they cause our face to emote and this in turn causes the look of wrinkles.
This is what Botox is used for as well, only it is a much more potend and long lasting muscle relaxant and it can help prevent new wrinkles from forming, not just relax existing ones by partially paralyzing the muscle beneath the surface which causes the wrinkle in the first place. Revitol skin care products are reviewed well to help prevent new wrinkles because of their advanced peptides and vitamin technology, so they are one that is well worth looking into for this purpose.
Creams or serums using peptide technology are beneficial for the purposes of strengthening skin bonds as well as helping relax muscle activity.
