An inexpensive alternative would be the use of anti-aging night creams. There are a lot of anti-aging night creams available in the market but not all of them works. Whether or not they are effective really depends on what they contain. I’ll be sharing to you what are the right and wrong ingredients for anti-aging creams.

Let’s start on the ingredients that you should be looking for in an anti-aging cream:

Shea Butter – It is a natural fat extracted from the seed of the African Shea tree, also referred to as the tree of life. A night time moisturizer containing the oil can help heal blemishes, relive itching, heal allergic reactions, and reverse wrinkles. It can also be used for stretch marks, scars, age spots and eczema.

One of the reasons why it is effective against the signs of aging is because of the vitamin A content.

Retinoids are actually a synthetic version of vitamin A which sometimes can cause redness, itchiness and irritation. Using an anti-aging cream containing retinoid with shea butter can provide the same benefits like Retin-A — smooth younger healthy looking skin, reducing fine lines, wrinkles and sagging — but without any of the adverse reactions.

Active Manuka Honey – As well all know honey has been long used for a variety of medicinal purpose.

Active Manuka Honey has the natural antibacterial activity, therefore, an anti-aging cream containing active manuka honey can  heal blemishes and prevent new ones from forming.  The antioxidant activity of the honey helps to reverse free radical damage, which is one of the primary causes of wrinkles and other signs of aging.

Avocado Oil – is high in unsaponifiables (sterolins) which are reputed to be beneficial in reducing age spots, healing scars and moisturizing the upper layers of the skin. Study shows that sterolins in avocado oil can diminish age spots.

Oils with the highest unsaponifiables are shea butter, avocado oil, sesame oil, soybean oil and olive oil.

Other ingredients like vitamin E, wakame extract, and coenzyme Q10 are also beneficial in fighting the signs of aging.

Now, let me share to you the ingredients you should avoid in an anti-aging cream:

Parabens – Usually used as preservatives in anti-aging products to increase shelf life. The fact is that it is a potential carcinogen and can be harmful for humans in long run. Many countries have already banned the use of Parabens in cosmetics.

Alcohol – It will dry out your skin. Natural alcohols such as stearyl and cetearyl alcohols are okay to use, but avoid the synthetic ones because they will definitely damage your skin.

Mineral Oil – Almost all anti-wrinkle creams contains Mineral Oil as a moisturizing agent — totally not! It is a gasoline byproduct that only creates a thick oil layer on the skin clogging the skin pores, therefore, leading to acne and blackheads.

Dioxanes – are used to make harsh ingredients milder. The use of dioxanes was banned by The state of California because they have found it to cause cancer.

Fragrance – It is used in a lot of cosmetics, but did you know that fragrances are made from thousands of chemical compounds and it could just irritate and harm your body’s internal system?

Now you know the right and better ingredients for anti-aging creams, and what you must avoid. Keep these ingredients in mind and remember to read and check the ingredients first before purchasing any anti-aging product.

“Stress”. “Clog pores” “Hormonal changes” etc…Recently I’ve found out about how to somehow prevent them. Well, every morning I MUST eat cereals because it helps me on my bowel movement. When I stopped eating cereals for about two or three days, I had problems on my bowel movements then a pimple suddenly popped out.

This happened for a few times so I noticed that whenever I don’t have regular bowel movement a pimple pops out but when I have regular bowel movement I won’t have any pimples even if I’m stressed and sleep very late, yeah seriously. Irregular bowel movements will sort of “store” the toxic/dirt inside our bodies which causes pimples to come out on our face or back. Well that’s what I’ve heard from my mom and I think it’s true.

I’m not saying that you have to eat cereals everyday. You must have regular bowel movement to prevent any more pimples coming out.

If you’re having irregular bowel movements or constipation go on a High Fiber Diet – Cereals, whole grain breads, green vegetables, oragnic fruits and Pastas would help. ^^~ And a little bit of exercise will do.

So remember, regular bowel movement will help keep the pimple away ~