An Unknown and Highly Effective Anti-Aging Skincare Ingredient
Finding skincare ingredients that have a proven anti-aging effect, after you’ve wiped away all that marketing hype is challenging… but also not impossible!
When you are first looking for anti-aging skincare it’s likely you’ll stumble over the ‘well-known’ ingredient camp of vitamin antioxidants like…
- Vitamin A (retinol)
- Vitamin B3 (niacinamide)
- Vitamin C (ascorbic acid).
While these are definitely great anti-agers, there’s a whole family of new anti-aging ingredients which are not so well known and that have exciting research proving their effectiveness.
(we are talking measurable, real-life reductions in fine lines and wrinkle-depth)
…why are they not so well known?
It’s probably got something to do with their name.
Peptides.
Not as relatable as a vitamin ‘eh!
What is a peptide?
A peptide is a really (really, really) small protein. We eat protein through our diets every day and our bodies use protein to make and repair bodily tissues including our skin.
Like most things that are good for our skin when we eat them, they also have amazing benefits when we ‘cut out the middle man’ and use them directly on our skin.
The anti-aging effects of Peptides…
If you’ve been looking for anti-aging skincare, you’ll definitely have heard the ‘collagen’ buzz word. Collagen is really important to our skin health. It’s especially important for keeping skin looking youthful.
Collagen is a structural protein, which basically means it’s like scaffolding to our skin. Collagen keeps skin looking plump, youthful and fine line and wrinkle free.
As we age, our natural production of collagen falls. This is a key cause in the development of fine lines and wrinkles. With less collagen to support skin, our scaffolding system is weakened and skin can begin to ‘cave in’ forming wrinkles.
Now here is where the magic happens…
Peptides are proven to increase your skins natural production of collagen.
That means fine lines and wrinkles are ‘smoothed’ and skin becomes plumped and more youthful in appearance.
This makes peptides a very valuable addition to any anti-aging skincare routine.
Which peptides are best?
There are many, many peptides to choose from, but we have a hand-picked shortlist of 3 that have all shown significant effects in reducing wrinkles depth…
- Matrixyl (known in long-hand as Palmitoyl pentapeptide-3)
- Palmitoyl oligopeptide
- Matrixyl 3000 (a mixture of 2 peptides, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7 & palmitoyl oligopeptide)
These peptides are all well studied collagen builders which means skin can ‘take a trip down memory lane’ to a more youthful looking time.
The best part is peptides are not light sensitive (unlike other anti-aging ingredients like vitamin A). This means you can use peptide anti-aging creams morning and night, safe in the knowledge that your skin is not light sensitised.
At The Sanctuary, we have a vast array of products containing peptides. These are also available in our online store. Some of my favourites products containing peptides are:
Societe Intense Firming Complex
Dr Aspect Resveratrol Moisturiser
Societe Skin Hydration Complex
Or call us on 02 9904 9842 to book in a complimentary skin consultation to discuss which products are most suitable for your skin type!
