There are many factors involved in ageing skin, so we need a wide range of ingredients to successfully help consumers achieve visible results
Skin ageing is a complex, slow process and generally begins at the age of 25, mainly due to genetically controlled natural ageing, including telomere shortening, mitochondria attack and many exogenous factors such as Ionising radiation, ultraviolet (UV), foreign chemicals that cause the generation of a large number of reactive oxygen radicals (ROS) in the skin, which is far beyond the processing capacity of the skin’s own oxidative degradation system, leading to oxidative stress, cell ageing, pigmentation, skin damage and slackening.
Anti-ageing mechanism
Current research and theories on delaying skin ageing mainly include moisturising and hydrating, nutritional supplements, anti-oxidation, UV protection, anti-glycosylation, collagen synthesis and protection, promoting microcirculation, and enhancing cell vitality. Actually, the above are all interrelated. So, anti-ageing ingredients and cosmetics are developed mostly based on the mechanisms detailed as below.
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