Every so often a new skin care cream is launched that attracts a huge amount of attention, with jars flying off the shelves quicker than they can be re-stocked. One cream that has done just that this year is L’Orèal’s Youth Code cream, and seeing as it has taken ten years to develop it, the hype surrounding it is not surprising.
Youth Code is L’Orèal’s first mass produced cream that is based on Genomic trials, making it something quite unique. Containing “Pro-Gen” technology that is meant to help your skin turn back the clock and become young again by resetting it’s own genetic code. It has been proven that genes respond to external stress, and the key to effective anti-aging creams is understanding this response. Scientists from L’Orèal’s research laboratories have been working on developing a cream based around this research.
It seems that they have succeeded as Youth Code really does pack a punch in the anti-aging creams stakes. Rave reviews have been coming in as people find that after just one day of use their skin looks and feels softer and younger. With fine lines starting to retreat and skin soaking up the active ingredients and looking fuller and fresher, after less than a week of daily use, Youth Code face cream will make your skin look and feel glowing and soft, and people may even begin to ask you what your secret is!
The key ingredient in this skin care cream is Biolysate, which enhances your skin’s natural defences meaning it can recover and regenerate quickly and effectively, something which our skin loses with age. It doesn’t matter how young or old your skin is, this is one cream that will help to either keep you looking young, or turn back the clock and rejuvenate your appearance. It is a lovely cream to apply, and has a satisfyingly thick texture while being non-greasy and quickly absorbed by the skin, so much so you can apply make up almost immediately after using the cream.
For an off the shelf face cream, L’Orèal Youth Code not only delivers results, but is also very well priced. Add to that the packaging, which with it’s glass jar and shiny black lid looks and feels like a luxury pot of cream, it really is giving more expensive creams a run for their money. If you are looking for a skin care cream that will give you younger, smoother, softer looking skin without breaking the bank then this could well be the pot you need to reach for.
We are all looking for ways to keep our skin looking and feeling as young and healthy as possible, and skin care creams have always been a tried and trusted way to do so. However, it is not just cream that can keep your skin youthful and supple, certain types of oil have been shown to keep skin feeling and looking amazing, it’s just a case of finding the right one for your skin.
One of the problems with many creams and lotions is that they consist mainly of water. This means that they are readily soaked in by dry skin, and as the water is absorbed, the skin plumps up. When the water evaporates though, the skin then looses it’s plumpness. This is a kind of vicious circle when it comes to skin creams, which is why once you start using them there really seems to be no going back. However, there is another form of skin care that you can use that will actually improve the structure of your skin long term, as opposed to just improving the appearance in the short term and this is oil. Many people are too scared to use oil on their skin for fear of clogging pores and ending up with outbreaks of spots, which if you use the wrong kind of oil is a possible outcome. If you decide to use oil on your skin you have to choose carefully, and a good rule to follow is that if you wouldn’t put it in your body then you shouldn’t put it on your body.
Coconut oil is one of the best oils you can use on your skin, but you have to be sure it is unrefined so that it retains all it’s natural goodness. Refining oil strips the antioxidants from it, which means the oil is more likely to generate free-radicals and these are exactly what you need to fight to keep your skin young and healthy looking. Coconut oil is known to have powerful anti-bacterial components, along with excellent healing and soothing abilities making it perfect for all skin types.
If you don’t like the idea of using coconut oil, then you may prefer some of the specially made skin oils such as Bio-Oil or Rescue Oil, both of which are blends of carefully selected oils that combine to create an excellent skin nourishing treatment. Both oils are effective at not only moisturising even the driest of skins, but also have the ability to even out skin tone and reduce the appearance of scars and stretch marks. If you are looking for a new skin care cream, but would like to try something a little different, then trying out a skin oil could be the perfect solution.
One skin care cream that has been around for what seems like forever is the good old cold cream. We have all heard our mothers and grandmothers swearing by it’s cleansing and moisturising abilities, and some women have used it all their lives and have amazing skin to show for it.
Recently one particular cold cream has hit the news with a bang, thanks to Kylie Minogue saying she has started using it daily on advice from her mother. Pond’s Cold Cream is based on a cleanser that was used in Grecian times nearly 2,000 years ago. A physician called Galen found that you could remove make up with a combination of beeswax, water, olive oil, rose petals and water – the rose petals were probably to make it smell a bit nicer! Ponds Cold Cream was developed in 1905, and has been going strong ever since.
The magic of cold cream is that it can cleanse and moisturise your skin at the same time, and helps to improve the skins natural barrier, making it less susceptible to the elements. The very fact that women who have used it all their lives seem to have fantastic looking skin is a testament to the effectiveness of cold cream. While some people may find it a little heavy on their skin initially, with regular use most will find that their skin adapts, and that cold cream becomes a regular part of their skin care regime. If you do find that it feels to heavy on your skin, but love the way it removes make up and other impurities, then using a warm, damp facecloth to wipe the cream off your face will remove the majority of the cream, leaving your skin feeling light and refreshed as well as super clean and moisturised.
Having a pot of cream that does everything is excellent for those of us that are pushed for time, as skin care routines seem to be one of the first things that suffer when time is short. Being able to just use one cream to cleanse and moisturise your skin is ideal when you are in a rush, or even more so when you are about to fall into bed with your make-up still on, which we all no is a big no-no. Having a skin care cream that you can use for almost anything is the perfect shortcut to healthy, young looking skin.
