wrinkles

It's no secret that most people under 30 are blessed with smooth, wrinkle-free skin. What isn't well known is that coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) may be the reason why. If you haven't heard about CoQ10's ability to combat deep wrinkles, the cosmetic industry has. So it's no surprise that this novel nutrient has been showing up in a variety of moisturizers, night creams, and serums. CoQ10 is a Read more...

Having wrinkles smoothed and facial blemishes removed doesn't necessarily demand a surgeon's knife and weeks of recovery. These days, an educated touch with a laser can do both. It's becoming a fashion trend -- like having your teeth whitened -- to receive nonsurgical or noninvasive procedures to improve appearance. The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery reported this year that 15 Read more...

Wrinkles! They're every mature woman's nightmare. Many women are scouring drugstore shelves and taking notes on TV beauty ads, searching for a facelift in a bottle. TV commercials are flashing models pushing formulas that promise to make your skin look youthful and tight as the skin on a drum -- but much lovelier. The American Society for Nutrition recently conducted a study aimed at Read more...

If you want cosmetics that remove cellulite, reduce wrinkles, combat acne, moisturize skin, improve skin elasticity, prevent oxidant damage and so much more, just kelp yourself. Sorry. Puns are hard to resist when talking about the growing wave of "marine" cosmetics -- products containing extracts of seaweed, sea mud, and other things you'd probably consider icky at the shore. "Nature's beauty Read more...

Skin is the body's largest organ and is responsible for maintaining water and salt balance within the body, cushioning delicate internal organs, and serving as the first-line of defense against germs attempting to invade the body. This last purpose is perhaps the most important reason to maintain healthy skin as we age: Healthy skin is better able to perform immunoprotective functions such Read more...

The search for the Fountain of Youth is, pardon the phrase, as old as time. After all, legend has it that Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon was trying to find it when he discovered Florida in 1513.   But modern explorers determined to delay the effects of age on their faces don't have far to go. The "fountain" can be as close as the local drugstore or department store. Read more...

QUESTION: I've heard that eating chocolate and sweets causes breakouts. Can someone finally clear this up?ANSWER: Eating chocolate cannot trigger breakouts, but there is recent evidence that suggests consuming excessive amounts of sugar over a long period of time can cause skin to look dull and wrinkled, explains Jeanine Downie, M.D., a Montclair, N.J.-based dermatologist. The extra sugar Read more...

We're living for longer than ever before, but who wants to look their age? Fortunately, science is proving that the food we eat can put the brakes on the aging process, both on the inside and the outside. Investing in a healthy diet now can help reduce the likelihood of suffering from ailments such as failing eyesight, arthritis and heart disease, as well as fatigue and lackluster Read more...

Some of the more effective treatments for achieving healthy, attractive skin involve water, pure and simple. Beauty advisers Anna Selby and Alice Kavounas have written books on the subject, and they offer some tips. "Drinking enough water each day will help keep fine lines and wrinkles at bay," says Kavounas, author of "Water: Pure Therapy." What happens is that "the Read more...

For ThirdAgers who don't already know it, a good foundation for the complexion is exactly that. "The one product that makes a huge difference to women of 40-plus," says beauty expert Laura Mercier, "is a good foundation." "Older skins need it whenever there are shadows, darkness, or broken veins," she says -- but avoid overdoing it. Stay away from applying Read more...