Breakthroughs in medical science have made it possible for us to live longer, healthier lives. One area that scientists continue to focus on is aging. Experts are working with the body’s powerful ability to heal itself. They know that collagen is a protein that play a critical role in healing and supporting the structure and strength of the body…including skin, bones and joints.

The skincare industry has never been larger and companies have the potential of reaching record profits, even in times of crisis. You probably noticed that each producer will use a somewhat different formula and claim that this is the perfect solution against wrinkles. Wrinkle cream producers will argue on any subject, but they will agree on one thing: wrinkles are created by lack of collagen.

So, what do you need to do to regain youthful skin? Simple, you can boost your skins collagen by such natural substances that boost the natural collagen production.

Collagen is nature’s most fundamental and abundant building block. In fact, collagen makes up 70% to 80% of the skin’s dermis, providing structure, strength, and support. Collagen depletes naturally over time as we age, leading to a tired or aged appearance. This happens through the formation of new wrinkles and folds, and changes in facial contour and structure. The natural pace of collagen loss can be accelerated by such factors as sun exposure, genetics, hormonal changes, and smoking. By replacing lost collagen with an advanced collagen compound, EVOLENCE® dermal filler can help enhance and maintain the structure, volume, and naturally younger-looking appearance of your skin.

EVOLENCE® dermal filler represents a breakthrough in treating the effects of aging by replacing the collagen you’ve lost with collagen that lasts. A truly novel dermal filler, EVOLENCE® can immediately improve and refresh your appearance by smoothing out and softening unwanted wrinkles and folds, and restoring structure and facial contour in volume-depleted areas. The visible, natural-looking results are achieved immediately, with minimal-to-no downtime, so you can get right back to your daily activities. These immediate results last for at least 6 months, so you can avoid the costly repeat treatments often associated with other fillers.

EVOLENCE® is injected by a trained physician or aesthetic professional, and your desired results may be achieved in just 1 visit. Only your physician or aesthetic professional can determine the best treatment approach for achieving your desired results.

Introducing collagen to our bodies is one way of attempting to slow down or even reverse this aging process. Some turn to facial injections of collagen to prevent wrinkles. Bovine collagen is usually used for this. It can plump the skin for a few months but is eventually metabolised by our bodies and so the procedure needs to be repeated. If the procedure is not done well the patient can end up with a rather bloated or distorted face. A much less intrusive form of skincare is collagen supplements. Collagen supplements not only help the anti wrinkling of our skin but also help our joints. But you should choose wisely. You may not always be getting the type or quality of collagen that you think you are.

Any quality anti aging skin cream will have ingredients that act synergistically with each other, and will contain a wide array of these ingredients for maximum effect. So, the question is, what should be among these ingredients?

Retinol, which is derived from vitamin A, should be among them. Such derivatives are powerful anti-oxidants which thus fend off aging. Retinol has been scientifically proven to increase the production of collagen while plumping out the skin, so that fine lines and wrinkles are diminished. Skin tone and color are improved, and hyperpigmentation (those unsightly mottled patches) on the skin is diminished by retinol in skin creams, too.

Retinol’s even more powerful counterpart, tretinoin, is used in dermatologists’ prescriptions, including those designed to fight severe acne. Now, while retinol hydrates the dermis and hypodermis, or the skin’s under-layers, the epidermis may become flaky and dry from contact with it; but, in a complete anti aging skin cream, there will be plenty of high quality moisturizers that remove this side effect.

Speaking of vitamins, how about vitamin C? This anti-oxidant rich vitamin has been demonstrated to increase the body’s production of elastin and collagen, the chemical compounds that keep your skin flexible, strong, and resilient so that wrinkles, fine lines, and scar tissue are diminished.

Your body naturally begins producing less and less elastin and collagen as you get older, so it’s important to start putting them back into you. You can supplement an anti aging skin cream’s vitamin C effects by eating “an orange a day”, too. If like broccoli, you can get plenty of vitamin C from that, too. (If you don’t care for it, try eating it with melted cheese over it–yummy.)

There is another compound that you have probably heard of called CoQ-10 (co-enzyme Q-10), which is naturally produced by your body to maximize the tissues’ use of energy, which in turn means you have stronger immune and cardiovascular systems that fend off free radical damage and, as one result, keep your skin looking and feeling young.

Again, this is another substance that slowly diminishes in production as you age, and it is said that anyone over the age of 40 should be taking CoQ-10 supplements for general health and increased energy. Some research has demonstrated that CoQ-10 helps to diminish wrinkles crow’s feet around the eyes. A skin cream that has CoQ-10 in it will be yellow or orange.

Look for these ingredients among many others in your anti aging face cream.