Wrinkles are one of the first signs of time passing by, and although someone may appreciate them as they represent memories of all the experiences so far lived, someone else may want to try to reduce their appearance. In this case, peptides are effective against wrinkles.

We all have asked ourselves at least once what the best remedy to reduce wrinkles is, and that is right what this article deals with. Here there are the contents of the article:

• How and why do wrinkles occur?
• What can be done to reduce wrinkles?
• Peptides against wrinkles
  • Peptides Complex with Sacha Inchi
  • Hyaluronic Acid and Peptides
  • Phytoretinol and Peptides
  • Plant Collagen and Peptides
    
• Skin care routine for mature and very mature skins with wrinkles
• Conclusion

How and why do wrinkles occur?

First of all, let's define what wrinkles are: wrinkles are structural alterations of the skin that loses its elasticity and gets thinner as time goes by, until creating a groove, that is a wrinkle. As we get older, our organism produces less collagen and elastin, which are the proteins responsible for skin's elasticity and tone. One of the first reasons why wrinkles occur is then the natural skin aging process that leads to a reduction in the production of such proteins.  

However, aging is not the one and only reasons why wrinkles occur: we also have to include:

• genetics;
• facial expressions;
• sun exposure without using sunscreens;
• free radicals and oxidative stress;
• bad habits like smoking and drinking too much, or not having enough sleep.  

What can be done to reduce wrinkles?

So, wrinkles mainly occur because of a reduction in collagen and elastin production. Before going on with suggesting you remedies to reduce wrinkles, we'd want you to know that to eliminate wirnkles forever there exists a solution, which is undergoing treatments of cosmetic surgery. However, before choosing this way, which often is invasive and expensive, we want to suggest you greener and more natural remedies to minimise wrinkles. 

Just a little clarification: if your wrinkles are caused by your facial expressions, try to combine the action of specific products with facial gymnastics and massages! 

Either way, if you would like to reduce wrinkles, we suggest you make small changes in your everyday life and include anti-age products in your beauty routine. First of all, to stay healthy outiside you have to start from the inside: make sure to drink at least 2L of water everyday, thus preventing the skin from getting thinner and drier; try to include food rich in vitamin C, which is a powerful antioxidant, in your diet. It can be found in citrus fruits, kiwis, berries, and cabbages.

As to your skin care, we are about to deal with it soon. In the meantime, just make sure to protect your skin using a sunscreen even during winter. To do so, we suggest you use our Antipollution firming face cream - High Protection SPF 30. As to your lifestyle, try to avoid smoking and drinking too much, and make sure to have enough sleep.

Peptides against wrinkles

We have just suggested you a few small changes you should make to your lifestile in order to reduce wrinkles. But we know that you have been waiting for this...and now the time to deal with anti-wrinkles skin care routine has come! What can be used to treat winkles? Peptides are very effective against them and once you have tried using them, we know that you will never go back. If you don't know what peptides are and what benefits they have in reducing wrinkles, we are here to tell you.

Peptides are sequences of amino acids that constitute proteins: to make it simpler, just imagine them as small bricks on which proteins are built. Peptides are naturally present in our organism and they build proteins like collagen and elastin. And as we know that as we get older our organism reduce their production, it is essential to use products that contain peptides to stimulate it again. 

In addition, peptides have many other beneficial properties for our skin:

• they improve skin's elasticity;
• they strenghten the natural skin barrier and protect it from free radicals;
• they reduce the depth and lenght;
• they increase levels of skin hydration.

Peptides are an ideal ally to counteract the presence of wrinkles and other signs of time, as they make the organism both stimulate and improve many skin functions, like skin renewal. Peptides are also highly tollerated by all skin types, even the most sensitive ones, and you will soon see that if you stop using them, your skin may go back to its original condition. For this reason, keep using them, or even better, combine their action with other Pure Actives. 

Peptides Complex with Sacha Inchi

If you're looking for a peptide-based face serum, try our Peptides Complex with Sacha Inchi, a Pure Active with firming, toning, and lifting action.

Peptides Complex contains a hexapeptide, composed of 6 plant-derived amino acids obtained through fermentation, and Sacha Inchi extract, itself rich in peptides, a perennial plant from South America. The combination of these two ingredients effectively and comprehensively acts on the rejuvenation of the face and décolleté.

Peptides Complex with Sacha Inchi is therefore able to:

• improve the tone and elasticity of the skin;
• counteract natural skin sagging;
• stimulate the production of collagen and elastin;
• minimize the appearance of skin spots and redness;
• make the skin appear more toned, compact, firm, and less marked.

Hyaluronic Acid and Peptides

We have mentioned that one way to counteract the appearance of wrinkles is to maintain correct levels of hydration. In addition to drinking at least 2 liters of water a day to prevent the skin from drying out and thinning, use Hyaluronic Acid for moisturizing and lifting action – our best-seller anti-aging face serum!

Our Hyaluronic Acid is highly effective because it is composed of three different molecular weights mixed together:

1. High molecular weight: Its size prevents it from passing through the skin, allowing the molecule to act on the surface by providing moisturizing and film-forming action, preventing the naturally present water on the skin from evaporating.
2. Medium molecular weight: It is absorbed more easily even though it cannot reach the deeper layers. However, it allows the passage of water to maintain optimal hydration.
3. Low and very low molecular weight: The reduced size of the hyaluronic acid molecules enables them to reach the deeper layers, plumping and nourishing the natural network already present.

We can define it as a targeted treatment against wrinkles, giving the skin an immediate and lasting lifting effect, reshaping the features of the face and décolleté. When combined with peptides, hyaluronic acid enhances its moisturizing properties because peptides improve the tone and elasticity of the skin, stimulating collagen production and thus reducing wrinkles.

Phytoretinol and Peptides

Do you remember about retinol? Also known as provitamin A, retinol has been used for many years in cosmetics, since the 1980s. In particular, it was used in antiage products to fight skin aging and to stimulate collagen production. Its lifting effect is really effective, so what is the problem with retinol? Retinol commonly contained in cosmetics products is photosensitizing and highly irritating. What is the solution? Phyoretinol, the organic alternative to retinol. 

Phytoretinol is a Pure Active with anitaging effects that contributes to skin renewal and to collagen production. It is plant-based and it gently works on the skin by counteracting wrinkles, regenerating skin cells, and giving a lasting lifting effect. Day by day, you will notice all the benefits that Phyoretinol give to your skin. If combined with peptides, these Pure Actives boost their antiwrinkles and antioxidant properties.

Plant Collagen and Peptides

You still haven't found the right combination for your skin? Try to combine Peptides Complex with Plant Collagen: this Pure Active has lifting and firming effects that provide the skin with the right proteins and support it needs to fight signs of time. It also moisturizes and protects the skin from external agents.

Plant Collagen comes from the combination of two extract obtained by the fruit of Kigelia Africana and the bark of Quillaja Saponaria, rich in peptides and flavonoids respectively, and that, once in synergy, unleash their powerful elasticising, toning and lifting actions. In addition to nourishing and repairing the skin, these precious active ingredients provide an immediate natural tightening effect. As Plant Collagen already has Peptides in its formula, you can use it pure before applying face cream, or as a booster by adding 1 or 2 drops of it in your favourite face cream or serum. Plant Collagen will make the texture of your cream much lighter and easier to absorbe. 

Skin care routine for mature and very mature skins with wrinkles

If you want to build a specific anti-wrinkle beauty routine, read our dedicated article here to choose the one that best suits your needs.

Here you will find recommended products for a beauty routine for mature and very mature skin for a 360° anti-aging action:

• Step 1 - Mirtilla Cleansing Mousse, have we ever told you? A good routine always starts with good cleansing.
• Step 1a - Once a month - Exfoliation with AHA Peel, to be applied once a day for 6 days. The exfoliation phase is particularly recommended in an anti-aging routine because it regenerates the skin.
• Step 2 - Pomegranate Active Constitutional Water, a tonic to spray on the face rich in bioactive substances that give the skin tone, brightness, and radiant freshness, countering the action of free radicals.
• Step 3 - 1 drop of Hyaluronic Acid + Peptides Complex with Sacha Inchi + Plant Collagen + Phytoretinol + Vitamin C mixed together: as we have seen, the skin is mature for a variety of reasons, and if we want to act effectively, we must do so on multiple fronts. This powerful mix of actives allows us to have a truly structured 360° action. You can find all the pure anti-aging actives in the Pure Actives Kit.
• Step 3a - if mixing all the actives is not convenient, we can also mix 2 drops of some of them, for example, Peptide Complex with Sacha Inchi and Hyaluronic Acid, applying them in purity on the face and then adding 1 drop of the others, in this case, Plant Collagen, Phytoretinol, or in the No-age Bioactive Serum or directly into the face cream.
• Step 4 - Pomegranate No-Age Face Cream, a very rich cream, perfect for countering the effects of time and the action of free radicals and for giving radiance and deep nourishment to the face and décolleté, to which we can add 2 drops of Coenzyme Q10 for face protection.
• Step 5 - 3-in-1 Eye Contour Cream, to counteract bags, dark circles, and wrinkles in one gesture.

Intensive treatment after cleansing - once a week:

• Wondermask - Antiage Face Mask in natural cellulose: Just shake the bag, open it, and apply the mask to the face for 15 minutes. Its illuminating and plumping action can defend our skin from the signs of aging and defeat dullness and gravity.
• Antiage radiance mask - Forever Young: It is a concentrated anti-aging mask capable of regenerating the skin, giving it a fresh, rested, and relaxed effect. It is a real intensive treatment that fights the signs of aging and helps make the skin toned and compact. Just apply it to wet face and leave it on for 10-15 minutes.

Conclusion

We have met wrinkles from the inside and the outside: now it is up to you to choose the products that best suit your needs and combine at their best! 

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