Wrinkles

Wrinkles are one of the most obvious signs of skin ageing.

The number of skin cells produced by the body has been shown to decrease by around 10% for every ten years of life after we reach maturity. More over skin cells divide more slowly as we age making the skin less able to repair itself quickly.

With the associated reduction in the quantity and quality of collagen produced and the associated weakening of the elastin fibres that provide our skin with its flexibility, the overall structure or some call it scaffolding of the skin, degrades and the skin begins to sag and line. Sagging is exacerbated as the layer of fat cells under the skin thins with age.

Hormonal changes also mean that less sebum is produced and the skin becomes drier and more likely to break. However, the underlying mechanism for the formation of wrinkles has not been completely unravelled. Recently a significant correlation has been found between a decrease in the length, width, number and total area of elastic (oxytalan) fibres & the deepness of wrinkles. 

The development of wrinkles is also often secondary to sun damage (actinic elastosis), specifically the degeneration of the elastic tissue of the dermis, and to the disappearance of micro-fibrils and collagen fibres at the junction between the epidermis and the underlying dermis in the skin.  It is known that wrinkles develop mainly on sun-exposed skin, indicating that skin can be dramatically altered by chronic sun exposure.

Specifically it has been demonstrated that sun exposure can lead to an increase in the collagen degrading enzyme collagenase.

Skincare Routine For Care of Ageing Skin

Yin Yang Products For Care of Ageing Skin

i.   Skin Cleanser
ii.  Kaolin Face Mask
iii. Orange Flower Tonic
iv. Natural Moisturiser
v.  pH-Amino Gold Defence Lotion
vi.  Skin Renew
vii. Wild Yam & Soya Cream

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