Why don’t wrinkle creams work the way we want them to, and how should they be used to get the most benefit? Narrated by chemist Xavier Ormanse.
In the eight years that I have been interviewing the developers of anti-aging products, I have not met a single one on whose skin age would not leave traces. It would seem that here it is – the best confirmation that wrinkle creams do not really work. And yet, do not rush to conclusions, urges one of the leading experts in the creation of anti-wrinkle creams, Xavier Ormancey, who has worked at Chanel for 20 years and is now the head of Yves Rocher laboratories.
“Just because wrinkle creams don’t work the way we want them to, doesn’t mean they don’t work at all. Thanks to these tools, the renewal of our skin really proceeds more rapidly and efficiently. The only question is that all this is not for long. Anti-wrinkle cream gives the best results in a month or two after the start of its use (they are, as a rule, voiced by cosmetic companies when advertising their products). These results may persist for some time, but then everything returns to its previous state. So that the best thing we can do to prolong the youthfulness of the skin is to choose for ourselves two different cosmetic lines and alternate them, using each for six months. However, life can make its own adjustments in this case. Experiences, illness, lack of sleep reduce the effectiveness of cosmetics. So the notorious healthy lifestyle, the ability to manage stress (meditation, yoga …) preserve beauty much more reliably than creams. By the way, the pleasure of using funds is directly related to their effectiveness. After all, if you like the process of applying anti-wrinkle cream, you are more likely to do it regularly, without missing a single day. That’s why we’ve been chasing after pleasant textures and fragrances for so long. By the way, for the same purpose, many companies add light-reflecting particles, micro-granules to fill in bumps and other tricks to instantly improve the appearance of the skin in anti-wrinkle creams.
Matter of habit
Those who have not often pampered their skin with cosmetics before will get better results from anti-wrinkle cream than those who used cosmetics actively before, Xavier Ormance is sure.