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Wrinkles 101
Young skin is thick and elastic and able to resist muscle tension, older skin is less elastic thus cannot resist muscle wrinkling, creating brow line and crows feet. What causes wrinkles? Sun, smoking, aging in general, hormones, and many other things. We can control how much sun we get ..and that is perhaps the MOST important key in the ANTI-AGING battle. However ...let's say you have them already ..what to do about it?
To help remove wrinkles, the best method is to apply AHA's (see list below) to the areas that have been damaged, where fat cells are sparse , and where muscle tension has produced lines and wrinkles. And then use SRCP's (skin remodeling copper peptides).
AHA's help remove old skin, while new skin migrates to the surface and are best when followed by SRCP's. SRCP's help increase collagen and elastin. With time, SRCP's helps with the removal of damaged skin and produce new skin ...removing wrinkles by firming and tightening the skin.
Did you know most cosmetic moisturizers damage skin. They wet the skin proteins to give the illusion of moisturization but the outer skin proteins should be kept relative dry and hard to protect underlying layers of your skin. This is why biological oils are actually better ..because they penetrate the skin and the skin's proteins ..getting deep down. Emu, Squalene, Retinol in Squalene oil are among some of the biological oils preferred.
Ok ..what EXACTLY do I do?
Application Tutorial:
1. wash face with Gentle Cleanser and pat dry face with towel.
2. Apply Exfol Serum (salicylic acid - mildest of AHA's and BHA's) to entire face (if too strong, dilute it with water).
3. Apply CP Serum (as little as 2 drops a day and slowly increase this amount) to whole face (see note)
4. Eyes - CP Night Eye (Premier - very mild) or CP Night Eyes (mild.) Wait about 20 mins before next step.
NOTE: Work from CP Serum to Super CP Serum or Trireduction P&R and then to Super Cop (I use Super Cop 2x)
5. To increase the CP's add a biological oil (Emu or Squalene) on top, these actually PUSH the CP's into the skin (for Milder effect, use the oils first then apply the CP's). I prefer to use Emu Oil.
If you DO decide to use CP's ..do NOT use a product in conjunction with them that contains Vit. C. They will counteract their abilities. I am adding a Retinol in with my routine. I use this before I add and CP's or alone in the morning with Emu oil (after washing).
UGLIES - if AHA's and SRCP's are used heavily at first ..there is a brief period where you go thru the uglies ..THIS IS NORMAL. As damaged skin is removed, the skin briefly becomes more loose, before it is pulled tight by the production of new collagen and elastin. Skin fibroblasts product collagen first, then elastin, then they slowly pull the protein strands together and tighten the skin. Hang in there ..it gets better.
You can also back off a few days, give your skin a break.
Super Cop is strong ..a very strong remodeling system. Start with a milder product first and work up to this. Super Cop is excellent for rapid skin rebuilding.
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SRCP's - Anti-inflammatory and detoxifies free radicals; removes damaged proteins; helps synthesis of new collagen, elastin and water holding proteins; rebuilds microcirculation and repairs skin barrier.
AHA's - normally on the skin surface; removes older skin and alllows new skin to surface. (glycolic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, citric acid and tartaric acid) BHA - only one - salicylic acid. The main difference is their lipid (oil) solubility. AHA's are water soluble only, while BHA is oil soluble. BHA is able to penetrate into the pore and therefore is better used on oily skin. Both will increase sun sensitivity, so the use of a sunscreen is recommended.
Biological Oils - Emu is similar to human skin oils; Squalene is normally in the skin
Retinoic acid - normally in skin; increases remodeling; natural skin component
Vit. C - normally in skin; increases collagen; good anti-oxidant (best taken internally)
Dermabrasion/Subcision - Cleansing or rubbing, microdermabrasion works on elevated/surface scars whereas subcision helps depressed/pitted scars.
Young skin is thick and elastic and able to resist muscle tension, older skin is less elastic thus cannot resist muscle wrinkling, creating brow line and crows feet. What causes wrinkles? Sun, smoking, aging in general, hormones, and many other things. We can control how much sun we get ..and that is perhaps the MOST important key in the ANTI-AGING battle. However ...let's say you have them already ..what to do about it?
To help remove wrinkles, the best method is to apply AHA's (see list below) to the areas that have been damaged, where fat cells are sparse , and where muscle tension has produced lines and wrinkles. And then use SRCP's (skin remodeling copper peptides).
AHA's help remove old skin, while new skin migrates to the surface and are best when followed by SRCP's. SRCP's help increase collagen and elastin. With time, SRCP's helps with the removal of damaged skin and produce new skin ...removing wrinkles by firming and tightening the skin.
Did you know most cosmetic moisturizers damage skin. They wet the skin proteins to give the illusion of moisturization but the outer skin proteins should be kept relative dry and hard to protect underlying layers of your skin. This is why biological oils are actually better ..because they penetrate the skin and the skin's proteins ..getting deep down. Emu, Squalene, Retinol in Squalene oil are among some of the biological oils preferred.
Ok ..what EXACTLY do I do?
Application Tutorial:
1. wash face with Gentle Cleanser and pat dry face with towel.
2. Apply Exfol Serum (salicylic acid - mildest of AHA's and BHA's) to entire face (if too strong, dilute it with water).
3. Apply CP Serum (as little as 2 drops a day and slowly increase this amount) to whole face (see note)
4. Eyes - CP Night Eye (Premier - very mild) or CP Night Eyes (mild.) Wait about 20 mins before next step.
NOTE: Work from CP Serum to Super CP Serum or Trireduction P&R and then to Super Cop (I use Super Cop 2x)
5. To increase the CP's add a biological oil (Emu or Squalene) on top, these actually PUSH the CP's into the skin (for Milder effect, use the oils first then apply the CP's). I prefer to use Emu Oil.
If you DO decide to use CP's ..do NOT use a product in conjunction with them that contains Vit. C. They will counteract their abilities. I am adding a Retinol in with my routine. I use this before I add and CP's or alone in the morning with Emu oil (after washing).
UGLIES - if AHA's and SRCP's are used heavily at first ..there is a brief period where you go thru the uglies ..THIS IS NORMAL. As damaged skin is removed, the skin briefly becomes more loose, before it is pulled tight by the production of new collagen and elastin. Skin fibroblasts product collagen first, then elastin, then they slowly pull the protein strands together and tighten the skin. Hang in there ..it gets better.
You can also back off a few days, give your skin a break.
Super Cop is strong ..a very strong remodeling system. Start with a milder product first and work up to this. Super Cop is excellent for rapid skin rebuilding.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SRCP's - Anti-inflammatory and detoxifies free radicals; removes damaged proteins; helps synthesis of new collagen, elastin and water holding proteins; rebuilds microcirculation and repairs skin barrier.
AHA's - normally on the skin surface; removes older skin and alllows new skin to surface. (glycolic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, citric acid and tartaric acid) BHA - only one - salicylic acid. The main difference is their lipid (oil) solubility. AHA's are water soluble only, while BHA is oil soluble. BHA is able to penetrate into the pore and therefore is better used on oily skin. Both will increase sun sensitivity, so the use of a sunscreen is recommended.
Biological Oils - Emu is similar to human skin oils; Squalene is normally in the skin
Retinoic acid - normally in skin; increases remodeling; natural skin component
Vit. C - normally in skin; increases collagen; good anti-oxidant (best taken internally)
Dermabrasion/Subcision - Cleansing or rubbing, microdermabrasion works on elevated/surface scars whereas subcision helps depressed/pitted scars.
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