Overview

Glucosamine Complex acts as one of the primary ingredients in Dermitàge Skin Renewal Complex, which is currently one of the top rated anti-wrinkle formulas on this site. According to the researchers at AntiAging-Reviews.com, very few skincare companies have realized the wisdom of including this unique and powerful skin rejuvenator in their products. But Dermitàge realized early on in their research that this ingredient complex was an essential part of creating an anti-aging effect that people want.

Featured Ingredients

The main component of Glucosamine Complex is glucosamine itself. As natural mineral-like compound, glucosamine is naturally found in the body since birth. It is found in most living things, including some plants. Glucosamine helps the body to produce collagen, which is one of the most important elements of healthy skin. Collagen keeps skin tight and firm and works with a related compound called elastin (which is responsible for youthful skin’s ability to “snap” back into place when it is stretched) to produce the healthy glow that is associated with young-looking skin.  

Glucosamine Complex, when applied to the surface of skin, helps to gently yet powerfully exfoliate the surface of the skin. It helps wipe away dead and dry skin, which are one of the main causes of a dull and wrinkled appearance. More importantly, Glucosamine Complex makes way for young, fresh and newly created skin cells to rise to the surface, where they tighten and firm the skin and keep it soft and young-looking. Studies suggest that Glucosamine Complex can also help the body to replenish its own supply of collagen, which decreases in age. The Glucosamine Complex found in the Dermitàge line of anti-aging formulas was found to boost collagen by as much as 168% in a matter of days.

 The researchers at AntiAging-Reviews.com feel that this approach makes more sense than trying to deliver whole collagen molecules to the body (which is difficult to do and often this collagen comes from questionable animal sources like crushed cow bones or shellfish shells, which can aggravate allergies). Glucosamine Complex, instead of replacing your body’s lost collagen, actually encourages it to make more of its own, which will lead to a more dramatic and lasting youthening effect. 

Web Site Description

Not Applicable. Glucosamine Complex is an ingredient featured in the Dermitàge Skin Renewal Complex, so it does not possess its own Web site. However, you can find out more about this remarkable skin exfoliator and protector by visiting the Dermitàge web site at www.dermitage.com. This Web site also contains detailed information about the products that contain Glucosamine Complex, as well as information about how you can try these formulas free before deciding if they are right for you.

Positives

- Gently yet effectively exfoliates the surface of the skin, removing old and dead skin cells

- Encourages the production of collagen, boosting it by 168% in a few days

- Works well when partnered with other anti-aging nutrients, such as Hyaluronic acid

 Negatives

- After surveying dozens of skin products, it seems as if it difficult to find, except in the Dermitàge line. It would be nice if other skincare lines made use of this remarkable exfoliator and collagen booster, but at the least, consumers have a top choice in Dermitàge.

Conclusion

Glucosamine Complex remains one of the safest and most effective naturally derived ingredients for the skin. It performs a demonstrative effect on the skin, helping remove the dead skin that makes wrinkles more visible, while also encouraging replenishment with fresh and healthy skin. AntiAging-Reviews.com believes that this ingredient should eventually be a standard inclusion in all anti-aging formulas.

Overview

Hyaluronic Acid is not actually a separate skin care formula, but is a featured ingredient in the Dermitàge line of anti-aging products. After receiving several requests about this active compound - which performs a unique and powerful action and is responsible for many of Dermitàge’s dramatic effects on the skin - AntiAging-Reviews.com researchers decided to review this ingredient specifically for their readers.

Hyaluronic was first discovered when scientists were investigating the process of how arthritis develops in the body’s bones and joints. It was found that Hyaluronic acid, which is a natural lubricant produced by the body, is crucial to the joints because it helps retain moisture in the space between the joints and acts as a natural cushion. Soon after, scientists realized that the skin also contains a high amount of Hyaluronic acid, where this nutrient also helps retain moisture so that collagen and elastin can continue to keep skin firm, smooth and wrinkle-free.

 Unfortunately, Hyaluronic acid levels decease with age. The loss of Hyaluronic acid can lead to dry and dull skin that eventually sags and forms wrinkles once collagen and elastin lose this powerful ally. The good news is that formulas like Dermitàge have been developed to delivery Hyaluronic acid back into the skin, where it helps retain moisture and keeps skin supple and soft. 

Web Site Description

Not Applicable. Hyaluronic acid is an ingredient featured in the Dermitàge Skin Renewal Complex, so it does not have its own Web site. However, you can find out more about this remarkable skin lubricant and softener by visiting the Dermitàge web site at www.dermitage.com. This Web site also contains detailed information about the products that contain Hyaluronic acid, as well as information about how you can try these Dermitàge formulas free before deciding if they are right for you.

Positives

- Because it is naturally produced by the body, Hyaluronic acid that is delivered via topical creams tends to be absorbed rapidly into the skin

- Helps quickly restore moisture levels in skin and nourishes collagen and elastin so that skin becomes softer, more supple and younger-looking

- Derived from natural sources, so it tends to be less irritating than artificial pro-moisture compounds, which tend to be manufactured from harsh chemicals

 Negatives

- While Hyaluronic acid is becoming more common in anti-aging skincare formulas, many of these products do not contain the correct amount, or their delivery systems are insufficient in order to deeply penetrate the skin so that Hyaluronic acid can retain moisture in the inner layers of skin. One of the best formulas for doing this, however, is Dermitàge. 

Conclusion

Hyaluronic acid is another ingredient, like Glucosamine Complex, which should become standard inclusion in all effective anti-aging skin treatments. Because no other component seems to hold onto the skin’s moisture as well as Hyaluronic acid does - and because it is naturally produced by the body - it is a safe choice. AntiAging-Reviews.com highly recommends products that contain this ingredient.

Overview

First created in 1993, Lifting Spheres were developed to provide an alternative to conventional methods of reducing wrinkles and firming the skin via injection or laser resurfacing. This breakthrough in technology is based on the concept of using vegetable-derived microscopic spheres, which are delivered below the surface of the skin. Once they have penetrated into the inner layers, these Spheres swell with the skin’s natural moisture content to several times their own size. Considering that thousands of these Spheres are delivered at once, the cumulative effect results in a gentle but noticeable plumping of the skin. Researchers have found that, within days, use of Lifting Spheres results in a smoothing and gradual tightening of the outer layer of the skin. Although this effect may be less dramatic than injections or resurfacing, it functions quite effectively as alternative to these methods, which some consumers would rather avoid.

Lifting Spheres are not featured as their own individual formula, but are usually combined with other ingredients to provide full-spectrum anti-aging effects for the skin. As of now, very few products have made optimum use of this remarkable technology, since serious effort is required to find the right combination of nutrients to combine with the dramatic wrinkle-reduction effects of Lifting Spheres. Currently, Dermitàge is one of the best formulas to offer Lifting Spheres within their line of products. Due to the impressive research behind this complex, it seems that any formula containing the firming and tightening power of Lifting Spheres should be seriously considered as a daily anti-aging regimen.

Web Site Description

Not Applicable. Lifting Spheres are featured as an integral part of the Dermitàge line of anti-aging skin products, so this technology does not have its own Web site. However, you can find out more about Lifting Spheres by visiting the Dermitàge web site at www.dermitage.com. This Web site also contains detailed information about the formulas that contain Lifting Spheres, as well as information about how you can try these Dermitàge formulas free before deciding if they are right for you.

Positives

- Provides a natural alternative to injections and resurfacing techniques as a method of lifting and firming aging skin.

- Lifting Spheres take advantage of the skin’s own moisture content by capturing molecules that would normally leave the skin, plumping to several times their own size without chemicals or artificial means.

- Since Lifting Spheres do not introduce artificial substances to the skin, they tend to be less irritating and more tolerable by the skin, making it reasonable for all skin types.

 Negatives

- Since the technology behind Lifting Spheres is relatively new, few companies have dedicated the research necessary to making sure it is combined with the right nutrients to perform a comprehensive skincare system. One company, among a select few, is Dermitàge.

- Lifting Spheres are manufactured using safe, biological processes. Although the technology is trademarked, it may not be long before cheap imitators emerge onto the market, making products that feature the original technology more desirable, if not harder to obtain.

Conclusion

It has always been a goal to find natural compounds that can fill in wrinkles and lines, in order to provide the flattening and lifting effect that injections and other methods provide. Until now, most efforts have yielded mixed results. Therefore, it is the opinion of the AntiAging-Reviews.com researchers that the Lifting Spheres achieves many of these goals in a superior manner. Because Lifting Spheres take advantage of the skin’s natural moisture-shedding process, they make a natural choice for any anti-aging regimen.

Overview

Hydroderm was developed during the skincare “boom” of the late 90s as a way of reducing wrinkles and rejuvenating the skin. Its Age-Defying Wrinkle Reducer claims to deliver entire, intact collagen molecules into the skin, where they will theoretically be accepted by the body and replenish lost collagen. Hydroderm received much notoriety for its aggressive and convincing Web marketing campaigns, which promised that this formula was the “answer for younger looking skin.”

Many such products have made this same promise but have failed to deliver. Considering the scientific near impossibility of delivering actual whole collagen molecules into the skin - without injections - the researchers at AntiAging-Reviews.com admittedly were skeptical about Hydroderm’s ability to deliver true anti-aging results. Therefore, the team decided to conduct its own independent research.

Featured Ingredients

Even after ordering the product and testing it, the AntiAging-Reviews.com team found it difficult to decipher what ingredients Hydroderm contained. Apparently, the Web site claims that Hydroderm uses proprietary technology to deliver whole collagen molecules into the skin. What kind of collagen is another question. The bottle only lists the collagen as “Marine Collagen,” which leads the science team to suspect that Hydroderm, like many products that are only temporary in their results, use a combination of shellfish and similar derivatives to accomplish results.  The other ingredient touted on the product’s Web site is Vyo-Serum, which - as best can be gathered - seems to contain a mixture of proteins and peptides designed to provide a “tingling effect” so that the consumer perceives there to be some sort of lifting effect on the skin. At press time, no conclusive research for Vyo-Serum has been found. 

Web Site Description

The Hydroderm Web site contains very little information about the Wrinkle Reducer or the other products within its skincare line. Even with the heading of “Science,” there seems to be a disturbing lack of specifics about what the product contains or the scientific research behind its claims. In addition, most of the text and graphics on the site seem to be directed towards getting visitors to sign up for monthly shipments of the formula, which may or may not be clear upon ordering.

Positives

- The Wrinkle Reducer does seem to have a tingling effect on the skin, but this seems to be temporary

- Testimonials are posted on the web site, but AntiAging-Reviews.com cannot vouch for their accuracy

 Negatives

- While the concept of delivering whole collagen seems to make sense, the rules of science seem to make it impossible without injections

- The web site does not contain any specifics about the scientific research on the product

Conclusion

The Hydroderm Wrinkle Reducer claims to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines by replenishing lost collagen. But it is difficult to determine if these claims have been scientifically established. In addition, the lack of research on the collagen technology is concerning. It seems to make more sense to the editors of AntiAging-Reviews.com to employ ingredients such as Glucosamine Complex, Hyaluronic Acid, Lifting Spheres and Regenex to encourage the skin’s production of its own collagen, rather than relying on marine or animal sources.