An anti aging hand cream is an important part of any health and beauty regimen. The hands experience much greater wear and tear during normal daily routines than other parts of the body. So, cosmetics that target the hands should contain specifically formulated ingredients.
Keratin proteins are the major structural component of the outermost of the skin's layers, as well as the fingernails and the hair. Many cosmetic companies have attempted to use keratin protein in anti aging hand cream and other lotions, but in nature, the protein is hard and not water soluble.
The harsh manufacturing method that most manufacturers use to make keratin soluble denaturalizes the protein, so it cannot effectively be used by the skin. One manufacture, the KERATEC Company, has come up with a patented manufacturing process that creates a keratin emulsion that can penetrate deeply through many of the skin's layers.
They named their emulsion Functional Keratin and it can be found in an effective anti aging hand cream and body lotion, but you won't see it at the department store cosmetic counters. It is extracted from wool, rather than animal hooves and similar parts.
Both the wool and the manufacturing process are too expensive for most cosmetic companies to consider. They would rather use less effective inexpensive ingredients and put them in a fancy bottle with a fashion designer's name on it.
Independent research conducted in Barcelona showed that Functional Keratin has a high content of several amino acids. Long term clinical studies were conducted using volunteers suffering from detergent-induced contact dermatitis. Mostly, they were dishwashers.
If an anti aging hand cream can correct dermatitis, the symptoms of which are redness, peeling, cracking and eventually wrinkling, then it will definitely work for the average person. The researchers found that Functional Keratin improved the moisture and elasticity of the skin on the hands, with regular topical application.
The best anti aging hand cream that I have found is actually a body lotion. It's rather expensive for use on the whole body, but I can use it regularly on my hands and I've noticed quite a difference.
My hands were starting to look like my grandmothers. The skin was loose and wrinkled looking. I'm an "outdoorsy type" by nature and over the years, I really neglected my hands. The anti aging hand cream and body lotion that I use contains the new Functional Keratin, along with a number of other active ingredients.
It's not sold in stores. You can only buy it direct from the manufacturer. KERATEC doesn't sell to individual consumers, only to companies that have their own line of skincare products.
You see, Functional Keratin is only one important ingredient in anti aging hand cream. You need vitamin E, but COQ10 has proven to be even more effective. Honey has been used for hundreds, possibly thousands of years to heal skin damage.
Olive oil, grape seed oil and jojoba wax are also important for anti aging hand cream. You may have to do a little searching to find the product that I use, but if your hands look like mine used to, it's worth the effort.
