Restoring Radiance And Turning Back The Clock | Miami MD

When people discuss age-related concerns, they tend to focus on fine lines, wrinkles, or hyperpigmentation. However, one additional factor to consider when deciding on what skincare products and ingredients to add to your routine. 

Finding ways to improve your skin’s radiance and natural glow can make your skin appear much more youthful. Restoring radiance and turning back the clock is a top target of Miami MD. 

Our functional beauty products help your skin look its best, both while you wear them and over the long term. 

Here are some of our favorite ingredients for helping return a youthful glow to your skin and which products to use to obtain it. 

What Causes The Skin To Lose Radiance?

A loss of radiance isn’t just a result of the aging process. Other factors can also impact how dewy the skin looks, and they can become an issue at any age. 

Radiant skin usually has a few components in common — it has a smooth surface and tone, is plump and firm, and is well hydrated. A change in any of those components usually results in skin with a more dull appearance. 

Dullness can be caused by external or internal factors (or a combination of both). 

The key to restoring radiance to the skin starts with identifying which of those issues your skin may be suffering. In a lot of cases, it is more than one at a time. Once you know why your skin isn’t looking as glowy as it used to, you can find the right products to address those problems.

The skin is an organ, which means that it requires a holistic approach. While focusing on the visible symptoms, like dull skin, don’t forget to support your skin from the inside. 

Eat a healthy diet full of whole foods and reduce your consumption of processed foods and added sugars. Drinking plenty of water is also crucial, as we’ll discuss in more detail later in this article.

Restoring Radiance By Focusing on Skin Tone and Texture

When your skin is uneven or shows signs of hyperpigmentation, it naturally looks far less radiant. To address that, you need to find ways to even the skin back out and fade dark spots as much as possible. 

One of the most effective ingredients to look for if you’ve identified this as the main factor contributing to your dull skin is vitamin C. Vitamin C (sometimes known as ascorbic acid) is also one of the ingredients with the most research behind its benefits. 

When you use vitamin C topically, its method of action is the inhibition of tyrosinase enzyme activity. Tyrosinase is one of the primary triggers of melanin (or pigment) production, so regulating it can help reduce the appearance of areas of hyperpigmentation.

To help with this, we created our Dark Spot Corrector. In addition to vitamin C, we also include ingredients like Alpha-arbutin and Resveratrol. When combined, they not only inhibit tyrosinase but also function as antioxidants. Glycolic acid and kojic acid round out the ingredient list, helping to resurface the skin and increase the turnover of skin cells, resulting in brighter, more even skin. 

It’s essential to remember that hyperpigmentation can be one of the most challenging issues to address. Dark spots, more than any of the other components of dull skin, take time to resolve. Some dark spots may not ever go away completely. Having patience, and being consistent with your routine, is vital.

Restoring Radiance By Firming The Skin

When the skin starts to thin out, any imperfections become more apparent. Although no one’s skin is perfect, and perfection shouldn’t be the goal, using supportive ingredients that can firm and plump the skin also helps radiance.

The key when tackling a loss of firmness is targeting the skin’s collagen level. Collagen is the main protein that makes up and supports the skin, joining together with elastin to form its extracellular matrix. Unfortunately, aging leads to the slow degradation of collagen, making the skin look thinner with each passing year.

Luckily, dermatologists have ways to help trick the skin into producing more collagen. One of those ingredients is Matrixyl, a peptide that sends signals to the body that it needs to replace collagen. The more collagen you have in your skin, the more firm it will appear. 

Our Age-Defying Lift & Firm Cream can help. In addition to containing Matrixyl, the cream includes Progeline and Argireline to smooth and plump the skin. When you apply the cream to clean, dry skin, you’ll notice an immediate boost to the skin’s firmness and texture. The cream can also be used on your neck, creating an overall look that defies your age. 

The bonus when it comes to boosting the skin’s firmness is that it can also help to reduce the visibility of fine lines and wrinkles. Less firm skin often has deeper troughs inside the wrinkles, and those shadows make them appear more dark and prominent.

Restoring Radiance By Hydrating The Skin

The final factor to address to help with restoring radiance is hydration level. 

Most people relate hydration to water, which is only partially true. The other component of appropriate skin hydration is sebum, the skin’s natural oil. While the primary goal of hydration is to keep water in the skin, oil helps to do that. 

Sebum, along with lipids, forms the crucial moisture barrier. The moisture barrier helps keep water in while also keeping environmental factors (like toxins and bacteria) out. When compromised, it can’t do its job as effectively, and skin dehydration can result.

One of the visible signs of dehydrated skin is dullness. It can also contribute to the other factors that stop your skin from looking radiant, as it decreases the skin’s firmness and leaves it looking more rough and uneven. 

To treat dehydration, you need to address it from both the inside and the outside of the body. The amount of water that you drink has a direct effect on your hydration level. 

A lack of hydration impacts not only your skin but also every other part of your body, from your organs to the way it functions. Although the recommended amount of daily water intake has evolved slightly from the standard eight 8-ounce glasses, it’s crucial to at least be aware of how much you’re drinking. 

The other component of appropriate skin hydration is finding the right moisturizer. With so many different moisturizers on the market, it can be overwhelming. 

Start by figuring out what type of skin you have — normal, oily, dry, sensitive, or combination. Once you know your skin type, you can move on to finding a moisturizer that can be the most beneficial. 

For example, people with dryer skin may do better with a gel-based moisturizer. It may require some trial and error, but the proper moisturizer can be a game-changer for your skin. 

In Summary

Restoring radiance may not have been a goal on your radar, but that natural glow is an essential component of healthy and youthful-looking skin. 

With the right support and the proper guidance from the skincare experts at Miami MD, you can reveal your best, brightest skin yet. 

All it takes is an awareness of what is causing your skin to look dull and the knowledge of what skincare products and ingredients can help address your specific concerns. We’re here to help you find the best functional beauty products for you so that you can love the skin you’re in.

Sources:

The effect of Vitamin C on melanin pigmentation | A systematic review (nih.gov)

Collagen Stimulating Lipopeptides for Cosmetic Applications | Institution: University of Reading (ref.ac.uk)

The skin: an indispensable barrier – Proksch – 2008 | Experimental Dermatology