‘Inflammaging’ is the latest skin-care buzzword to hit TikTok.
Dermatologists weigh in on if it can cause rapid aging, plus how to avoid it.
How quickly these attributes appear and set in varies from person to person.
And while genetics certainly play a role, inflammation also impacts the way our skin ages.
Hence the resurgence of SkinToks latest buzzword: inflammaging.
What is inflammaging?
medical researcher and founder of skin-care brand AbsoluteJoi
The term inflammaging was first coined byClaudio Franceschi et al.
in 2000, when their research found that the aging process has a chronic progressive proinflammatory phenotype.
Put simply, the more inflammation in your body, the quicker youll see visible signs of aging.
Chronic and persistent inflammation can result in disruption of the skins immune system, says Dr. Mauricio.
Inflammation results in skin aging by causing a breakdown of collagen and elastin and impairs the skins barrier function.
The good news is there are ways to reduce and combat the inflammation.
Additionally, she adds that maintaining a healthy lifestyle with regular exercise andan anti-inflammatory dietwill help too.
It contains vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant, in a separate cap that you mix with the serum.
This ensures that you get a fresh, optimally-active batch every time you use it.
medical researcher and founder of skin-care brand AbsoluteJoi
Plus, it includes antioxidants from vitamin E, cucumber extract, and more to fight off inflammation.
It also includes peptides to help depuff and visibly firm the skin.
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