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Well-ageing is a fresh approach to ageing, which is a natural process that affects us all. This means helping our skin through the changes and thinking beauty as a global topic: taking care of our skin, our well-being and feeling in harmony with ourselves.
Cellular ageing, an inevitable process
Cellular ageing plays a crucial role in skin ageing with the appearance of the first signs of ageing such as wrinkles, loss of elasticity and dehydration (1). But it’s not just the skin that is affected: hair and nails also show signs of ageing: loss of hair density and increased fragility in the nails... And unfortunately, whether it’s the hair or the skin, this process is inevitable..
Mechanisms
The cellular ageing process can be considered as program- med and results from damages caused by various endogenous factors, including (2):
Shortening of telomeres (3): located at the end of chromosomes, telomeres shorten with each cell division. When telomeres become too short, cells enter into senescence
Oxidative stress (4): excessive free radicals - reactive oxygen species - produced in large quantities in response to environmental factors (UV rays, pollution, stress), irreversibly damage cells and accelerate ageing.
Well-ageing, a positive and realistic approach of ageing
Accepting that we’re getting older is the first step towards successful ageing.
To prevent the first visible signs of ageing, it’s vital to act early to maintain the health and beauty of our skin in a natural, non-invasive way.
Nowadays, beauty is not just about appearance, so taking care of our skin is fundamental, and the link with nutrition has become unquestionable. Indeed, over the last ten years, the impact of nutrition on skin health has been the subject of more than 300 scientific studies (5), advocating the benefits of essential nutrients such as antioxidants and anti- inflammatory agents. This is the emergence of a major trend focusing on the global management of inner well-being and outer appearance: holistic beauty.
« 98% of French women agree on the fact that beauty is not only a matter of appearance (6) », according to an IFOP study.
References :
1- Yaar, M et al, Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2002
2- Shin SH et al, Frontiers in Physiology, 2023
3- Harley et al, Nature ,1990
4- Hensley, K et al, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2002
5- Nombre publications avec un titre comprenant les mots-clés « nutrition/alimentation » et « peau », PubMed, 2002-2023
6- Souali M. La beauté holistique en France, IFOP, 2021
