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How To Get Rid of Crepey Skin: 7 Solutions
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How To Get Rid of Crepey Skin: 7 Solutions
With age, you may notice your skin becoming thinner, looser, and marked with fine wrinkles; these are the telltale signs of crepey skin. Crepey skin is similar to the common wrinkles found on your face and hands but is characterized by its impact on larger skin areas, such as the arms or legs. The skin in these areas commonly loses its elasticity, becoming more thin, fragile, and prone to damage.
How can you avoid the onset of crepey skin?
What causes crepey skin? Sun damage is the biggest cause of crepey skin. Without adequate sun protection, the sun’s UV rays break down collagen and elastin on your skin, making it thinner.
One great way to help bolster your skin’s defense against UV damage is to introduce antioxidant compounds that help protect and repair UV damage, such as carotenoids, vitamin E and C, and polyphenols, into your daily diet1. Minimizing sun exposure and applying ample sunscreen will also reduce your risk of developing crepey skin, while improving skin elasticity and skin thickness.
Here are some other causes of crepey skin:
- Consumption of alcohol2
- Smoking3
- Stress, or an increase of cortisol in the body4
- Weight fluctuation or inability to eat a balanced diet2
- Lack of sleep5
How do you stop crepey skin from worsening?
Can crepey skin be reversed?
- Ultrasound
- Biostimulatory fillers
- Topical alpha hydroxy acids
- Topical peptides
- Topical retinol
- Topical allantoin
Can topical supplements be used to fix crepey skin?
Additionally, if you’re sensitive to retinol or allantoin, topical supplements containing the following alpha hydroxy acids; glycolic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, peptides, or vitamin C may also help with reducing crepey skin. OneSkin’s OS-01 Topical Supplements have been scientifically proven to promote collagen and hyaluronic acid production, along with increasing epidermal thickness, making them effective at mitigating the appearance of crepey skin.
When choosing a product that will work for your skin, it is important to be wary of potential allergies or conflicting ingredients, which will help limit inadvertent damage or irritation.
Does upping water intake play a role in preventing or treating crepey skin?
Can topical supplements help correct crepey skin?
Key Takeaways
- By reducing exposure to the causes of crepey skin, such as UV exposure, you can prevent or hinder crepey skin from appearing and maintain healthy skin.
- Antioxidative compounds as part of a daily diet can help minimize crepey skin from developing further and slow down skin laxity.
- Increasing water intake and general moisturizing of the skin can help prevent the development of crepey skin.
- Topical supplements containing alpha hydroxy acids, peptides, retinol, or allantoin all help boost collagen production in the skin to make it more elastic, less crepey, and can even repair some skin damage.
- Dermatological treatments such as ultrasound, biostimulatory fillers, and fractional laser treatment have been shown to be effective at treating crepey skin.
- Methods used to treat and prevent crepey skin can also help reverse its effects.
- https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/FO/C4FO00280F
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6081583/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6715121/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4082169/
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/307334
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8347214/
- https://blog.providence.org/archive/how-to-prevent-and-treat-damaged-crepey-skin
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4277239/
- https://www.doctorshealthpress.com/skin-care-articles/crepey-skin-causes-natural-treatment/
With age, you may notice your skin becoming thinner, looser, and marked with fine wrinkles; these are the telltale signs of crepey skin. Crepey skin is similar to the common wrinkles found on your face and hands but is characterized by its impact on larger skin areas, such as the arms or legs. The skin in these areas commonly loses its elasticity, becoming more thin, fragile, and prone to damage.
How can you avoid the onset of crepey skin?
What causes crepey skin? Sun damage is the biggest cause of crepey skin. Without adequate sun protection, the sun’s UV rays break down collagen and elastin on your skin, making it thinner.
One great way to help bolster your skin’s defense against UV damage is to introduce antioxidant compounds that help protect and repair UV damage, such as carotenoids, vitamin E and C, and polyphenols, into your daily diet1. Minimizing sun exposure and applying ample sunscreen will also reduce your risk of developing crepey skin, while improving skin elasticity and skin thickness.
Here are some other causes of crepey skin:
- Consumption of alcohol2
- Smoking3
- Stress, or an increase of cortisol in the body4
- Weight fluctuation or inability to eat a balanced diet2
- Lack of sleep5
How do you stop crepey skin from worsening?
Can crepey skin be reversed?
- Ultrasound
- Biostimulatory fillers
- Topical alpha hydroxy acids
- Topical peptides
- Topical retinol
- Topical allantoin
Can topical supplements be used to fix crepey skin?
Additionally, if you’re sensitive to retinol or allantoin, topical supplements containing the following alpha hydroxy acids; glycolic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, peptides, or vitamin C may also help with reducing crepey skin. OneSkin’s OS-01 Topical Supplements have been scientifically proven to promote collagen and hyaluronic acid production, along with increasing epidermal thickness, making them effective at mitigating the appearance of crepey skin.
When choosing a product that will work for your skin, it is important to be wary of potential allergies or conflicting ingredients, which will help limit inadvertent damage or irritation.
Does upping water intake play a role in preventing or treating crepey skin?
Can topical supplements help correct crepey skin?
Key Takeaways
- By reducing exposure to the causes of crepey skin, such as UV exposure, you can prevent or hinder crepey skin from appearing and maintain healthy skin.
- Antioxidative compounds as part of a daily diet can help minimize crepey skin from developing further and slow down skin laxity.
- Increasing water intake and general moisturizing of the skin can help prevent the development of crepey skin.
- Topical supplements containing alpha hydroxy acids, peptides, retinol, or allantoin all help boost collagen production in the skin to make it more elastic, less crepey, and can even repair some skin damage.
- Dermatological treatments such as ultrasound, biostimulatory fillers, and fractional laser treatment have been shown to be effective at treating crepey skin.
- Methods used to treat and prevent crepey skin can also help reverse its effects.
- https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/FO/C4FO00280F
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6081583/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6715121/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4082169/
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/307334
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8347214/
- https://blog.providence.org/archive/how-to-prevent-and-treat-damaged-crepey-skin
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4277239/
- https://www.doctorshealthpress.com/skin-care-articles/crepey-skin-causes-natural-treatment/
Reviewed by Alessandra Zonari, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and Co-Founder of OneSkin
Alessandra earned her Master’s degree in stem cell biology, and her PhD in skin regeneration and tissue engineering at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil in collaboration with the 3B’s Research Group in Portugal. Alessandra did a second post-doctoral at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. She is a co-inventor of three patents and has published 20 peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals.
Reviewed by Alessandra Zonari, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and Co-Founder of OneSkin
Alessandra earned her Master’s degree in stem cell biology, and her PhD in skin regeneration and tissue engineering at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil in collaboration with the 3B’s Research Group in Portugal. Alessandra did a second post-doctoral at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. She is a co-inventor of three patents and has published 20 peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals.