The Role of Inflammation in Skin Aging

General Well-being

Believe it or not, most aging of the skin is not the fault of old age or bad genes. It is the result of inflammation. Yes, you heard right – inflammation. Most of us think of inflammation as a visible swelling, like a bump on the head or the swelling with infections. But the fact is that most inflammation in your body goes on invisibly, and constantly at a cellular level.

When you consider that our Skin is our largest organ—adults carry some 8 pounds (3.6 kilograms) and 22 square feet (2 square meters) of it—it would be wise to take good care of the fleshy covering that not only keeps us from literally evaporating, but makes us look presentable as well.

Inflammation occurs when your immune system responds to a stimulus or trigger. There are many different types of cells in the immune system that are involved in inflammation. These cells release a variety of substances that can widen blood vessels and make them more permeable, impacting the health and appearance of our skin.

These are not macro-injuries, they are micro-injuries usually caused by free radical damage that is not life threatening but is enough to produce the inflammation response. When the inflammation occurs, your body produces inflammatory chemicals called leukotrienes that can then damage cell membranes. They can react with the cell walls of your skin cells and the layer of cells immediately beneath the skin, breaking down collagen that gives your skin the form and fullness of youthful skin. When the cell membranes break down, you have wrinkles, age spots and sagging skin.

It is estimated that 50 percent of all skin aging is due to this micro-inflammation. What can you do about it? Consider the use of one RE-LEV-IT daily, it might do more than relieve your stiffness and pain! RE-LEV-IT is the most effective natural anti-inflammatory we offer and over 1 million bottles have been sold worldwide because it gets quick results.  

Coupled with our hyaluronic-based Youth Crème that naturally increases collagen production, your skin will not only be look healthy, it will be healthy.