At this moment in time, there have been improvements made by researchers regarding the ability to cultivate human cells in a humble Petri dish and it is now possible for some burns patients to receive skin grafts that have been created from these cultured cells.
It is obvious to everyone that this skin will need much more care than can be obtained from inexpensive skin care products.
This is because these cheaper products quite often contain substances such as alcohol, which will dehydrate the surface and perfumed oils, which will not assist the health of the cells.
Researchers cultivating skin cells have found certain substances that can increase the population of the cells, resulting from cell division.
If these cells are provided with the correct proportions of vitamins, minerals and amino acids they are able to create junctions which in turn result in the joining of two skin cells.
These cells are then able to perform vital biochemical reactions that, when completed, allow the cells to create substances that are beneficial.
These beneficial substances can often be found listed on the labels of cheap skin care products.
Is it possible, then, for a lab to make cheap skin products if the cells are given nutrients that allegedly provide "good" characteristics? The simple answer is no.
It is a fact that cultured skin cells must be provided with extra collagen and elastin.
Is this the same with skin cells on the body? Do they require added collagen and elastin? To be able to provide an answer that a "lay" person would comprehend, there are certain details about which they should be made aware regarding the properties of collagen and elastin.
These are both proteins that have been created from amino acids.
Collagen, as a fibrous substance, gives the cell its strength.
As cells age, they lose the ability to produce enough collagen, which in turn results in weakness in the cells and they wrinkle and droop.
Can this process be reversed? Only if the cells can be "taught" to again produce the necessary levels of collagen and elastin.
As its name suggests, elastin provides the cells with the flexibility or elasticity it requires to return to its original position after it has been stretched.
So then, why do more effective skin care products have the ability to better increase the levels of these proteins in cells as compared to cheap skin care products? To work, a skin care treatment is not reliant upon creams and lotions containing collagen and elastin being applied to the skin.
Simply applying creams will not guarantee that the cells will absorb these important proteins.
The treatment must be different: it must promote the production of collagen and elastin in the cells.
A good quality product will do just that, simulating the natural process.
A final word about the functional abilities of good skin care products as opposed to the cheaper alternatives.
Quality products will result in the skin cells creating their own biochemical reaction, thereby reacting as nature intended.
They do not rely upon a biochemist in a lab creating substitutes that do not perform as they claim to do.
Using quality skin care products will allow an older man or woman to obtain skin that has a more youthful appearance, perhaps making them feel years younger every time they gaze into a mirror.