Youthfulness and Beauty sell--at least that is what our society seems to communicate. The most beautiful women get the best jobs, the best boyfriends and husbands and have a better life overall--or at least that is the way it seems. With the marketing of this image of youthfulness comes the influx of anti-aging products on the market. Companies that manufacture these products advertise in magazines, on TV, and the Internet. All you have to do is type in anti-aging in an Internet search engine and literally thousands of lines fill your computer screen.
While browsing through O, The Oprah Magazine, I counted 8 ads that advertised anti-aging products for women. Our culture truly embraces beauty. All the manufacturers of these anti-aging products cash in, because beauty sells. Women are forced to compete to be the best looking and most talented, and we spend lots of money trying to keep that youthful image.
These products sell a false sense of youthfulness and encourage women to become self-conscious about the aging process from their youth. I talked with several of my family members and friends and unanimously agreed that they simply don't perform as they claim. The aging process is inevitable and how we accept this process is truly up to each individual. Growing old gracefully is truly a saying that is well worth incorporating in our thought process.
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