How Effective Are Anti Wrinkle Face Creams?

by Kathleen P. Walsh

Fed up with no result yielding anti wrinkle face cream, I have seen many people resort to collagen and Botox injections, chemical peels, laser treatments and microdermabrasion. Over time, I have noticed face wrinkle creams come and go.

Most marketers like to get in and get out, quickly, before they have to listen to customer complaints. I have never seen a guarantee on an anti wrinkle face cream, until recently.

I have read about individuals who had bad reactions to expensive anti wrinkle face creams that had a designer name on the bottle. They brought it back to the stores cosmetic counter and after much explaining were able to get their money back. However, that is not because the designer guaranteed that his product would work. It is because the store wants to keep your business in other departments of the store.

There are also several face wrinkle creams that provide free samples. What can be discovered from a small sample tube? I do not believe very much can be determined from a sample. Honest companies will speak about true performance studies. Which of the following claims sound more possible? Brand-X anti wrinkle firming cream gives results right away, and long lasting benefits. If it sounds too good to be true, then more likely it is.

After 18 days of use, volunteers skin was 42% firmer. Sustained moisture retention improved by 14% over 18 days. Skin cell proliferation increased by 160% in as little as three days. While these results are exciting, they also sound realistic. Simply the percentages sound like scientific results.

Indeed, several companies give refunds on bottles, which remain unopened, but how will you know if it works if you cannot try it? Most companies are aware that their anti wrinkle face creams do not work, however they use little gimmicks so that you notice an immediate result from the free sample you receive.

Once you discover that purely cosmetic result, you will probably order their anti wrinkle face cream and then you will be stuck with it. You notice that the instant results you saw are not long lasting and the cream costs too much money to use on a daily basis. Definitely, the treatments that were talked about up above in the opening line are temporary also, however with the right combination of ingredients, you can better your skins health over time. You will appear younger than you really are, no matter how old you may be.

There are many thoughts about what causes wrinkles to appear in the first place. One popular theory is the constant facial expressions we make. However, presently, dermatologists are claiming it is free radical damage. If you are looking to repair molecular damage, you need a bit of time and anti wrinkle face creams that have antioxidants. Antioxidants have been proven in thousands of clinical studies to fix all kinds of free radical damage inside and outside of the body.

I would recommend that you search for an antioxidant-rich anti wrinkle face cream that is guaranteed to work. You can appear younger for life if you make the right selection.

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October 10 2009 | Skin Care | No Comments »

Make Your Skin Look Younger With Anti Wrinkle Skin Care

by Kathleen P. Walsh

Have you ever wondered what to look for when trying to choose an anti wrinkle skin care product? Do you wonder what components are used in the best anti wrinkle products? This article will discuss the most effective and safest ingredients used in the best anti wrinkle products. Remember though that high price doesn't always mean high quality.

It's true that the most effective ingredients will be more costly, but the best anti wrinkle treatments won't cost hundreds of dollars per bottle. A high price tag is largely due to designer or celebrity endorsements, mark-up, advertising, or all of these. Often the highest priced products contain the ingredients that are least effective.

The most common ingredients in many anti aging skin care products and often the only "active" ingredients are sun screening compounds. While it is a good idea to use common sense regarding the sun throughout your lifetime, using sunscreens daily is not necessary and does nothing to reduce wrinkles.

Most people believe that the sun causes up to 90% of the signs of aging, but the real cause is the damage done by free radicals that takes place when the skin is exposed to the ultraviolet rays of the sun. The only compounds that are known to prevent and repair free radical damage are antioxidants. The first things you should look for in an anti aging treatment are natural antioxidants like coenzyme Q10 and vitamins A and E.

The companies that manufacture anti wrinkle creams will often try to mislead consumers. Artificial preservatives are technically antioxidants since they prevent the oxidation of oils and other ingredients in the container. However, artificial preservatives will do nothing to preserve the beauty of a person's skin. If there were any health benefits associated with the intake or application of artificial preservatives, the entire population would be in great health.

Manufacturers will even use a synthetic form of vitamin E, which also has no proven health benefits. The best anti wrinkle products contain natural vitamin E, known to provide anti-aging benefits.

As well as the antioxidants the skin needs amino acids in order to produce the proteins that make up the body's fiber, tissues, and cells. The amino acid complex with the most clinically proven results is a proprietary ingredient known as CYNERGY TK. The anti wrinkle creams that contain CYNERGY TK have shown an increase in the production of new skin cells by more than 100% in just a few days.

The skins layers become thinner with age, as cell proliferation and collagen production slows down, but if you give the cells what they need, they can continue to produce pro-collagens that bind with other amino acids to form the fibers that are responsible for the skins strength and elasticity. More cells also means increased thickness, which smoothes out wrinkles and fine lines. So, the best anti wrinkle products contain natural antioxidants and CYNERGY TK. What else?

Anti wrinkle skin care creams containing extracts from wakame kelp have been shown to inhibit the production of an enzyme that breaks down hyaluronic acid, an amino acid/glucose complex that is something like glue. It helps to bind the skins cells together. Now, you know what the best anti wrinkle products contain.

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