Which Anti-aging Creams Are Effective?
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Seeing your face and body deteriorate and grow older is tough, especially when you were always beautiful. So it is not surprising that many women will do everything they can to slow down the aging process and spend lots of dollars on anti-aging creams that are effective. But which ones actually work and have the ingredients that actually do something for our skin?
by SylviaVanbreugel


Seeing your face and body deteriorate and grow older is tough, especially when you were always beautiful. So it is not surprising that many women will do everything they can to slow down the aging process and spend lots of dollars on anti-aging creams that are effective. But which ones actually work and have the ingredients that actually do something for our skin?

Recent studies have indicated that many creams are not very effective.

Disappointingly, most creams were not able to show improvements of more than 10% in wrinkle depth, which is quite insignificant. But no-one expects that that these kind of results will stop us from buying face creams. They still feel good and the promise of dramatically different skin will still encourage us to buy creams and companies will continue to invest money in research and development.

But have some ingredients not proven to be effective?

Yes, ingredients like AHA products, some hormones, vitamins A, C and E all benefit skin anti-aging. But many trials with these products have been disappointing.

This is partly due to the fact that many of the creams tested only contain a fraction of these effective ingredients. Another important reason is that once wrinkles have formed they are very difficult to remove. Therefore it is key to start early with creams that contain a high percentage of effective ingredients that can really slow down the aging process.

High strength creams are more aggressive anti-wrinkle creams that basically contain more of the essential ingredients to have any real anti-aging effects on the skin. The reason why they are not used more often, is that these creams also tend to have more side effects with some people. This is why main stream products tend to be milder so as to avoid claims from people who have allergic reactions to them.

More effective anti-aging creams are products from companies such as Dermalogica and SkinCeuticals but they tend not to be as widely available as other brands, although they are available online. They are usually used by cosmetic clinics, with qualified therapists being able to prescribe the right cream for your skin and monitor any possible side effects.

A skin specialist is able to assess your skin texture and any skin problems that you may have and is therefore in a better position to prescribe the right anti-aging cream for your skin. This can lead to very effective long-term results. Often they will start to prescribe a lower strength cream and when the skin reacts positively continue with a stronger version of the cream.

DISCLAIMER: This article is provided as information only and is not to be taken as financial advice.