Friday, November 28, 2008

Finding the Best Anti Wrinkle Cream

By Julie Samtsonn

As an increasing number of people are getting older anti wrinkle cream has become a hot product for people to hide those tell tale signs of aging. Although no anti wrinkle cream can really bring back your youthful looks, it will rejuvenate your skin and chase away some of those wrinkles. A variety of ingredients can make this happen.

There is no winning anti wrinkle cream but the best ones share a few ingredients:

Exfoliate:

The best anti wrinkle creams have a type of exfoliate. This is a weak acid that will slough off old skin cells and encourage new skin cell growth. The ones that are most commonly used are the hydroxy acids. Retinol, derived from vitamin A will also do this and make your skin look younger.

These substances work because they encourage the skin to renew itself much more quickly than it normally does by the time we're about 40. For example, in our 20s, new skin surfaces roughly every 28 days or so. By the time we are in our 40s, the number of days has usually risen to about 42 days.

By encouraging new skin cell growth, too, new collagen growth is also encouraged. This helps skin look fresher, firmer and younger.

Sunscreen:

Your frail new skin is exposed when you use exfoliate. This skin is easily burnt by the sun's UV rays and needs to be shielded from these rays. Because of this be sure your anti wrinkle cream has a minimum of 15 to 30 SPF. Of course you could use a separate sunscreen on your face but why not just a use an anti wrinkle cream with sunscreen included.

Antioxidants:

When you apply anti toxins like vitamin E and C to your skin you will find that they neutralize toxins like free radicals, heal your skin and improve skin tone. These actions contribute to younger fresher looking skin.

To find a proper antiaging skin cream for you, go online and type in the keywords, "antiwrinkle skin cream" and "reviews." You should be able to find several good reviews of various antiaging skin creams.

It should be noted that it's NOT true that a more expensive price equals a better antiwrinkle cream. Many inexpensive "department store" brands of antiwrinkle creams do a job as good as or better than the much more expensive brands. Therefore, read reviews, shop around, and make your purchase carefully

Understand that a reliable anti wrinkle cream will come with an iron clad guarantee. This means that if for any reason you are dissatisfied with your purchase you can get a refund. In this way you can easily try another product without extra expense. There are many good anti wrinkle creams to choose from and you can select the one that you feel fits your needs. - 16650

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