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Do Wrinkle Removal Creams and Anti-Aging Creams Actually Work?
By Wendy | June 11, 2008
Wrinkle creams and anti-aging creams are moisturisers, marketed primarily to women, and are said that they guarantee to make the user look younger by smoothing out wrinkles that are visible on the skin. In recent years, more and more wrinkle creams and anti-aging creams have now been introduced that are marketed towards and for men. These products are hugely popular, mostly to the demographic of middle-aged women, but despite this popularity, many of the products have not been proven to work with lasting or major effects. A normal decrease in wrinkle depth that the wrinkle cream and anti-aging creams offer is, on average, around 10 percent. For some this number is better than not using the cream at all for others they want great results or non at all.
Recent studies that have been carried out have found that there are some ingredients in wrinkle creams and anti-aging creams that have an effect. One of the main ingredients that is found in many of the products is retinol, which has been shown, in various formations, that it gives a ‘rejuvenating’ effect to the skin. It reduces dark spots on the skin, and helps to stimulate the renewal of skin cells. Other active ingredients of wrinkle cream/anti-aging creams sometimes include alpha hydroxy acids and beta hydroxy acids, which are used as chemical peels to peel away the layers of dead skin. Other common ingredients are Boslowox, Q-10, Peptides, sunscreens, and anti-oxidants.
Wrinkle cream and anti-aging creams are often presented in advertising as alternatives to more costly and drastic cosmetic treatments and surgery, such as face lifts and botox injections. Whilst these creams are much cheaper and generally a lot safer, – and most definitely a lot less painful – their results will undoubtedly be less drastic. Chemical peel is a clinical procedure that has been modified to be made into home used wrinkle cream and anti-aging creams, but the effects of this likely depend on the concentration of hydroxy acids, and the commercial products have less certain long term effects.
In finding particular wrinkle cream/anti-aging creams that may work with better effects than others, an important rule to follow is to not be immediately impressed by scientific sounding words. An example that the BBC website gives says that “These emollients are specially formulated with aqua and humectants†can be translated to simply mean “these lotions and creams contain water and moisturisersâ€. Companies often use scientific words to fool the target audience to think they are buying something that they aren’t actually getting. In fact, many advertisements for products such as wrinkle cream/anti-aging creams have been banned by the Advertising Standards Agency just for misleading consumers in the way that they do.
The best way to get maximum results is to couple a good diet with an effective wrinkle removal cream. You’ll feel good and look good.
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