Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Searching for 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.

While no anti wrinkle cream really excels above the rest, they all have some common 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 ingredients are effective because they increase the speed at which new skin is generated. This process diminishes as we approach 40. A 20 year old skin will rejuvenate every 28 days, whereas a 40 year old will generate new skin in 42 days.

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

Sunscreen:

Because most antiwrinkle creams to encourage skin exfoliation and renewal, you are left with fresh, young and delicate skin on your face. This delicate new skin has to be protected from the sun. For this reason, you should use a skin cream that has an SPF of at least 15, preferably 30. Although you can use a separate sunscreen, of course it's much more convenient to have it included right in your antiwrinkle cream.

Antioxidants:

Topical antioxidants such as vitamin E and vitamin C help even skin tone, heal blemishes, and destroy free radicals. All of these things help skin look fresher and younger.

A good way to help you select the best anti wrinkle cream for your needs is to insert keywords like "anti wrinkle cream reviews" in to a search engine online. It will come up with some informative and helpful reviews.

Bear in mind that price does not reflect quality in an anti wrinkle cream. A lot of cheaper "department store" types of anti wrinkle cream are equal to a more expensive brand. Given the facts it is good to do your research by shopping around and reading reviews. This will enable you to purchase wisely.

Finally, a good antiwrinkle cream is going to have a money back guarantee. This way, if you find something in the antiwrinkle cream you choose that irritates your skin or that you otherwise don't like, you can get your money back and try something else. There are several good antiwrinkle creams out there. It's up to you to choose the best one for you. - 15634

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