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Sunday, February 22, 2009

Choosing The Right Wrinkle Cream

By Jen Hopkins

There are so many wrinkle creams out there that picking one can be a difficult task. Any drugstore or even grocery store is likely to have shelves full of creams to choose from. Add to that the ones that you can find in online stores. Then there's the wrinkle cream that your friend swears by, that is only sold through network marketing. Finding the one that works for you can feel like a game of blind luck.

Wrinkle cream manufacturers all make similar claims about their products. It reduces fine lines, delays signs of aging, and makes you look younger, all within a relatively short period of time. Advertisersa marketing copy doesnat provide any helpful guidance.

Perhaps you could try asking around? At least with the word-of-mouth approach, you would be getting honest opinions from people who have tried the products you are interested in, as long as youare getting feedback from people you trust.

But then, how many people do you know who fit the bill? There are so many products out there, you may have to look hard for someone whoas tried the one youare interested in. And then thereas the problem of different skin types; what works for one person might not work for you.

Is there a solution to this dilemma? Information from scientific studies is usually only disseminated through marketing claims, so you only hear about the studies that showed a particular product to be effective. About other products you may hear no information at all. If only there were a source of independent information!

Prescription products are required to be compared to a simple moisturizer in order to demonstrate their effectiveness, but the over the counter wrinkle creams that can be found in drugstores are usually only tested in before-and-after studies that donat compare products.

Luckily, some of the most common anti wrinkle ingredients have been tested. The most promising one is retinoids, a type of vitamin A which is also found in some prescription creams. Studies show that while it can take as much as a year to work, it will eventually have an effect for many users. Other ingredients such as hydroxy acids and antioxidants have less evidence to show for their effectiveness.

The important thing to know about wrinkle creams is that most of their effect comes from the fact that they are designed to moisturize and protect the skin. Why spend 200 dollars on a fancy product when a less expensive one may work just as well? Perhaps the best option is to try an inexpensive drugstore product to see whether it gives you the result you are hoping for. You may be pleasantly surprised to discover that drugstore creams and exclusive anti-aging products show little difference in tests that have compared them.

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