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Do Anti-Wrinkle Creams Really Work?
There's quite a large number of wrinkle creams available on the market today. Do any of them actually work? Well, if you look closely at some of them, they spend quite a bit more developing their products than they do on advertising them. Some of them put very little into advertising and have a really good product. Knowing this, you can bet that there's more than just advertising that's driving the research and development and creation of the wrinkle creams.
There’s quite a large number of wrinkle creams available on the market today. Do any of them actually work? Well, if you look closely at some of them, they spend quite a bit more developing their products than they do on advertising them. Some of them put very little into advertising and have a really good product. Knowing this, you can bet that there’s more than just advertising that’s driving the research and development and creation of the wrinkle creams.
Using the size of the marketplace as a gauge of the effectiveness of the products in the market would be foolishness. Just because there are ton’s of products, it doesn’t mean that any of them actually work. We need to look at the science and theory behind removing wrinkles, the causes of wrinkles and the causes of reduction in wrinkles to see if they can actually be effective.
Wrinkles are thin (or deep) cracks or crevices in our skin. Normally this happens on the face. Because of the contours of the face, and how thin the layers of skin are on the face, what actually causes the appearance of wrinkles are the shadows between the small differences in texture on the skin. This is often most evident around the eyes in what people call “crows feet.”
Aging isn’t the only thing that causes wrinkles. There are many factors that cause the skin to lose it’s ability to retain the necessary moisture to stay healthy: Spending too much time in the sun without sunscreen and smoking are other common contributors to the skin starting to sag and lose it’s healthy nature.
Even with all the bad stuff out there (I mean, now-a-days everything causes cancer, right?), there is good news with regards to skin care. Anti-wrinkle creams have been specifically designed to moisturize and firm the skin, and lessen the effects of shadows. Part of the way the wrinkle treatments work is in the massaging of the cream into your face, which stimulates blood flow and helps start the healing process.
While not all wrinkle creams have the right ingredients, most of them do and they can significantly help your skin to rehydrate, causing the skin to become more firm, thus reducing the appearance of wrinkles. Some of the important ingredients include Ascorbyl Palmitate, Idebenone, Collagen, and Alpha Lipoic Acid. These all have a specific function in rehydrating and firming the skin. UV protection is also another common helpful ingredient in wrinkle treatment creams to help prevent further sun damage.
If you’ve read any of the sales literature for wrinkle creams, you’ll find that they all claim to be the best one. Beware! Not all of them are for real. You should try and find an independent assessment of any wrinkle reducer before putting it onto your face (or before buying it for that matter). Usually it will take up to 30 days to see a real reduction in the lines and shadows. Some products can actually reduce the wrinkles in just a few minutes.
So, instead of asking if wrinkle creams work, you should probably be asking “which wrinkle cream will work for me?”. Only testing can answer that question. Just be sure the company has a good return policy (a 30 or 60 day money back guarantee) before buying. That way, you can try it and if you don’t see results, you can get your money back.