Skin Care Boons


Do Wrinkle Creams Really Work?

by Jen Hopkins

Anti-wrinkle creams help to reverse the effect of aging on your skin by reducing fine lines and the wrinkles by the eyes called "crows feet." Such creams cannot permanently take away wrinkles, but they do help to exfoliate the layer of dead skin cells on top of your skin. They also aid hydration of the skin, which can appear like wrinkle removal. However, wrinkles will return after a period of disuse.

The advantage of wrinkle creams is that they give quick results. The anti-aging ingredients sooth your skin, and the antioxidants and other ingredients give your skin a healthful glow. These creams are also convenient to use, simply by applying the cream.

It is important to know how to choose a good anti-wrinkle cream. First of all, look for a good price. Cost does not in any way relate to effectiveness. Read a review of the product before buying. Don't forget to read all the instructions and side effects listed on the product container. Check to confirm that the cream does have anti-aging ingredients.

The best anti-aging ingredient is Acetyl hexapeptide-3. It is a muscle relaxant and will reduce tension in your face muscles. Another important anti-aging ingredient is Palmitoyl pentapeptide-3m. This compound stimulates collagen production which is lost in aging skin cells. As this helps to plump the skin, it is a must-have ingredient in any wrinkle cream.

Retinol - Retinol is a type of vitamin A which widely used in these creams . This is an antioxidant which renew the skin cells. Hydroxy acids (alpha hydroxy acids, beta hydroxy acids , poly hydroxy acids) - Hydroxy acids cause exfoliation . So this substance helps to eliminate dead skin and new skin cells to grow . Which makes skin glow.Some other anti aging ingredients are Coenzyme Q10 and Copper peptides.

There are precautions to take when using anti-aging creams. Be sure to read all the side effects listed on the package. On first application, try on only a small portion of skin to check results. If damage occurs, discontinue use. Sunlight can cause more damage to exfoliated skin, so take the correct precautions against over-exposure to sun if your cream contains the hydroxyl acids.

Anyone who desires youthful, beautiful skin will want to use one of these anti-wrinkle creams. They generally work well, bringing back more of the glow of youth and slowing the aging process on your skin. Both men and women use anti-aging creams to fight fine lines. They find these creams very convenient and fast-working.

It is easy to see that these creams work well. They have become an essential part of skin-care for men and women who are starting to see signs of aging. Who wouldn't want to reduce smile lines, crows feet, forehead wrinkles and other lines of aging? If they help you look younger, you might just feel younger, too.

Jen Hopkins has worked in the anti wrinkle skin care product industry for years. She maintains websites about cream for wrinkles and wrinkle skin cream. If you want to contact her, you can use the contact form at one of her sites.

Published November 17th, 2009

Filed in Beauty, Health

BIOCUTIS skin care products:

Moisturize and stimulate the renewal of dead and dyeing cells. Restore the capacity of the skin to hold in water from within.

Replenish the lipid barrier of our skin thereby impeding the penetration of allergens and toxins.

Induce the reproduction of antimicrobial peptides on the surface of the skin and within the skin follicles contributing to control microbes.

Digest keratin plugs and debris and unblocks clogged pores allowing for the outflow of sebum to the surface where it lubricates and protects the skin instead of causing injuries to the cells lining the follicles and an inflammatory reaction of the body to repair the lesions.

Signal the immune system it is being taken care of and does not need to fire its immune responses and overly react to minor injuries thus avoiding the loss of tissues that characterizes deep acne scarring.

Prevent scarring and remove scars from accidental injuries and post surgery; stria marks; abnormal hypertrophic and keloid scars; keratosis pilaris; actinic keratosis scales by the breakdown abnormal, dysfunctional and damaged tissues into their amino acid components while stimulating their replacement with new healthy skin structures.

Vanish redness and dryness, relieves eczema and dermatitis, reduce psoriasis scales and most types of skin blemishes.

Repair skin damaged by glycolic peeling and other chemical peels, dermabrasion or laser resurfacing.

By strengthening the skin they relieve the dreaded side effects caused by retinoic drugs, Isotretinoin (Accutane),  that make the skin thinner while taken in to halt severe nodular cystic acne.

Reduce and heals skin fragility and is an antioxidant that helps to reduce the damaging effects on the dermis of sunburns and excess exposure to solar radiation.

Help to heal blisters, bruises, wounds, and the consequences on the skin of ionizing radiotherapy or radiodermatitis.