Walking down the skin care aisle of the local drug store, one would notice numerous wrinkle cream products. Are the benefits touted by these cream manufacturers just marketing tactics? Are some of these wrinkle creams better than others?
When comparing the ingredients and researching what they do, we found interesting results. We have found that there is a difference in products and we also found that some ingredients work better than others.
We have put together the top six ingredients found in wrinkle creams. These top six ingredients have been shown to fade wrinkles and reverse aging lines. The list below helps consumers understand the difference between all the products today that are supposed to give the same results.
Retinol: this is a type of Vitamin A and it has been used in wrinkle creams for many years. It continues to show up in the newest products on the market because it works. How it works is that it neutralizes particles called ?free radicals? that break down your skin and cause aging.
Coenzyme Q10: This enzyme, natural, not manufactured, acts as a food for skin cells, aiding in the regulation of their energy production. Studies show it relaxes the small lines around the eyes by making the skin cells healthier.
Tea extract: this is one of the newest ingredients in wrinkle creams. Just like drinking tea provides you with antioxidants that help promote whole-body health, give you energy, and turn back the clock of aging, so too does using tea on your skin. Tea extracts also help reduce the inflammation that causes skin damage over time.
Alpha Hydroxy: Originating from fruit, this mild acid helps strip away the outer layer of skin, called exfoliation, revealing the smooth fresh skin underneath. This method is great for our skin when done periodically. By removing dead layers of skin, new skin growth is promoted.
Copper Peptide: This is required of our bodies to stay healthy. Over time, tiny invisible wounds caused by environmental conditions, such as the Sun, or extreme cold, damage skin and speed up the aging, because skin does not get to heal properly. Copper peptides increase the speed skin heals from wounds. This process rejuvenates skin and allows the skin to heal from the environmental damages it faces daily.
Kinetin: This substance comes from a plant hormone that promotes cell division. Kinetin is used in wrinkle creams to fade wrinkles and brown spots. Scientists say it makes skin and collagen grow quickly, healing and smoothing wrinkles by increased cell growth, filling in the “valleys”.
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