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The day you considered your youthful days over was probably the day you noticed your first wrinkle.

It’s true that wrinkles can make you look older. While wrinkles are a natural result of aging, many people develop premature wrinkles from bad habits (smoking and sun tanning), effects of the environment, and genetics. You can choose to live with your wrinkles are attempt to treat them. If you choose the latter, there are many options for treatment available that claim to diminish or eliminate wrinkles. Of these, anti-aging creams are the most popular. Whether or not these creams work is debatable. Ask any group of skin specialists and you will probably receive different answers. The most beneficial anti-aging creams seem to be those that contain ingredients that work below the epidermis, the layer of the skin that is visible.

Vitamin E is an antioxidant that occurs naturally in the body. One of its many purposes is to heal and repair tissue. There are numerous debates about vitamin E and whether products that contain vitamin E are beneficial for treating the signs of aging. Studies seem to prove that vitamin E is most beneficial for treating wrinkles in its concentrated form. Vitamin E is oil-based and depending on the product that contains the vitamin E, such products may not be suitable for individuals with oily skin. Anti-aging creams that contain vitamin E typically contain other vitamins, such as vitamin C and A that work well with vitamin E.

Alpha hydroxy acids were one of the first ingredients added to skin care products to treat wrinkles to receive widespread attention. Alpha hydroxy acids are derived from sugar cane and are beneficial to aging skin because it exfoliates the top layer of the skin so that new, healthier skin cells appear on the skin. Anti-aging creams that contain alpha hydroxy acids only work on the top layer of the skin. You will have to use the product on a regular basis to continue to experience improvement. Using a product on a daily basis that contains alpha hydroxy acids can result in skin irritation. If you have sensitive skin you should consult with a skin specialist to determine whether or not you should use anti-aging creams that contain alpha hydroxyl acids.

Retin-A was originally prescribed for acne. It was later discovered that the skin peeling properties of tretinoin, the active ingredient of Retin-A, was beneficial to individuals who suffered premature aging from overexposure to sunlight. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved tretinoin for wrinkle treatment, it was considered to harsh to market to the general public. What resulted was Retinol, a derivative of vitamin A (Retinol) that was just as effective as tretinoin, but without the irritation. Retinol works at the dermis layer of the skin and actually treats the skin were it is most beneficial. Retinol is one of the most beneficial treatment products for wrinkles and actually work to correct damaged skin cells that cause wrinkles.

In summary, products that contain mild ingredients that treat wrinkles at the lower layer do provide some benefits.

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