Best Anti Aging Cream

Sunday, March 08th, 2009 | Author: admin

Choosing the best anti aging cream is a daunting task because there are thousands of supposed anti aging face creams. Should we buy top brand names at the department store–the ones making outrageous claims–with outrageous prices to match? I discovered the major cost in some of those anti aging skin products is the fancy packaging. Ouch! Well, how about buying whatever strikes our fancy at the drug store? I found that most of those products contain ingredients that have not undergone clinical testing. So, how do we know if the products really work before we buy them?

Since I’m a health researcher, I realize the only beauty skin care product worth my money is one with proven scientific results. I’m getting older every minute; I don’t have time or money to burn on experimentation. I am dead serious about slowing aging; the quest for the best anti aging cream became my mission. I would like to share some of what I learned during my research.

How to Choose the Best Anti Aging Creams

Say no to bizarre trends. Do you really want human or cow placenta extracts on your skin? Placenta extracts contain hormones that could result in breast growth in toddlers, breast cancer, and other serious health problems.

Select an organic anti aging skin product. Organic ingredients are grown without pesticides or synthetic fertilizers, which make them healthier for your body and healthier for Mother Earth.

Make sure natural is really natural. Closely examine the ingredients listed on the product label. The words natural and all natural are not regulated labeling terms.

Choose a fragrance free anti aging skin cream. A loophole in U.S. federal law doesn’t require skin care companies to list toxic or carcinogenic chemicals in a product’s fragrance mixture. Because skin care products are applied all over the face, neck, and body, a great deal of chemical absorption occurs which can be dangerous to health. In addition, fragrance (as well as artificial fragrance) can trigger allergic reactions. A sensitive skin care product will eschew fragrance.

Check for environmental protection. The best anti aging products will have an active ingredient to protect the skin from damaging UV rays, as well as pollution in the environment.

Nix alcohol in anti aging face creams. If the product label has benzyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, SD alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, methanol, or ethanol, pass it up. Alcohol is extremely drying to the skin, which creates irritation. Alcohol also strips away the skin’s natural acid mantle, making you more susceptible to molds, bacteria, and viruses.

Pass on Parabens. Most top skin care lines use parabens as preservatives. Some studies have suggested parabens cause cancer, especially breast cancer.

Avoid petrochemicals in anti aging skin products. Petroleum by-products can be contaminated with cancer containing impurities. If you find mineral oil, liquid paraffin, paraffin wax, or petrolatum on the product label, toss it. When these ingredients are used for any length of time, your skin can become dependent and react with chapping and dryness–leading to premature aging of the skin.

Run from Dioxane. This synthetic derivative of coconut is widely used in skin care products. Frequently, it is highly concentrated with 1,4-dioxane, recognized in California as causing cancer.

Insist on active ingredients which stimulate collagen and elastin production. A serious skin care product will contain ingredients which stimulate the regrowth of both collagen and elastin, vital skin proteins. As collagen and elastin levels increase in the skin, wrinkles slowly start to disappear. If you don’t have wrinkles, you can help keep them at bay.

Demand proof of results. Identify key foundation ingredients in an anti aging skin cream that have produced proven results in clinical trials. Without proof, all the claims in the world are just hot air.

You and I are in the aging game together. We’re fortunate to live in an era when slowing aging is no longer science fiction–it’s a reality. Selecting the best anti aging cream is no longer a guessing game. We are the beneficiaries of clinical trials which have proven the efficacy of the best anti aging product.