The economy for anti aging products is giant and increasing. Whenever there is a strong demand for something, multiple companies attempt to profit from it.
Several companies offer top notch anti wrinkle creams, lotions and deep moisturizing masks. Others provide ineffective cosmetics. The single method to tell the difference is by reading the label of ingredients.
Independent tests have shown that some ingredients are effective. Note the “some”. The same evaluations showed that some are no more effective than a cheap moisturizer.
The use of cheap products can actually be harmful. Most of them contain petroleum jelly which can cause premature aging and does cause pimples by clogging the pores.
Many people say that they do not use moisturizers, because they don’t like the greasy feeling they leave and cause them to have breakouts. I have personally tested anti aging products that caused the same problem. Regardless of the other ingredients in the creams, there will always be some emollients in them.
Emollients are softening & moisturising agents. If you choose not to use a moisturizer, then you can’t use anti aging skin care products. But, don’t worry. Anyone can use a moisturizer as long as it does not contain petroleum jelly or mineral oil. You see, it is the ingredient, not the product that causes the problem.
Good emollients include Shea butter, g**** seed oil, jojoba and macadamia oil. Shea butter is one of the effective ingredients mentioned above.
Clinical studies have proven it to make women’s skin softer, smoother and younger looking after only a month or so of use.
People are often surprised about the benefits of Shea butter. They have used it as a hand cream, but had no idea about the anti-aging effects.
It seems that only some grades of Shea butter provide the premium benefits. It is important to look for the cold pressed grades. They should also be free of added fragrances.
Fragrances are unnecessary ingredients that should not be included in anti aging products. Many of the adverse reactions that people experience are caused by the fragrance.
There are other effective ingredients to look for. You will learn more about them in some of my other articles.