I can tell from experience that the aging process is not easy which is why women are prepared to spend a LOT of money on anti-aging creams with the latest hi-tech ingredients. But how can we find anti-aging creams that work and what ingredients should we look out for? Which anti-aging creams are effective

According to research and trials many creams appear not to be effective

Disappointingly, most creams were not able to show improvements of more than 10% in wrinkle depth, which is quite insignificant. But no-one expects that that these kind of results will stop us from buying face creams. They still feel good and the promise of dramatically different skin will still encourage us to buy creams and companies will continue to invest money in research and development.

But are there not many anti-aging cream ingredients that have proven to be successful?

Certainly. Essential ingredients like AHA products, some hormones, vitamins A, C and E have all proven to help the anti-aging process of the skin. Still trials with creams containing these ingredients have been a bit of a disappointment.

This is partly due to the fact that many creams only contain a fraction of these effective ingredients. Another reason is that wrinkles are effectively scar tissue, which once formed, are difficult to remove. One way to reduce these wrinkles is through the use of more aggressive anti-aging creams with more effective ingredients.

These creams tend to be more aggressive and tend to have side effects. As main stream brands will not produce products that can cause irritation they tend to bring only milder, less aggressive products on the market.

These more aggressive creams tend be used in private clinics or on prescription so that the skin can be monitored. Your skin will also be analysed so that the correct cream can be prescribed for your skin. Brands such as Dermalogica and Skinceuticals tend not be available everywhere precisely for that reason.

Your skin specialist can properly asses the skin and also monitor for any irritation caused by the cream. She can then adjust or prescribe a less aggressive cream. Having a cream that actually delivers results, together with the monitoring of a professional can really help the anti-aging process of your skin.

If you would like to try out these effective anti-creams yourself you can also buy them conveniently and cheaply online in our anti-aging cream shop. For more anti-aging reviews and advice visit the general anti-aging website.