The Best Anti Wrinkle Products
This prescription anti wrinkle treatment product is a compound derived from vitamin A, much like Retinol (which is found in other cosmetic anti wrinkle skin creams). However, different from a cosmetic product, Tretinoin is an actual prescription only medicine. This means that the medicine is subject to FDA approval and scrutiny, and has been approved of and passed by the FDA. Tretinoin is known under the names of Atralin, Retin-A, Avita, Retin-A Micro, Refissa, Tetin-X, and Renova (these are name for the drug in the United States). In Canada, Tretinoin is known by the names of Rejuva-A, Stieva-A Gel, Stieva-A Solution, Stieva-A Cream, Stieva-A Cream Forte, and Vitamin A Acid.
Those who are looking for a cosmetic solution to wrinkles also have several solutions. Some common anti wrinkle lotions include lotions made by Olay, Neutrogena, and Lancôme, amongst others. They range in price from as low as $10 to over $100 and can be purchased anywhere from local grocery stores to high-end departments stores like Nordstrom’s. Common ingredients include:
- Retinol – a antioxidant compound derived from Vitamin A, designed to help repair broken down skin cells. Retinol is the most active form of Vitamin A and helps resurface your skin and give you a new, revitalized look and feel. Retinol essentially penetrates into the layers of your skin where the collagen and elastin reside, and helps to reduce wrinkles, which is the reason why it is used in so many anti wrinkle products.
- Other antioxidants such as vitamin C and E. Antioxidants also help combat free radicals that destroy and mutate your skin due to sun exposure, natural aging, smoking, and other factors (such as not eating healthy). Vitamin C helps your skin heal and helps new collagen grow—but make sure the anti wrinkle skin cream includes a soluable vitamin C, since it is not absorbed extremely well topically. Vitamin E helps you repair you skin, protects it from bad bacteria, and also helps keep your skin moist and what I like to call “anti wrinkle”.
- Green Tee – another antioxidant which is becoming more common in anti wrinkle lotions and creams. Green tea will help toxins move from your skin to your kidneys quickly, which is the location where such toxins are destroyed by your body.
As you can see, there are many anti wrinkle ingredients (and please remember this is only a partial list) that go into making the best products for an anti wrinkle treatment. Be sure to discuss them with your Dermatologist before you start using any kind of lotion or cream.
