Thursday, January 1, 2009

Experiment On Your Skin To Find The Best Wrinkle Cream

By Jen Hopkins

The US population is getting older, but we Americans remain obsessed with beauty and youth. While many other cultures honor the aged by celebrating their wisdom and endurance, we in the US devalue our elders and continue to, as one country singer so aptly put it, athrow pennies into the fountain of youth.a

Of all, women are the most susceptible to social pressures to avoid aging. Although men's signs of aging, such as crow's feet or grey hair, can be seen as more mature and therefore more valuable in society, a woman's aging is considered to be her decline. As a result, women live their lives dreading old age, and doing everything they can to keep from aging further.

A plethora of options are available for those who wish to go a step further to maintain their youthful appearance. Those who seek the fountain of youth will try almost any option, ranging from techniques such as meditation to facial injections, and from acupuncture to full-on cosmetic surgery. Sometimes you can even do a minor procedure in a doctor's office in one day; in fact, for some procedures, you can be back to work by the end of your lunch break. The downside to these extreme procedures is the pain, the cost, the time off work, and inconvenient soreness during healing. Since it doesn't have all those drawbacks, wrinkle cream is still a viable option for many people.

There is something comforting and satisfying about finding the best wrinkle cream and then slathering it on your skin at night. As soon as it sinks in, it feels like it is working. Your skin feels softer instantly. In the morning, your skin is moister and softer, and the extra moisture in the skin helps fill in the fine lines and crows feet, making them less noticeable.

However, it is still a struggle for many women to find the best wrinkle cream for them. Many factors determine which cream works best for each woman, and no two women are the same. It is best to experiment and even take careful notes, to determine which cream is best.

A womanas skin type is the most important factor in determining which is the best wrinkle cream for her. Dry skins tend to drink in the moisture from heavier creams, while oily skins can be overwhelmed by creams and need a lighter lotion.

Make sure you carefully observe which chemicals your skin is sensitive to. Sensitive skin may not be able to tolerate fragrance, color or many other irritants that commonly appear in skin moisturizing and wrinkle creams. Beware: even a label the states that it is non-irritating, non-comedogenic or hypo-allergenic will not help you; everyone is sensitive to different things, and there may still be ingredients in products labeled hypoallergenic that will irritate your skin. Let your skin tell you what is right for you.

Price is not a good way to determine whether a product works or not; an inexpensive drugstore product may work better on your skin than something bought at a high-end retailer's cosmetics counter. It all depends on your skin and what works for you. You need to be just as active in taking notice of your skin's reaction to expensive designer cosmetics as you do with drugstore brand products, because you never know how your skin will react. - 15252

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