Anti Wrinkle Creams

ntlbell · 30-11-2008 11:39pm #1

Now,

I know most of you young fabulous looking women probably have no use for such a thing, but I was wandering around a few stores with my better half over the weekend and couldn't help noticing the amount of these creams the real shocker was the price of some of them were through the roof and were getting lapped up by all ages.

So, do they actually work? maybe your mother or a "friend" has used these miracle creams with amazing results.

If you don't buy them now as you've no need is it something you would consider using?

is there any point trying to reverse the inevitable ?

Scarinae · 30-11-2008 11:48pm

I am very skeptical to be honest. It seems like whacking the term 'anti-ageing' on anything means you can bump up the price... There is little difference between them and regular moisturisers.
Also, I found it very funny that hyaluronic acid is in many anti-ageing creams, as it is the major component in snot (it's what makes your snot sticky)

GirlInterrupted · 30-11-2008 11:49pm

ntlbell wrote: »

Now,

I know most of you young fabulous looking women probably have no use for such a thing, but I was wandering around a few stores with my better half over the weekend and couldn't help noticing the amount of these creams the real shocker was the price of some of them were through the roof and were getting lapped up by all ages.

So, do they actually work? maybe your mother or a "friend" has used these miracle creams with amazing results.

If you don't buy them now as you've no need is it something you would consider using?

is there any point trying to reverse the inevitable ?

A friend of mine, a chemical engineer, tells me that the difference between the most expensive and the least expensive of these is miniscule.

There are two factors in skin aging, intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic aging is the type of thing you'll see around the eyes as years of expressions leave their mark. I happen to think lines around the eyes are beautiful and give the face character.

Extrinsic aging is cause by the like of sun exposure, and you can do something about this in terms of using an spf in your moisturiser on a daily basis.

Other than that, you should just use a good, reasonably priced moisturiser to lubricate the skin and cause a bit less wear and tear from everyday movement and expressions.

One thing you should never do is fall for the pseudo-science of the skincare advertisments, which rely on terminology of the companies own devising to make their products sound effective against what is, in fact, inevitable. They also pander to, and foster, insecurity in women themselves and exploit the fear of aging that is endemic in society today.

The Sweeper · 01-12-2008 12:10am

The difference that adds the zero on to the end of the price tends to be the volume of active ingredient in the cream - so it's not that the high end, 200 quid creams have some amazing ingredient in them. They just have more of the same.

As it stands with current technology, the supermarket-available higher end of the known brands appear to be perfectly effective - high SPF (up to 30 in Olay products, v. good for pale Irish skins), some antioxidants, easily absorbed, don't cause allergic reactions.

I think it's more important to use a mild, effective cleanser and wash your face morning and night, keep your skin out of the sun, don't leave cheap, drying, chemical-filled makeup on your skin for 16 hours a day - that and eating, drinking and sleeping well will do more for your skin than a pot of cream ever will.

Gyalist · 01-12-2008 1:13am

Greater love hath no child than this, that a boy give up his foreskin for his mother to have an unwrinkled face.

Morgase · 01-12-2008 5:40pm

I don't believe in them so I don't use them and I won't in the future either. I just wash my face with soap and water. Sometimes my skin gets a bit dry and itchy so I put some moisturising stuff on it then.

mimihops · 03-12-2008 3:10pm

hey, there was a really interesting feature on that program "How To Look Good Naked" where they tested all the really expensive anti wrinkle creams and the aldi anti wrinkle cream one came out top out of all of them! and its only 2euros or something. i'd personally think suncream is really important to prevent aging along with good diet and stuff. but it just goes to show you don't have to fork out loads for expensive creams when its basically the same stuff in the aldi one!

Nevyn · 03-12-2008 4:29pm

I was glad to get some it was strange being 30 adn not having a single line on my brow or laughter lines. Wrinles are what happens when skin ages, I always laugh at women who spend made money on jars of cream but still smoke.

Oryx · 03-12-2008 4:40pm

Id never buy a miracle cream that cost a mint, common sense will tell you its 99% marketing and 1% substance youre paying for. The advice I was given when I was 17 was always moisturise your skin with some kind of cream, it doesnt have to be fancy, just as long as you use something. And that aldi one is great, btw. The wrinkles are creeping up on me now, but slowly. I wish they wouldnt, but I wouldnt change em and go back to being a smooth skinned but exceedingly thick teenager again. Ill take them and the experience Ive gained with them.

Im with Beautiful South when it comes to wrinkles these days:

Lets take a look at these crows feet, just look
Sitting on the prettiest eyes
Sixty 25th of Decembers
Fifty-nine 4th of Julys
You can't have too many good times, children
You can't have too many lines
Take a good look at these crows feet
Sitting on the prettiest eyes

metrovelvet · 03-12-2008 5:43pm

Thaedydal wrote: »

I was glad to get some it was strange being 30 adn not having a single line on my brow or laughter lines. Wrinles are what happens when skin ages, I always laugh at women who spend made money on jars of cream but still smoke.

Its really not that strange. its not the smokers I laugh at. They need it. Its the 21 year olds buying creme de la mare, which is for really old ladies or women with ash.

twanda · 03-12-2008 7:26pm

I saw a programme a few months ago that delved into the world of anti-aging creams. Apparantly if you are a skin cream manufacturer and you want to market a skin cream as ''anti-aging'' - then all you need to do is add an SPF (sun protection) to the ingredients and hey-presto, you can market your product as the latest and greatest anti-aging cream.
That is apparantly what a lot of the top skincare companies do. All the other special ingredients that they glorify in the ads are just hype. Hence,any of the the lower tier brands ( Aldi, Tesco etc.) that also have an SPF are just as effective. The programme ended with the conclusion that what people are paying for is just the name. After I watched it I vowed never to fall for the big brands with their big prices again.

LolaLuv · 03-12-2008 9:40pm

The only anti-wrinkle creams I trust (and use) are ones with Alpha Hydroxy Acids, which have been proven to work.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_hydroxy_acid

Little info.

burberry · 03-12-2008 9:46pm

Is this available to buy in ire

LolaLuv · 03-12-2008 9:51pm

burberry wrote: »

Is this available to buy in ire

Do you mean AHAs?

burberry · 03-12-2008 9:53pm

sorry read that wrong thought it was a name of a cream

LolaLuv · 05-12-2008 6:03pm

Nope, but I'm sure products with AHAs must be available here. Neutrogena Pore Refining Toner is one. I use it and like it quite a bit.

Scarinae · 05-12-2008 9:55pm

Lush have one called Paradise Regained that has AHAs and SPF, but it is a little heavy for my oil-prone skin

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