Tuesday, January 6, 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.

There are a multitude of options available to those who wish to go to extremes to maintain their appearance. Seekers of the fountain of youth try many things ranging from meditation to injections, and from acupuncture to cosmetic surgery. There are even new treatments that allow patients to visit a doctoras office for minor surgery and get out of the hospital all in one day; sometimes they even perform the procedure on your lunch break. However, there are many drawbacks to doing this, including the cost, pain and inconvenience during healing. Wrinkle cream is still a very effective way to fight aging without all the drawbacks.

The nightly ritual of applying wrinkle cream has comforted many women for decades. The wrinkle cream feels good against your skin, and after it soaks in, you can feel it working. When you get up in the morning, your face is softer, more supple and with fewer wrinkles than the night before, giving it a more youthful appearance.

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.

An essential factor that all women need to consider when examining different wrinkle creams is their own personal skin type and oil level. This is because dry skin tends to suck up a lot of moisture and needs heavier creams and lotions, while oily skin can become broken out or irritated if you use a heavy moisturizer, and if this happens you may need to try out a bit of a lighter facial moisturizer.

Chemical sensitivities are another important issue to consider. Sensitive skins may not be able to tolerate fragrances, colorings, or certain harsh ingredients. Acne-prone skins need a product that is non-comedogenic. Even a label that states a product is non-irritating, non-comedogenic, or hypo-allergenic is no guarantee that a product will not cause problems. Each woman has to let her skin be her guide.

Price is certainly no indication of how well a product works. Many women find that a drug-store brand works better for them than anything they have bought at the cosmetic counter. In the end, only trial-and-error can tell you which is the best wrinkle cream for you. - 15266

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