There’s been a lot of buzz over the last few weeks about a recent Consumer Reports study that says wrinkle creams don’t really work. To quote the article: “Consumer Reports concluded that there was no correlation between price and effectiveness. The study, which tested nine brands of wrinkle creams over 12 weeks, also concluded that none of the products reduced the depth of wrinkles by more than 10 percent, an amount barely visible to the naked eye.
Do you agree? Do you think wrinkle creams work? Visit The Beauty Brains and scroll down the left side to vote in this weeks poll.
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The only wrinkle cream I use is Anthelios #50+ creme pour visage (cream for the face) sunblock. Plus I spend about $12 every six months for a huge thing of Cetaphil, and use $2.99 tubes of St. Ives apricot facial scrub. I also wear a hat or use an umbrella if I’m going to be in the sun for more than five minutes (walking somewhere). I’m 42 and I usually get pegged as much younger.
Oh, P.S., I’ve been buying the Anthelios in France for years — I bring back 10 or so about every six months — so I only pay 9 eu for them (about $12 each for 50 ml, with the suckyass dollar).
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4 replies isn’t much of a poll (one entry has an addendum)
First let me say, I am 46, but look 10 years younger. I have always had freckles and have worn foundation with sunscreen for years. I believe THIS is what accounts for my skins salvation. I don’t have a lot of wrinkles per say, though I do feel the elasticity of my skin changing, whilst gravity is doing it’s thing. I don’t think ANY face cream can compensate for gravity.
About 2 years ago I noticed a small spider-web type wrinkle under my left eye, most likely from my sleep pattern. I tried the Regenerist line,
conveniently available at Wal-Mart, etc., it did an excellent job. The wrinkle is actually gone. However, in the 2 years since I have noticed a general decline in the overall tone of my facial skin. Most likely due to the decline of collagen production. I have tried other, more expensive products, Dermitage and Prevera with only minimal change. I have recently (within the last 6 months or so) noticed the beginnings of the proverbial neck waddle to my horror. None of these creams has prevented this from coming about! Isn’t that the point of using these creams?
And lastly, I want to say, that although the world wide web is awesome, I’m finding that trying to find the TRUTH about these creams is a daunting task. It appears that the companies that produce these products have a LOT of money to throw at getting them advertised on every article that contains the words “beauty creams”, “anti-wrinkle”, “anti-aging”, etc. So HOW is one to learn the real truth? Not to mention, most of the creams do not list the amount of active ingredient in their product. Just because it says collagen, or retinol, or CoQ10 does not mean it has enough to get the job done. My advice to everyone is VISIT a DERMATOLOGIST. The money you spent on “over the counter” would have more than paid for the visit. Get the REAL truth and the BEST products!
@Robin – If only it was so simple to visit a dermatologist. Sadly, derms have now gotten into the beauty product business and their product advice has become just as suspect as the product advice you get from salon stylists. Dr. Perricone sells a product for >$300 and there is no evidence that it works better than a product like Regenerist.