Top Anti Aging Face Creams

Looking for the fountain of youth? Here's a guide to the best anti aging creams on the market. This guide was developed based on anti aging cream reviews published in the mainstream media and medical literature.

Like you, I'm also looking to keep my skin smooth and supple as I age. It's hard to find good information and affordable products. So I looked to see what the experts and medical science were saying about anti aging creams. What follows are well researched recommendations for creams that will prevent and reduce the signs of aging without costing a fortune (Note: No matter what the ad copy says,there is no need to spend hundreds of dollars on anti wrinkle creams). Hopefully this shopping guide will help you.

First we'll go through several categories of anti aging cream products and showcase the top performers. Then we'll give you some suggestions on how to put together an anti aging skin care regimen that doesn't require you to buy 50 different creams.

Night creams moisturize skin and enhance the body's natural tendency to repair tissue at night.

The top performers, after an eight week trial were:

-L'Oreal Paris Advanced RevitaLift Deep-Set Wrinkle Repair Night Cream.

-Vichy Life-Active Retinol HA Night.

L'Oreal scored higher because of it Pro-retinol-A content and it had the best results at minimizing forehead wrinkles. However, Vichy did a better job normalizing skin tone and dealing with fine lines around the mouth and nose.

Eye creams deal with signs of aging like crows feet, lines, puffiness, dark circles and sagging. Top performers in this anti aging category after an eight week trial were:

-Olay Pro-X Eye Restoration Complex

-Patricia Wexler M.D. Dermatology Intensive 3 in 1 Eye Cream.

Consumers felt that the Olay product was more effective at dealing with crow's feet, puffiness and sagging bags under the eyes. The Wexler eye cream also performed well and testers liked how it firmed up the skin around the eye.

An anti aging serum is packed with vitamins, antioxidants and other ingredients to offer an intensive anti aging treatment. They can prevent as well as reduce existing fine lines and wrinkles, even out skin tone and firm up saggy skin.

The top performers in this category after eight weeks of testing are:

-Boots No7 Protect & Perfect intense Beauty Serum

-Mary Kay TimeWise Replenishing Serum+C

The Boots No7 product had rave reviews from testers. It firms the skin nicely, minimizes existing wrinkles and, with continued use, prevents new ones. The product uses both vitamin A and E which have been proven, in medical studies, to fight aging.

After doing all the research for this article, the Boots No7 serum is what I bought. It works very nicely. I noticed results within 2 weeks. The lines under my eyes were less noticeable, my skin texture was smoother and I looked refreshed.

The Mary Kay TimeWise anti aging serum also performed well in consumer testing, but it can be irritating to some people's skin.

An instant wrinkle smoother is the kind of anti aging cream you use for your child's wedding day or a big job interview or work presentation. It's like instant Botox but without the needles or the staying power.

Top performers in this category with a 15 minute lab test followed by a one week consumer test at home were:

-Boots No7 Intensive Line Filler

-Olay Regenerist Filling and Sealing Wrinkle Treatment

Olay performed well on the forehead, eyes and mouth while Boots No7 had better effect on eye wrinkles. Either cream would be a good choice in this case.

Anti Aging peels are a great way to slough off old layers of skin and reveal the fresh, supple skin underneath. Popular ingredietns in home peels are glycolic and salicylic acids.

Top performers after four weeks of testing were:

-Boots No7 Advanced Renewal Anti Aging Glycolic Peel Kit

-L'Oreal Advanced Revitalift Anti-Aging Glycolic Mini Peel Kit

-Clarins Bright Plus HP Brightening Peel

The Boots No7 peels is used twice a week and won rave reviews from testers at reducing fine lines, softening skin and leaving skin radiant. It's also very affordable. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to be in stock right now.

The L'Oreal Revitalift Peel is one I've used and liked and recommended. Plus, it's actually in stock! It's a simple peel that gives big results when used as instructed.

Testers also love the more expensive Clarins peel which similarly reduced wrinkles and fine lines while boosting natural skin radiance. However, it's hard to find.

Facial Firmers aim to provide a face lift in a bottle. They firm and tighten loose skin, lift up bags and reduce wrinkles. Like the Instant Wrinkle Smoother product category discussed previously, facial firmers are products you use for big events where you want to look your best. Unlike the Instant Wrinkle Smoothers, they don't provide instant results though and need to be started about 4 weeks before your big day.

Here's a tip: Start a facial firmer a month before an event and add in an Instant Wrinkle Smoother on the day of.

And here's  a word of warning: This category of anti aging products is expensive and is the least effective, so choose carefully and don't expect too much!

Top Facial Firmers after four weeks of testing include:

-Peter Thomas Roth Firmx Growth Factor Extreme Neuropeptide Serum

-Kinerase Restructure Firming cream

-Avon Anew Clinical Derma-Full X3 Facial Filling Serum

The Peter Thomas firming serum produced measurable results in half the testers, but did not do much to minimize existing wrinkles. It was also the most expensive.

The Kinerase cream had the best results based on scientific measurements of skin firmness and was well liked by testers.

Avon's serum performed well as well and is the least expensive option.

Okay, so now you know what various products do and which ones produce results, but do you really have to buy them all????

NO!!!

Most certainly not. The number of products you buy depends on what your skin needs.

If you are like me, with mild signs of aging and fine lines, then you can get buy with a night cream, serum and peel. The night cream will repair your skin, the serum will prevent new wrinkles and the peel will slough off dead skin to reveal the effects of the anti aging creams.

If you have deeper lines or a big event coming up, then select from the other product categories to boost results.

That's it. That's all you need to do and you may never need any other anti aging cream because the preventative effects will keep your skin young.