Best Anti Aging Cream Reviews 2023

Thankfully, you do not have to rob a bank to achieve young-looking, healthy skin. A decent anti-aging cream should cost you something between $15 and $100 plus. Many times, prices vary by reason of volume (that’s how much of the cream is in the container). At other times, it’s just an issue of independent brand-pricing, since most creams from reputable brands contain almost the same ingredients.

Cheap anti-aging creams will not yield the results you’re looking for, so it’s always best to avoid them. In fact, it’s more than not yielding results, some of these rascals who make these creams use cheap ingredients in their creams which could also be carcinogenic or acnegenic (producing acne). Either of these isn’t good news for your skin. Wisdom therefore demands that you save, if you have to, and get yourself a good cream that works.

It’s so easy to get it wrong with anti-aging creams especially with all the extreme promises made by brands these days. This section gives you an exhaustive list of must-have ingredients in your anti-aging creams. Do not get carried away by fake or impossible guarantees. Here’s what you need to consider:

• Type
• What’s your main aging concern?
• Know Your Skin Type
• Read the Label
• Realistic Expectations
• Active Ingredients
• Powerful Antioxidants
• Sunscreen Protection

Let’s get into the details already!

There are various kinds of anti-aging creams, and they can either be used alone or together for even better results. It’s good advice to seek the counsel of your dermatologist before using any product, though.

Exfoliators: These are essentially used to remove dead skin cells from the surface of your skin, making your skin look healthier. Also, as the newer skin cells appear, the ingredients of the exfoliator penetrates them and gets to work on them as well. Exfoliating your skin regularly is a basic step in caring for your skin. It should be done regularly even before other products are applied.

Moisturizers: You already know how these work. They prevent dryness of the skin which is a normal development with increasing age. By keeping your skin moisturized, you also help to control wrinkling of the skin. There are moisturizers for the day and nighttimes. Day moisturizers should usually come with sunscreen. When picking these kinds (which you should actually go for), ensure that the spectrum of sun protection is really wide for a more encompassing protection. Night moisturizers, on the other hand, tend to be on the heavy side as they are formulated to penetrate into your skin deeply while you sleep.

Antioxidants: Antioxidants essentially repair damage to skin from environmental factors. They also prevent damage. Vitamin C and retinol are prime examples of antioxidants, and they are usually made into moisturizers or serum. Vitamin C protects against the effects of UV rays, especially its L-Carnitine derivative. Vitamin A is another powerful antioxidant, and it primarily deals with wrinkles; it can straighten them out and make the skin look younger. It also helps in the generation of collagen in order to facilitate skin renewal. Finally, there’s vitamin E, and this keeps your skin elastic and moist.

Sunscreens: There’s hardly anyone that isn’t familiar with sunscreens, but many might not know that they are really effective against aging. Sun damage hastens the aging process of the skin, hence by preventing such damage, sunscreens not only prevent skin cancer, but they prevent aging as well. Sunscreens can be bought separately and applied before using other products but it’s always best to get a product that comes with sunscreen protection already. Also, the range should be a Sun Protection Factor of at least 30.

Now, there are some active ingredients that your anti-aging cream must contain, and these are hydroquinone, retinoids, collagen, hyaluronic acid, and co-enzyme Q10. These ingredients contribute greatly to the exfoliation of dead skin cells, repair of damaged skin, and the surfacing of more glowing skin.

For your chosen product to work, it has to be compatible with your skin type. So, you should do oily for oily, dry for dry, and sensitive for sensitive. Most creams carry labels on them telling which kind of skin they are specifically made for, so that should be easy to sort. The reason you have to do this is because there is no universal cream that works for all kinds of skin.

Now what exactly is your main aging concern?

Look, we know a lot of brands will tell you that their cream works wonders and will cure all kinds of problems. Unfortunately, this is simply not true. No product can treat all skin aging issues. So single out your main concern and focus on getting that one solved.
So, whether it’s dark spots or wrinkling or whatever, identify it.

Then don’t try to mix different products all at once in a bid to solve different problems because you might just get the opposite of what you were going for. Instead of looking younger, the mix of different products can “confuse” and “overwhelm” your skin causing you to age even more.

This leads us into our next point…

Please be realistic with your expectations. Don’t just buy a product because it promises to make you look 20 years younger in 30 minutes. It is as “too-good-to-be-true” as it sounds. Don’t fall for it. Creams are not made to give you a facelift; they only deliver fair results.

Finally, learn to read the label of the product before making a purchase. If you’re buying online, read the label once it gets to you and ensure that it offers every one of the following:

Non-comedogenic/non-acnegenic—that is to say that it won’t cause you to develop acne.

Hypoallergenic—chances of you having an allergic reaction will be significantly reduced.

And, of course, a customer care line with which you can reach the company, should you begin to notice any adverse effects after using the cream.