Wrinkle Creams, Use Wisely or the Cure Could Be Worse Than the Wrinkle

Many people put a variety of wrinkle creams (or shall we say anti-wrinkle creams) on their face each day; and each day, they hope they look younger and less wrinkled. However, it's really hard to enjoy the summer or anything outside without worrying about what the weather is doing to your skin. Besides wrinkle creams, there are a few more things you should do to lessen the worry, and keep your wrinkles under control.

It was once thought that sunlight (Ultraviolet (UV) light can speed up aging, by causing wrinkles and/or rough, blotchy skin. If you look at people who live in warm/sunny climates, you might notice that they have more wrinkles or uneven pigmentation in their skin, but is the sun really the problem?

However, recent research has shown that some people who live in these climates actually fare better than people in rainy climates. It's a fact that few people know, but a fact, none the less.

However, if you did not grow up with natural wrinkle protection for the sun, you might want to limit the time you spend sun tanning, and wear a hat as needed. While outdoors, you should always use sunscreen even in cloudy weather (and especially in the winter). Sunscreen is not the best anti-wrinkle cream, but it will keep the skin moist and prevent further damage.

Be careful about sunscreen though, some of it can actually cause more harm to your skin. You should choose a sunscreen with a protection factor (SPF) of at least 15, and it should block both UVA and UVB rays. Sunlight actually provides our bodies with a necessary amount of Vitamin D, so don't hide from it completely! As I said before, use of moisturizers is necessary to keep the skin plump. When dry, the skin shrivels and tightens, which is where the wrinkles get their shape. If you use an anti wrinkle cream and keep the skin is moist, it can quickly recover from unsightly wrinkles - or at the very least, the wrinkle cream will mask the tiny lines and creases created when the skin was drier.

Smokers might be disappointed to find out this next item. Although, I'm sure most smokers are already aware of it. According to the Mayo Clinic "Smoking causes narrowing of the blood vessels in the outermost layers of your skin. It also damages collagen and elastin, fibers that give your skin its strength and elasticity. As a result, skin begins to sag and wrinkle prematurely." If you're going to smoke, you are also going to have to use the best anti wrinkle cream money can buy!

After using wrinkle creams for a while and getting nowhere, some people turn to Botox injections for help. This should be the LAST resort, not the first one. I, for one, do not like the idea of voluntarily putting poison into my face. Botox is a drug derived from Botulinum Toxin A. A deadly poison produced by Clostridium Botulinum - the bacterium that causes botulism. I want to look good, but I don't want bacterium in my face!

I also think that if your natural lines cannot move at all, you might get more lines in other (more unnatural) areas of your face? That stress has to go somewhere!

I still prefer to use anti-aging wrinkle creams for relief of lines and wrinkles. They are really better than botox (in my opinion), and with a wrinkle cream, you can put it all over your face, and it won't paralyze the face in any particular area. The wrinkles become invisible when the wrinkle cream plumps the skin and takes the shadows away.