Best over the counter wrinkle cream

sonia · Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 284

Hi guys,
I'm 34, and starting to show wrinkles, esp. around eyes. What's best over the counter wrinkle cream you've ever used? I see many different brands in the stores, but they're expensive and i wouldn't want to waste money on hype.

mum · Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 273

Everyone's skin is different, so what might work on someone else, might not work on you. Anyway, some brands are better than others.
If you have wrinkles only around eyes, or if you want to treat that area, I would recommend you to use anti wrinkle cream designed particularly for eyes, since skin around eyes is thinner than skin on the rest of the face, thus facial anti-aging cream might be too greasy for eye area. Ask department lady what she recommends.

mia · Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 245

I believe this is not a myth, since there are many doctors that claim that vitamin E helps rebuilding skin and fighting skin ageing.
There are also over the counter anti wrinkle creams that contain AHA, which supposedly helps remove the dead outer layers of skin, but i think AHA creams might be on the expensive side. And there are plenty other factors that are supposed to contribute to anti-aging.
However, the most important, by my humble opinion, is relatively high SPF protection. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, sun exposure is the number 1 cause of aging skin, for that reason protect your skin, not just because of aging, but also because of dangers of skin cancer.

CurlySue · Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 33

I use Oil of Olay – not too expensive, has sunprotection, and good moisturizer, which is also important in preventing skin aging. Must use it at least one month to see the results, but they won't miss out. They also have creams, designed only for eyes- haven't tried them, so cannot comment if they work.

tanya · Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 167

I was recommended to use rosehip based creams, so i ordered online trilogy rosehip oil vital moisturising cream... It is a bit oily, so perhaps for eyes it wouldn't be best answer, but you could look if they have something esp. for eyes. I have achieved some good results with that cream. I would def recommend.