Anti-aging creams
Anti-aging creams are predominantly moisturiser -based cosmeceutical skin care products marketed with the promise of making the consumer look younger by reducing, masking or preventing signs of skin aging . These signs are laxity (sagging), rhytids ( wrinkles ), and photoaging , which includes erythema (redness), dyspigmentation (brown discolorations), solar elastosis (yellowing), keratoses (abnormal growths), and poor texture. [1] Despite great demand, many anti-aging products and treatments have not been proven to give lasting or major positive effects. One study found that the best performing creams reduced wrinkles by less than 10% over 12 weeks, which is not noticeable to the human eye. Another study found that cheap moisturisers were as effective as high-priced anti-wrinkle creams. [2] A 2009 study at Manchester University , funded by the manufacturer of the cream, showed that a proprietary blend of ingred...