Best Anti Aging Cream
2007 Award Winners

From all the anti aging cosmetic products available on the market which one is the best anti aging cream?

The answer is the one that is best suited for your skin.

Every skin reacts individual to products. Some glow with vitamin c, others break out. For example, a dry skin type requires a completely different product than an oily skin type. The consistency and ingredients of the product should be optimized with the needs of the skin.

It's the skin type and any skin conditions that must be addressed first when choosing an anti aging product. If disregarded the skin condition could worsen. Inappropriate products can lead to permanent skin damage and sensitivity.

As a Beauty Specialist I advice skin care products for your skin type that would treat your individual skin concern.

What Should The Best Anti Aging Cream Achieve?

Looking at anti aging creams in general. There are some products that claim to be the best but are not quite up to the mark, others give outstanding results. Here are guidelines on what a good product should be able to achieve.

The best anti aging cream should achieve the following results within 6 weeks of use:

Refine the skin's texture

Open pores, dry flaky skin, oily skin, commedones (black heads) and scarring can appear as uneven texture. The result is a sallow, dull complexion.

The best anti aging cream should contain exfoliating ingredients like Alpha Hydroxy Acids, Beta Hydroxy Acids or fruit enzymes like Papaya or Pineapple. The exfoliating properties ensure a smooth fine skin texture.

Brighten the skin's overall appearance

Sun damage and hormonal imbalances can be the cause for pigmentation marks. Also often referred as age spots or hyper pigmentation. These dark spots can be unsightly and make the skin look blotchy.

The best anti aging cream should contain brightening ingredients like Hydroquione, Kojic Acids, Vitamin C, Licorice or other natural plant based brighteners. These ingredients will brighten the skin on an ongoing basis to achieve an even skin tone.

Protect the skin from oxidative damage

Your skin is bombarded by free radicals from the environment and UV rays that attack the skin cells every day. To prevent premature skin aging, the best anti aging cream should contain antioxidants like Green Tea, Vitamin C or Flavonoids that combat the oxidisation of cells.

Nourish the skin

Your best anti aging cream should contain emollients that keep the skin soft and supple and prevent from moisture loss and dehydration as well as dryness. Ingredients like Sweet Almond Oil or Avocado Oil are high in essential fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins and minerals and known for their moisture binding and nourishing effects.

Firm the skin

Elastin the connective tissue provides the firmness of the skin, while collagen is the structure.

Damage to either tissue causes loss of firmness and elasticity which appears as sagging and wrinkles on the skin. Your best anti aging cream should contain ingredients like collagen or other plant or marine based extracts that can help to restore lost firmness.

Protect the skin from harmful UV rays

The UV rays from the sun cause the most damage to the skin over time and are the major cause for skin aging. UVA rays penetrate deep into the skin and cause damage to elastin and collagen the tissues that keep our skin firm. As most of us don't like to apply a separate sun block, your best anti aging day cream should contain a sun block of at least SPF 15.

Maintain a healthy skin

The best anti aging cream should be safe to use and contain no ingredients that interfere with the health of our skin, are harmful or cause scarring or other damage to the skin cells.

Reduce lines and wrinkles

Probably the most wanted result of an anti aging cream is to reduce lines and wrinkles. The best anti aging cream should contain ingredients that help to diminish lines and wrinkles and fight against the appearance of them. The points above are all factors that help against the aging of the skin as a whole and therefore the formation of lines and wrinkles.

Anti Wrinkle Treatment from the Inside

Many cosmetic companies are catching up with the trend to fight the aging process from the inside with nutritional supplements. After all, our skin reflects our health. In my view nutritional supplements are essential to maintain a healthy youthful skin. For more information see Anti Aging Skin Care Supplements.

The Best Anti Aging Creams

CEW Beauty Awards 2007 Finalists voted by Cosmetic Executive Women, Inc. (CEW)

CEW Beauty Awards Finalists Anti Aging Product Under $30:

• Avon ANEW Alternative Photo-Radiance Treatment SPF 15
• L'Oreal Paris Age Perfect Pro-Calcium Day Cream
• Procter & Gamble - Olay Olay Definity Deep Penetrating Foaming Moisturizer
• RoC RETINOL CORREXION DEEP WRINKLE SERUM
• Smashbox Cosmetics Filter with Dermaxyl Complex

CEW Beauty Awards Finalists Anti Aging Product $30 and over:

• Avon ANEW Clinical ThermaFIRM Face Lifting Cream
• Bare Escentuals RareMinerals Skin Revival Treatment
• Clinique Turnaround Concentrate Visible Skin Renewer
• Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Concentrate
• Patricia Wexler M.D. Dermatology Wexler Intensive Night Reversal & Repair Cream

CEW Award Winners 2007

Best New Skincare Product (mass)

Definity Deep Penetrating Anti-Ageing Foaming

Best Classic Skincare Product (prestige)

Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant

Best New Skincare Product (prestige)

Orchidee Imperiale

Best New Skincare Product (prestige)

Tri-Enzyme Resurfacing Serum

CEW Beauty Awards Entries 2008

Facial Skin Care - Anti Aging - Mass

• AMBI EVEN & CLEAR Targeted Mark Minimizer
• AVEENO POSITIVELY AGELESS Rejuvenating Serum
• AVON ANEW Ultimate Age Repair Elixir
• Boots Retail USA, Inc Boots No7 Restore & Renew Beauty Serum
• Elysee Scientific Cosmetics YouthSpan Facial Resurrection Night Creme
• Garnier Garnier Nutritioniste Ultra-Lift Anti-Wrinkle Firming Moisture Cream with SPF 15
• L'Oreal Paris Skin Genesis Multi-Layer Cell Strengthening Daily Treatment Serum Concentrate
• Lumene Lifting Time Freeze Instant Lift Serum
• Neutrogena Anti-Oxidant Age Reverse Night Cream
• Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream
• skin effects™ by Dr. Jeffrey Dover skin effects™ by Dr. Jeffrey Dover Transdermal Intensive 7-Day Firming Program

Facial Skin Care - Anti Aging - Prestige

• ALAUR SKIN SOLUTIONS CLOCK-STOPPING C with Silymarin
• Allergan, Inc. VIVITE Daily Antioxidant Facial Serum
• Basic Research Amatokin
• BeautyBank Cosmetics Tri-Aktiline
• CHANEL Beaute Initiale Energizing Multi-Protection Concentrate
• Christian Dior L'Or de Vie L'Extrait
• Clarins Generation 6 Double Serum
• Clinique Zero Gravity Repairwear Lift
• DDF Doctor's Dermatologic Formula Mesojection Healthy Cell Serum
• Dr. Bragi Age Management Marine Enzyme
• Dr. Susan Taylor's Rx for Brown Skin Rx for Brown Skin Absolute Radiance Intensive Exfoliating Serum
• Elemis Pro-Collagen Quartz Lift Serum
• Elizabeth Arden Ceramid eGold Ultra Restorative Capsules for Face and Throat
• Estee Lauder Idealist Pore Minimizing Skin Refinisher
• Evolution Skin Therapy Reclaim Neuropeptide Youth Recovery Serum
• Freeze 24-7 Freeze & Go
• Fresh Anise Wrinkle Eraser
• Fusion Beauty Skin Fusion Micro-Technology Bio Active Mineral Power Brightening Lotion
• Giorgio Armani Beauty USA Crema Nera
• ISS intelligent skin sense Mineral Deposit
• Jan Marini Skin Research Inc. Age Intervention Regeneration Booster
• Joey NY Specialty Instant Chemistry Vita Secret
• Kinerase Brightening Anti-Aging System
• Lancome Absolute Premium Bx Ultimate Serum
• L'Occitane en Provence Immortelle Very Precious Cream
• MD Skincare(R) by Dr. Dennis Gross Hydra-Pure(R) Antioxidant Firming Serum
• My Blend by Dr. Olivier Courtin myBlend FORMULAR 09: Potent Age Antidote - Exceedingly Dry and Age-Affected Skin
• Noevir USA, Inc. Revitalizer NT
• NU Skin Enterprises Tru Face Essence Ultra
• nude Advanced Smoothing Complex
• Origins Modern Fusion
• Patricia Wexler M.D. Fastscription No-Injection Instant Line Filler for Lips & Eyes
• philosophy Booster Serum
• Prescriptives Super Line Preventor Xtreme (SLP-X)
• Principal Secret RECLAIM Radiance Illuminating Youth Wand
• Pur-Lise Pur-Youth Preserve
• Shiseido Cosmetics Bio Performanc Intensive Skin Corrective Program
• Sisley Cosmetics Radiance Anti-Aging Concentrate
• SkinCeuticals Epidermal Repair
• Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. REVALESKIN Night Cream
• Synergy WorldWide TriAction Skin Solutions System

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