Reasons Anti Ageing Creams Don't Work

Friday, August 28, 2015, 13:48 [IST]

Do anti ageing creams work? This question had been doing the rounds since a decade. But none of us seem to have found a satisfactory answer. But not any more.

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Yes, skin experts confidently say that anti ageing creams do not work. There are so many reasons behind this. Of course, it doesn't mean that all the anti ageing methods are purely waste; but most of them are.

In fact, some of the wrinkle creams existing in the market are just normal skin care creams being sold as anti ageing creams. They are totally a waste of expenditure.

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But do you know why anti ageing creams don't work? Read on for some simple reasons that all of us must know.

Reason #1

An anti ageing ingredient like hyaluronic acid works well when injected. It doesn't work well when you apply it as a cream on the surface. This applies to most of the ingredients. Most of us don't know this and we rely on creams that claim to have the best ingredients.

Reason #2

Most of the anti-ageing creams don't even have any real anti-ageing ingredients in them. Most of us don't even know the names of those ingredients and so we seldom check when we buy.

Reason #3

Some of those creams are just good moisturisers that make your skin temporarily appear smooth and firm. We take those results for granted but they are just temporary.

Reason #4

The products that really work may cause slight irritation when you first apply them and this might scare you to use them again. So, there is no way of knowing whether they really work.

Reason #5

When your skin loses elastin, it naturally loses elasticity no matter what you do on the surface. Once you know this fact, you will start expecting less from those products.