– Improved skin texture 

– Even skin tone

– Reduced fine lines and wrinkles

– Increased skin hydration

– Retinoids: This includes retinol and retinoic acid, and is a term used for vitamin A compounds. These ingredients are used topically to help repair sun damaged skin and reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles. 

– Vitamin C: Also known as ascorbic acid. Vitamin C is an antioxidant that helps protect the skin from free radicals. Free radicals are unstable oxygen molecules that break down skin cells further causing wrinkles. Vitamin C can also protect skin from sun damage and reduce fine lines and wrinkles. When using wrinkle creams that contain vitamin C, store it away from sunlight. 

– Hydroxy Acids: Alpha hydroxy acids, also known as AHAs include glycolic, citric and lactic acids and are used to remove dead skin cells (exfoliate). Using an AHA product helps your skin absorb other products and stimulates the growth of smooth, evenly pigmented skin. AHAs and BHAs, as well as a new form of acids called polyhydroxy, are shown to be effective in reducing fine lines and wrinkles as well.

– Coenzyme Q10: This ingredient contains antioxidants and helps reduce fine wrinkles around the eyes, protect the skin from sun damage, and evens skin tone.

– Peptides: Molecules that occur naturally in living organisms. Peptides can help stimulate collagen production while improving the overall appearance of skin texture and wrinkles. 

– Tea Extracts: Certain teas – green, black, and oolong teas – contain compounds with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Most wrinkle creams will contain green tea extracts.

– Grape Seed Extract: This promotes collagen production and contains antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties to help smoothen wrinkles.

– Niacinamide: Another antioxidant, this is a vitamin B-3 and helps reduce water loss in skin, keeping it moist while improving skin elasticity.

– Price: Keep in mind, a wrinkle cream that costs more doesn’t mean it works better. The cost is not related to the effectiveness of the wrinkle product.

– Lower Doses: OTC wrinkle creams contain lower concentrations of active ingredients than prescription wrinkle creams. This means that the results, if any, are more limited and not as prominent as prescription wrinkle creams.

– Multiple Ingredients: A product with more than one active ingredient does not mean it’s more effective than a product with one active ingredient. And, using several anti-wrinkle creams at one time may irritate your skin and not be beneficial to your skin overall.

– Daily Usage: Just wIth any product, consistency is key. Follow the instructions on your wrinkle cream but you’ll most likely need to use it once or twice a day for a few weeks before you notice any improvement.

– Protect Your Skin From Sun: Sun exposure to UV light speeds up the aging process, causing wrinkles and rough, uneven skin. Exposure to sun is the number one cause for wrinkles and fine lines, including uneven pigmentation. Prevent wrinkles and protect your skin by limiting the time you spend in the sun and wearing protective clothing or a hat.

– Use Sunscreen Daily: Remember to use sunscreen every day, even when indoors. You can select an anti-aging cream that has SPF. The American Academy of Dermatology suggests using an SPF of 30 or higher. Use products that are broad spectrum, blocking both UVA and UVB rays, and are water resistant. Apply sunscreen every two hours, or more often if you’re swimming or sweating.

– Take A Collagen Supplement: While wrinkle and anti-aging creams work from the outside to improve your skin, taking a skin supplement for wrinkles is effective in smoothing out and getting rid of your wrinkles. Try a collagen supplement, like Wholy Dose, that contains clinically-proven collagen to make sure you’re getting effective results. 

– Apply Moisturizer: A moisturizer alone cannot prevent wrinkles, but they do trap water in the skin, keeping it plump and reducing the appearance of tiny lines and creases. Pair your moisturizer with a retinol for nighttime to improve your skin’s wrinkles and texture.

– Avoid Smoking: Smoking narrows the blood vessels in the outermost layers of skin, while damaging the collagen and elastin fibers in your skin that give it strength and elasticity. Smoking causes skin to sag and wrinkle prematurely.