Anti-aging creams are actually moisturizer-based cosmeceutical skincare products marketed with the claim of making the consumer look younger by reducing, masking, or preventing signs of skin aging.
What are the different signs of aging on the skin?
There can be several signs of skin aging some of which include;
Do anti-aging creams really work?
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 moisturizers were as effective as high-priced anti-wrinkle creams, and this might be because the actives that are used to make these kinds of products are actually a working solution.
You will have to use anti-aging creams for at least 6 months to get some visible effect. And application should be daily. This happens because human skin absorbs those actives slowly, and then those actives start showing their results.
What are the different ingredients used in anti-aging creams?
Anti-aging creams are made like any other moisturizing cream but have actives that are claimed to deal with aging, such as:
Conclusion
So to sum it all down, Yes, anti-aging creams do help in reducing signs of aging, and there is no scam in the claim. Although their effects are slow and not so long-lasting, they do work.
Most of the people that start using anti-aging creams think that they will get results from the first or second application which is not true, and one should be consistent with what kind of cream they are using as it might take at least a year to have some visible result.