If Anti Aging creams actually worked, we would all be walking around looking fantastic and youthful well into old age wouldn't we?

The main reason they don't work is simple; anti aging creams, serums, gels and moisturizers are basically just made up of water (most of them contain well over 90%) and contain only 'minuscule' amounts of active ingredients

...don't believe me?

Go ahead and look at the ingredients on all your creams and lotions (yes even the ones that cost hundreds of dollars), the very first ingredient you will read on the list is 'water or aqua' (ingredients are always listed with those containing the largest proportion at the top), followed by fillers, bulking agents, preservatives etc... with the 'active' ingredients right near the bottom of the list (usually less than 0.1%)

So that $80 bottle of anti aging cream you bought last month, is like rubbing overpriced 'thick water' on your face!!!

Another reason anti-aging products aren't effective is because they simply can't penetrate the skin barrier...this is because 'cream, lotion, gel and serum' based products all have a high molecular weight, this means the molecules that the product is made up of are too big to fit through the skin... so it will just sit there and do absolutely nothing!

These creams may 'look' like they are absorbing into the skin, but what they are 'actually' doing is being warmed up by your body heat, this causes all the water in the product to simply evaporate into the air... the anti aging companies love this little 'trick' though as it gives the 'impression' that their product is literally melting into your skin (when in reality it's simply floating away... along with the money you paid for it)

Did you know the 'moisturizing' effects of anti-aging products are normally derived from a potentially cancerous and cheap 'crude oil'  (just look for mineral oil, petrolatum, paraffin or paraffinum on the ingredients)

A recent study on mice found that the application of commercial face creams containing mineral oil or sodium lauryl sulphate (a harsh chemical detergent they add into the cream to try and increase it's absorption) dramatically increases the incidence of skin cancer.

Four popular creams (on sale right now in the shops) were tested, providing the same cancerous results.  A fifth moisturizer, specially prepared without the mineral oil and sodium lauryl sulphate, had no such effect

.... so are the cosmetic companies going to publish this data or carry out a larger trial? ...Of course not!!! they are only interested in making money, a cancer scare would cost them millions (even billions of dollar's)

The preservatives in Anti-Aging creams (called parabens) also have potential cancer causing agents, One scientific study reports that parabens were found in human breast tumors...

so the question is, are parabens able to migrate into the skin tissue and contribute to the development of tumors?.. are you willing to take the risk to find out?

Pease, please, don't fall for ANY scientific study's/reports carried out by the companies that actually 'manufacture' the anti aging products, if they are funding or controlling the study's to sell their own products, the results are not exactly going to be bad are they?

Also please be careful of magazines and websites 'recommending' anti aging products to be the next best thing since sliced bread, nearly every beauty magazine and website is owned or affiliated with a major cosmetic company, it's in their best interest to 'recommend' these product to you; after all they make a tonne of cash from doing so (not because the product actually works)

The active ingredients printed on these anti aging products sound fantastic don't they?.... have you heard of anti aging creams with 'collagen' in?

Collagen sounds great doesn't it? after all collagen is naturally present in the skin and its makes the skin look softer, younger and tighter...

...there's just one slight problem; collagen must be made by your own body, if it's applied externally (i.e. using a cream) it will sit on top of your skin and do absolutely nothing,

The cosmetic companies know about this all too well, but they know if they add the word 'collagen' on the label, then people will buy it!  

Another example is vitamin E, it's in almost every anti aging product out there... but again there is one major problem;

The ONLY scientific study that proved Vitamin E works on wrinkles was using 'Natural Vitamin E'

The trouble is, the cosmetic companies wont put this natural variety in their products as it's much more expensive than the 'man made' kind, unfortunately this synthetic variety shows no benefit to the skin whatsoever (it looks great on the label of the anti aging cream though!!!)

It's exactly the same story with a lot of the other ingredients as well; pro-collagen, Elastin, Retinyl Palmitate, etc, etc... all totally useless ingredients!

Retinoic acid stimulates skin turnover, so that older skin cells are removed quicker and new, fresher looking skin cells are produced and come to the surface, this is proven in independent studies to dramatically reduce the appearance of wrinkles and boost natural collagen production... Retinoic acid is very powerful indeed, in fact it's so powerful that it's only available on prescription, but as our Retinoic acid is in a 'bio-available form' naturally present within the serum, it makes it extremely safe to use with ZERO side effects and no prescription needed!

A study published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology showed that pomegranate extract stimulates keratinocytes (the majors cells found in the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin) It appears that pomegranate extract helps to regenerate these cells and, in turn, offset the appearance of aging skin. pomegranate extract also had a positive effect on collagen synthesis suggesting that it has powerful double barrel anti-aging effects.

Studies completed by Anthony C Dweck and published in 'Personal Care' have confirmed the benefits of Tamanu Nut:

Tamanu has been shown to significantly improve skin elasticity, smoothness and firmness in as little as 4 weeks of treatment confirming that the nut is ideal ingredient in anti-aging!

Tamanu has unique ability to promote skin cell rejuvenation through the growth of new, healthy skin tissue, the anti aging potential of this natural extract are huge!

Rosehip seed is proven in scientific studies to delay and even reverse the effects of photo aging. It aids cell regeneration and naturally boosts levels of collagen and elastin to create smoother, firmer skin.

In trails: 20 women with surface wrinkles, brown spots and photo aged skin, All applied a oil containing natural Rosehip on the face for four months. Significant changes were noted, firstly, surface wrinkles started to disappear, brown spots started to fade until, by the end of the last month, the disappearance was almost complete. Skin presented a smooth and fresh aspect and the age spots had almost disappeared..

Wax esters also serve as an excellent moisturizing agent with exceptional spread. The lubrication properties leave a rich velvety non-oily feel on the skin, while retarding water loss!

In a study of 20 women between 42 and 64 years of age, over one-half of the subjects showed a significant reduction in wrinkling and roughness associated with photoaging on sensitive area’s of the face treated daily with the a D-alpha tocopherol containing cream for 4 weeks compared to a placebo cream. The researchers noted that their results clearly showed that topical use of D-alpha tocopherol induced smoothing of fine lines and wrinkles in a sensitive area of the face

Derived from the Green Tea Flower in Japan, it's renowned as 'the secret of the Japanese Geisha' for keeping their skin looking so soft, silky and young. It contains Vitamins A, B, C, E and Polyphenol, These powerful 'all natural' antioxidants help safeguard the skin from the damaging effects of UV/environmental exposure, helps slows down the ageing process and reduces free radicals

Helichrysum is regarded by herbalists and aromatherapists as the one of most powerful cell regenerating herbs in the world, in a recent study it was found that topical application of Helichrysum reduced the depth of wrinkles by 19.8% in Just 4 weeks