When it comes to skin care, anti-aging treatments are the hottest ticket going. They promise to reduce wrinkles, erase fine lines, brighten up our complexion and tighten up our skin. We will look younger, more radiant, healthier and just plain better.

We can choose from cleansers, pods, creams, lotions, serums and even handy little machines that promise to make that dull dry skin disappear right in our own bathrooms. We are bombarded with an assortment of scientific chemicals and compounds that promise to magically restore us to a youthful glory, no matter what our age.

Of course, dozens of different brand names are available in our local discount store and plenty more are available if we head out to a department store or specialty boutique. So how are we supposed to know what anti-aging products work, which ones we need and how much money to spend? It takes a little research and a basic understanding of what an anti-aging wrinkle cream or skin care product can and cannot do.

What Do All These Products Do?
Retinol. One of the most common ingredients in a skin care cream is retinol, a form of Vitamin A. Retinol, which can be found in over-the-counter creams, helps boost up your collagen, giving your skin a firmer, plumper look that takes years off your face. Retinol helps erase those fine little lines as it plumps up the skin and it lightens the skin, which makes it look younger.

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